Special Delivery: Heart-Heavy Health Policy Valentines

This 12 months’s well being coverage valentine submissions have been filled with compassion for sufferers and concern over the nation’s well being care system.

KHN’s readers and tweeters are among the many most inventive information shoppers, sending in poetic valentines about doctor assistants, the looming Medicaid unwinding, the Inexpensive Care Act, the upcoming finish to the covid-19 public well being emergency, and extra.

Listed here are some favorites, that includes one fortunate grand prize winner whose entry was changed into a cartoon by employees illustrator Oona Tempest.

Roses are redCandy is sweetAdding #Dental to #Medicare Makes it extra full!#HealthPolicyValentines @KHNews

— Jennifer Goldberg (@goldberg_ja) February 7, 2023

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I scheduled a physician to take a look at my coronary heart.However issues went awry from the beginning.The PA stepped in …Did all of the diagnosin’And the doc signed off on my chart.

– Arthurine Rice

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Rules are readACA non-compliance is blueActuaries promote equityThrough the only threat pool#HealthPolicyValentines

— Greg Fann (Professional-compliance Well being Actuary) (@greg_fann) February 5, 2023

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Some states can be merciless,some states can be kindwhen the beginning whistle blowsfor the Medicaid unwind.@KHNews #HealthPolicyValentines

— xpostfactoid (@xpostfactoid) February 7, 2023

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Love is within the air however what does it imply with out care With out well being there’s no wealth or hugs and kisses to share#HealthPolicyValentines @KHNews

— THE 3RD EYE AGENCY (@the3rdeyeagency) February 7, 2023

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@KHNews Roses are purple, cash is greenThe value of healthcare is getting obscene. #HealthPolicyValentines

— Caitlin Andrews 🗞 (@ActualCAndrews) February 7, 2023

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With out youMy coronary heart stopsLike a Public Well being Emergency#HealthPolicyValentines .@KHNews

— Michelle Ko (@michelleko2d) February 7, 2023

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