July 7, 2026

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And be sure to read the first installments of our new series, Out of Pocket, Out of Reach, by Bob Herman below. His reporting chronicles how the cost of employer-based health insurance is crushing workers and businesses. Why has it become so unaffordable? — Sarah Mupo, director of editorial operations

Rachel Bernier-Green, founder of Thryvo Financial Advisory, outside her home office in Chicago.

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STAT+ | America’s small businesses are giving up on health insurance

U.S. small businesses are offering health insurance to their workers at the lowest rate ever. See why in Part 1 of the series 'Out of Pocket, Out of Reach.'

By Bob Herman

STAT+ | For a Georgia entrepreneur, health coverage has never been affordable

Amy Bielawski is part of a trend. Rising health care costs are reshaping the labor market, and small businesses are where the change becomes visible first.

By Bob Herman

Opinion: What if this Ebola outbreak can’t be stopped?

If the Ebola outbreak isn’t extinguished, it could burn for decades, posing an ongoing threat to global health.

By Ivan Buendia Gayton and Eric D. Perakslis

Chris Deacon is an attorney and independent health insurance consultant who played a crucial role in New Jersey's state workers winning a $100 million fraud settlement.

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STAT+ | This whistleblower took on a health insurance giant and a political machine. She’s not stopping there

Chris Deacon's whistleblower crusade: America's workers and businesses are buckling under the weight of health care costs driven by industry profiteering.