Listen to this exchange between Sen Warren and Andrew Witty, CEO of United. He states that the 90,000 employed (or “controlled”) doctors “choose to work with us” implying they have a choice. That’s an incredible manipulation of facts.

1) In order to meet the IRS definition of…

Patient Steering 101

If you’re filling a 30 day supply or using another pharmacy, you’ll need to switch to CVS.

That doesn’t sound like a choice.

That sounds like a mandate.

Also, a threat to the consumer: do this or else you’ll pay the FULL amount.

No free market here!

After a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.
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Apple just announced a $110 billion stock-buyback program.

At the same time the Department of Justice is suing the company, claiming it runs an illegal monopoly.

Stock buybacks were illegal market manipulation until 1982. They need to be banned again.

Representative Khanna has asked for members of Congress to vote on whether:

- members of Congress should be able to trade stocks
- take PAC contributions
- be lobbied to extensively

He directly shouts out Unusual Whales's work.

Let’s go.

How much longer do Americans have to plead with insurance companies to not let them die before we put an end to this corrupt system and guarantee universal healthcare for everyone?!

One big reason that PBMs do not want this law is that pharmacies will be able to calculate how much of the rebate PBMs are retaining through their off-shore GPO rebate aggregators.

Even this minor level of transparency and fairness would blow their whole scheme up.
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New: Since a ProPublica investigation found that states were seizing child support headed to families as reimbursement for the mother having received welfare, at least six states have changed their policies. Others are debating doing the same. propub.li/3WsBdZg

There are 17 gop states suing the federal government over the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. The act protects access to very basic things, among which are:

- bathroom breaks
- access to water
- being able to sit or stand as needed
- allowing for lactation

So let's be clear, in…

NEW: The IRS’s free tax filing pilot was a huge success, despite TurboTax and H&R Block’s efforts to block it.

Direct File saved people $5.6 million in tax prep and $90 million in refunds. In just 12 states.

Now we need to fully fund the IRS to make it permanent and nationwide.

How does a billionaire NBA team owner like Steve Ballmer pay a lower tax rate lower than not just Le Bron James, but also a stadium worker? We made this video in 2021 to explain:

The wheelchair industry is now controlled by two private equity firms.

They won't prioritize repairs, which aren't as profitable. So countless users have broken chairs and can't afford new ones.

'My bones are deforming,' said one senior who's waited for a repair for 3 years.

FTC, Antitrust Division, and HHS.gov extend comment period on cross-government inquiry on impact of corporate greed in health care. Learn more: bit.ly/3WnSbId

The new deadline is now June 5, 2024. Share your thoughts here: bit.ly/3V36SQg

BREAKING: Subway has officially been bought out by Roark Capital.

The massive fast-food sandwich chain is now owned by a private equity firm that's made billions exploiting 1.4 million workers and working to kill the $15 minimum wage.

Four executives from UnitedHealth sold a combined $101.5 MILLION in company stock after the company heard it was under investigation by the DOJ — but before the news was made public.

That's suspicious. The SEC should investigate them for insider trading.
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Disgraceful behavior from someone who claims to be an enforcer of the law. NY City DAs continue to act as though they’re above the law. #Corruption

Banks are making fortunes on the backs of the working class.

Capitol One just told investors on an earnings call that the Biden administration's $8 cap on credit card late fees will 'significantly' hurt their profits.

The rule is expected to save Americans $9 billion a year.

How CVS Health is gaming PrEP medication claims and fueling the spread of HIV:

CVS Health is tricking pharmacies into not filling pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication for HIV prevention through drastic, deceptive up front underpayments.

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Make the public more susceptible to toxic chemicals ✅ Continue to subsidize and endorse pharmaceuticals who “mediate” the problems caused by toxic chemicals ✅ #corruption U.S. FDA CDC #corporategreed #toxic

If taxpayers are going to pay to build a stadium, then the taxpayers should own the stadium.

You can’t socialize the cost, then privatize the profits.