EP 556 When Health Spending Slows For The Wrong Reason - with Ken Terry

A “slowdown” in healthcare spending sounds like relief until you ask one uncomfortable question: what if the numbers look better because people are quietly priced out of care? We sit down with award-winning healthcare journalist and author Ken Terry to unpack why CMS spending projections can hide a worsening healthcare affordability crisis, especially as disposable income drops and families rank housing and groceries ahead of doctor visits they still need. We dig into the growing gap between...