15‑second Take (TL;DR)
Health insurers were created to pool risk and protect patients from financial catastrophe. Today they sit at the center of the healthcare system—collecting premiums, managing care, and inserting rules and red tape that often complicate access, inflate costs, and frustrate both patients and physicians.
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