Readers wrote health policy valentines about prescription drug pricing, medical debt, and primary care shortages. The winning entries were turned into cartoons by staff illustrator Oona Tempest. Jennifer Reck’s poem talked about traveling to a place where drugs cost less, and Sunshine Moore Anger’s poem described the relief of not having cancer but being in debt. Other favorites included a poem about primary care, a policy for paid parental leave, and a struggle with insurance paperwork. All entries were well-received and highlights the importance of health policies in people’s lives.
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