# The Perverse Reason Health-Care Costs Are About to Surge

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3 outlets covering · First listed: The Atlantic, Nov 11, 2026, 6:00 AM · Read it: <https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/2026/11/affordability-crisis-health-care-insurance/689365/>

A law designed to end surprise billing has turned into a tool for squeezing even more money out of insurers—and raising costs for everyone else.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 10, 2026, 1:08 PM: [American workers face a surge in health costs](<https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/11/10/american-workers-face-a-surge-in-health-costs>) — The Economist (Magazine, United Kingdom)
  Employer-sponsored insurance, the backbone of American coverage, is becoming more frail
- Nov 11, 2026, 6:00 AM: [The Perverse Reason Health-Care Costs Are About to Surge](<https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/2026/11/affordability-crisis-health-care-insurance/689365/>) — The Atlantic (Magazine, United States)
  A law designed to end surprise billing has turned into a tool for squeezing even more money out of insurers—and raising costs for everyone else.
- Nov 11, 2026, 11:31 AM: [Health Care Roundup: Market Talk](<https://www.wsj.com/articles/health-care-roundup-market-talk-ab29df4c?mod=rss_markets_main>) — Wall Street Journal (Newspaper, United States)
  Find insight on Novartis, GSK, Bayer and more in the latest Market Talks covering the Health Care sector.