It's not just you — healthcare deductibles are ballooning
6/5/202625 min
Growing health insurance premiums, particularly for plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplace, have been in the headlines as cuts to Medicaid roll out nationwide. But healthcare deductibles are also growing — and with them, the group of Americans who have insurance but can’t afford to use it. Also in this episode: The hospitality industry adds jobs in May, a jeweler in California mines his own gold, and we recap the week’s economic headlines.
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[ on-hold music] You know that thing where what normal people think is good news, Wall Street thinks is bad news? Yeah, that. From American Public Media, this is Marketplace. [upbeat music] In Los Angeles, I'm Kai Ryssdal. It is Friday today. This one is the 5th of June. Good as always