Some 92 percent have delayed or abandoned medical care because of costs, according to a survey of 1,507 U.S. adults by financial services firm JG Wentworth.

Healthcare costs aren’t expected to go down through 2027, a June study from financial firm PwC found.

“Health plans are projecting the highest medical cost trend in nearly two decades, with commercial healthcare cost trend expected to rise to 9 [percent] in 2027,” the study said.

Factors such as AI-enabled revenue optimization tools and more use of behavioral health benefits will influence the increase, PwC noted.

— J.R. Duren, “A shocking 92 percent of US adults not going to the doctor because it’s too expensive”

I've delayed and abandoned medical care because of costs.

And as if it wasn't already pretty fucking upsetting that this is even a thing in this country—one of the world's wealthiest—it's going to get worse, in part, because of "AI-enabled revenue optimization tools." Those are cursed words, a dehumanizing euphemism for "billionaires fucking us with their fancy new tech toys."

Fun times 💩

#USA #Health #Healthcare #News #AI #Tech #Fascism #AntiCapitalist #AntiFascist

Let's Fucking Go!

Let's fucking go

Do you believe in Unity
Do you believe in You and Me
Or do you believe the lies they sow
To keep us at each other's throats

Reach past the scalpel for the machete
Or better yet that can of gas
We'll burn it down
This wretched town
Incinerate it
Straight to the ground

We can thrash
We can swing
Come with us while we sing

We can slam
We can rage
Break down the barricades

Change the state of mind
That divides the human kind

Change the state of mind
Get your shit together!
Lets do this!

Dying in darkness
Before our eyes
Like a frog in a pot
Right before he dies

Dying in darkness
There is no truth
Rewriting history
So you never lose

Despite how it looks
There is hope
We're in this together
Even on a tightrope
No dying in darkness
We will see
Fuck the bougiesie!

We can thrash
We can swing
Come with us while we sing

We can slam
We can rage
Break down the barricades

Change the state of mind
That divides the human kind

Change the state of mind
Don't just stand there
Lets go!

This is about community!
It's about your neighbor
Your friend
Your coworker
The stranger who you have more in common with than any billionaire dickhead

It's about our relations, creating relatives with our fellow human beings
If you can't see the value of community
Try harder!
We'll all be better for it!

Compassion
Love
Empathy
Support and lifting each other up!

Community protects!
Community builds innovation and strength!
Community builds value for each of us individually!

LETS FUCKING GO!!

We can thrash
We can swing
Come with us while we sing

We can slam
We can rage
Break down the barricades

Change the state of mind
That divides the human kind

Change the state of mind

No excuses!
Get off your ass!
We're in this together!
Lets Fucking Go!

— Dead Pioneers, "LFG"

If you're looking for excellence in punk and haven't already heard, I highly recommend Dead Pioneer's most recent release, Wagon Burner ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"LFG" is a fantastic song that I'm sharing here in honor of my sister, who shared it with me. I'm more cynical than she is, and my breadcrumb to this record would have been "The Worst Among Us," with Jason Williamson of Sleaford Mods; but, truly, the entire album is, IMO, peak punk 👌🔥

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#Bandcamp #Music #Lyrics #Punk #Rock #SpokenWord #Indigenous #DeadPioneers #AntiRacist #AntiFascist #AntiCapitalist