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Deane Waldman

New Mexico
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#Healthcare policy director @TPPF. Retired pediatric cardiologist & system theorist analyst for American healthcare. Avid cyclist & sci-fi aficionado. #txlege
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Is America’s Healthcare Crisis a Sleeper Issue for the Midterms? As insurance premiums soar and federal debt mounts, great political dividends await the party that offers a viable program for ending third-party payment. Original

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By Deane Waldman
| The American Spectator Verified
Whether it is exorbitant business expenses or unaffordable consumer costs, healthcare costs may indeed be the determining “sleeper issue” of the midterms. A 30 percent increase in consumer health costs projected for next year, on top of increases in employer expenses of 7.2 percent in 2025 and 8.8 percent in 2026 will likely drive many voters to support whoever says they can relieve the burden of this truly unaffordable yet necessary expense.
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Dealing with health-care costs

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By Deane Waldman
| American Thinker Verified
The cost of health insurance may indeed be the key “sleeper issue” that determines the mid-term elections. A 30 percent increase in consumer costs planned for next year, on top of a 7.2 percent increase for 2025 and 8.8 percent for 2026 will drive many voters into the arms of whoever says they can relieve the burden of this truly unaffordable necessity. The problem for voters is no one has a workable answer.
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‘Only YOU’ Can Make Health Insurance Affordable

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By Deane Waldman
| The Daily Caller Verified
As Americans complain bitterly that they can’t afford current health insurance prices, insurance companies plan to raise their rates next year by as much as 30 percent. This is on top of recent increases of 7.2 percent (2024) and 8.8 percent (2025). Incredible! At this rate, the only person who can afford health insurance will be Elon Musk. Over the last 25 years, when inflation averaged 3 percent, annual increases in insurance rates were 6-9 percent.
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