STAT+: Rising premiums, a sad Medicaid gathering, and a new fraud crackdown

You’re reading STAT’s Health Care Inc. newsletter Photo illustration: Alex Hogan/STAT Tara covers the business of health care. Her stories focus on hospitals, doctors, and how their business practices affect patients — especially when private equity gets involved. She also writes about health insurance and ideas for improving our broken health system. You can reach Tara on Signal at tarabannow.70. This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. This is Tara, filling in for Bob. And no, I haven’t yet seen “You Can See Everything,” but a bunch of my colleagues did and here’s what they thought. Can we all agree to shut up about it now? Talk to me about anything else: [email protected]. A cost shift back to workers? Employers have mostly protected their workers from the sky-high premium spikes they’d otherwise see as health care costs continue to rise. That’s in part to stay competitive, but it’s especially tough on small businesses. This year, there are signs that employers could be reaching a breaking point. STAT+ Exclusive Story Already have an account? Log in This article is exclusive to STAT+ subscribers Unlock this article — plus in-depth analysis, newsletters, premium events, and news alerts. Already have an account? Log in View All Plans To read the rest of this story subscribe to STAT+. Subscribe Hospitals and Insurance Reporter Tara covers the business of health care. Her stories focus on hospitals, doctors, and how their business practices affect patients — especially when private equity gets involved. She also writes about health insurance and ideas for improving our broken health system. You can reach Tara on Signal at tarabannow.70.