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Good Insurance Wasn’t Enough
Joy Evers’s STAT essay on psychiatric insurance denial shows how even strong coverage can stop paying for recommended inpatient care—arguing mental health treatment must follow patient need, not how quickly insurers cut costs.
Inspired by statnews.com · Joy Evers
Public Information Shouldn’t Have a Premium Tier
Truth Social plans to sell banks and trading firms the fastest access to the president’s market-moving posts. Public presidential announcements should not become a premium product that enriches a business tied to the office.
Inspired by nbcnews.com · Deborah Mary Sophia and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed
The Bond Market Is Asking a Different Question
When investment-grade debt trades at junk yields, ambitions have not changed— only the market price of financing those ambitions has moved.
Inspired by ft.com · FT Alphaville
The Ministry for the Future — Kim Stanley Robinson
A gripping, imaginative account of humanity's efforts to combat climate change before it's too late.