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12/19/2024
7 : 34
LEVER TIME: Why America Is Mad As Hell About Health Care
After the murder of health insurance executive Brian Thompson, the industry is facing a public reckoning. Will it be enough to deliver change? Amid the shocking assassination of a health insurance
12/19/2024
7 : 24
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Big Grocery’s Merger Diet
Two huge grocery chains can't merge, a junk-fee loophole gets plugged, crypto fraud goes to trial, and the Supreme Court has a big day off. YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Big Grocery's Merger Diet By Sam
12/19/2024
7 : 24
They can’t scam who they can’t find.
How many times have you entered your email, phone number, or address online without giving it a second thought? Even if you haven't purposefully shared your information, there's a good
12/19/2024
7 : 14
LEVER WEEKLY: Murder By Spreadsheet
The democracy crisis led to these primal screams of outrage over health care, and more from The Lever this week. Murder By Spreadsheet By David Sirota • 15 Dec 2024 View in browser View in browser This
12/19/2024
6 : 54
Health Insurers Gave $120 Billion To Shareholders While Denying Your Claim
The country's largest insurers spent $120 billion on stock buybacks since 2010, with nearly half of that spent by UnitedHealth. While they were denying your claims, UnitedHealth and other big
12/19/2024
6 : 34
The Deadly Consequences Of UnitedHealth’s Unchecked Growth
Failure to block the insurance giant's market consolidation, including by a judge with a potential conflict of interest, has led to worse care, higher prices, and a mounting human toll. Four years
12/19/2024
6 : 15
The Dangerous Lie Behind On-Demand Nursing
“Uber for nurses” is extracting profits and hurting health care, all to solve a problem that doesn't exist. New research suggests Big Tech and Wall Street are using on-depend nursing services to
12/19/2024
6 : 14
LIVE EVENT TOMORROW: End Of Year Roundup For Paid Subscribers
If you'd like to join this event, you can upgrade to a paid subscription with a 30% off forever discount right now. As the year ends, we're hosting a special virtual live event exclusively for
12/11/2024
16 : 44
Health Insurers’ $371 Billion Windfall
Since the Affordable Care Act's passage, the top five health insurers' annual profits have jumped 230 percent, with much of that going to UnitedHealthcare. We combed through health insurers
12/10/2024
6 : 4
Wall Street Is Banking On Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
New research shows just how deeply private equity firms have infiltrated our immigration detention system. Startling new research reveals that private equity companies now own contracts at two-thirds
12/10/2024
5 : 54
Harris Stayed Silent On Khan Amid Probe Of Top Adviser's Firm
The presidential candidate declined to defend Lina Khan while the antitrust regulator was investigating the employer of Harris' brother-in-law and chief advisor. When Democratic billionaires
12/10/2024
5 : 34
Big Insurer Sets Time Limits On Anesthesia Coverage During Surgeries
A surprise medical bill could be waiting for you when you wake up in the recovery room. A new insurance policy from Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield could leave doctors with an impossible decision: End a
12/10/2024
5 : 34
BREAKING: Accountability Journalism Just Delivered Insurance Reform
A major insurer just reversed course after The Lever exposed their new anesthesia policy. Following The Lever's reporting on Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield's new policy to stop automatically
12/10/2024
5 : 24
LEVER TIME: Trump, Magic, and Misdirection
Magicians rely on misdirection and deception to create an illusion. The science behind their craft may explain how politicians manipulate the public in a post-truth era. President-elect Donald
12/10/2024
5 : 14
SIROTA’S SIGNALS: Rahm Emanuel’s Epic Self-Own
Plus, new data on Liz Cheney's election effect, the connection between real estate and your insurance premium, and a hidden city discovered under the ice. SIROTA'S SIGNALS: Rahm Emanuel's
12/10/2024
5 : 4
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Big Oil’s SCOTUS Connection Sees Himself Out
An oil-backed justice bows out, location tracking gets turned off, Elon Musk loses a few bucks, Wisconsin public workers win big, and a controversial anesthesia policy is out cold. Big Oil's SCOTUS
12/10/2024
4 : 54
LEVER WEEKLY: Out Cold
Accountability journalism stops a risky insurance procedure and more from The Lever this week. LEVER WEEKLY: Out Cold By The Lever • 8 Dec 2024 View in browser View in browser This is Lever Weekly, a
12/10/2024
4 : 51
Trump Nominee Pressured IRS To Crush The Humane Society
Billy Long pushed the agency to target the group after it supported an initiative to protect dogs. Long could get new power to target more nonprofits. What's up with Republicans and dogs? Billy
12/3/2024
12 : 34
It’s Dark Money-Giving Tuesday
A new study reveals that charitable giving will soon be dominated by Wall Street dark-money funds that enrich the wealthy and never have to give to working charities. On this GivingTuesday, an ominous
12/2/2024
19 : 4
Today’s Event Starts Soon + Dems’ Cult Of Losing
Our live virtual event starts soon! Plus, the Democratic Party has embraced a cult of powerlessness — and now they're taking down hugely popular antitrust policy along with it. STARTING SOON: Join