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The Real Cost of Health Insurance Nobody Talks About
13 minutes Posted Feb 8, 2026 at 1:30 pm.
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This time on Code WACK! 

Healthcare premiums aren't the only costs going up. Your pocketbook is also getting hit with higher out-of-pocket costs - like deductibles, co-pays, and coinsurance - often under the radar. How is this hidden cost crisis affecting families - and what can be done about it?

We spoke with New York Times bestselling author and leading healthcare reform advocate Wendell Potter. A former health insurance executive turned industry whistleblower, Wendell is now board president of the Center for Health and Democracy and editor-in-chief of HEALTHCARE Un-covered, which investigates healthcare corporations and insurance conglomerates. This is part one of a two-part series.

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