Bruce Japsen

@brucejapsen

Senior Contributor @Forbes. Talking healthcare & biz @WBBMNewsradio @forbesonfox. Author: Inside Obamacare & Walmart's 2nd Opinion. Adjunct @UIOWA_SJMC. Hawkeye

Chicago

Joined March 2009

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Bruce Japsen@brucejapsen · Jul 1

Hey @HawleyMO, just following up on this.

SSenator Hawley Press Office@SenHawleyPress · May 12

Senator Hawley: Don’t Cut Medicaid nytimes.com/2025/05/12/opi…

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Gavin Newsom@GavinNewsom · Jul 26

Nice try. Release the Epstein files!!!!

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Bruce Japsen@brucejapsen · Jul 25

Centene Reports $253 Million Loss Amid Health Insurer Cost Struggles via @forbes forbes.com/sites/brucejap…

brucejapsen's tweet card. Centene reported a $253 million loss in its second quarter as the provider of government-subsidized health benefits struggles to manage costs of its health plan members.

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Bruce Japsen@brucejapsen · Jul 18

Trump’s Budget And Tariffs Fuel 15% Hike In Individual Health Premiums via @forbes forbes.com/sites/brucejap…

brucejapsen's tweet card. Individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act could jump 15% for 2026 thanks to policies pushed by the Republican Congress and the Donald Trump White House.

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Mike Hlas@Hlas · Jul 17

CBS, take a hike. variety.com/2025/tv/news/c…

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Bruce Japsen@brucejapsen · Jul 17

Elevance Health Is Latest Insurer To Cut Profit Targets As Costs Surge via @forbes forbes.com/sites/brucejap…

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Bruce Japsen@brucejapsen · Jul 15

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CCharlie Kirk@charliekirk11 · Aug 10, 2019

RT if you believe @realDonaldTrump should order a FULL INVESTIGATION into Epstein’s illegal sexual trafficking from the last 30 years and get answers!

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Bruce Japsen@brucejapsen · Jul 15

Bannon warns GOP could lose 40 House seats over Epstein files @RepAshleyHinson @ZachNunn @RepMMM thehill.com/homenews/house…

brucejapsen's tweet card. Former White House aide Steve Bannon suggested Friday that the GOP could lose dozens of House seats in the 2026 midterms over the Trump administration’s handling of files related to disgraced finan…

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Bruce Japsen@brucejapsen · Jul 14

Eyes On Elevance Health, Not UnitedHealth, As First To Report Earnings via @forbes forbes.com/sites/brucejap…

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Bruce Japsen@brucejapsen · Jul 11

Walgreens Shareholders Approve $10 Billion Private Equity Buyout via @forbes forbes.com/sites/brucejap…

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Bruce Japsen@brucejapsen · Jul 7

How Centene Cost Issues Show Future Glimpse Into Trump’s Medicaid Cuts via @forbes forbes.com/sites/brucejap…

brucejapsen's tweet card. The problems Centene is having managing health costs could only worsen for many health insurers thanks to Trump's budget bill that slashes spending on Medicaid.

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Quiver Quantitative@QuiverQuant · Jul 3

UPDATE: We recently saw Representative Robert Bresnahan selling Centene stock. Centene provides healthcare exchanges for Medicaid. The stock has now fallen 43% since his sale:

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Bruce Japsen@brucejapsen · Jul 2

Centene Latest Insurer Facing Higher Costs As GOP Preps Bigger Hit forbes.com/sites/brucejap…

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Bruce Japsen@brucejapsen · Jul 1

Primary Care Doctor Pay Hits $330,000 As Workload Mounts forbes.com/sites/brucejap…

brucejapsen's tweet card. Primary care physician compensation hit $300,000 last year as today’s doctors see heavier workloads due to a shortage of medical care providers.

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Bruce Japsen@brucejapsen · Jun 26

Walgreens Outlook Improves As Buyout Faces Shareholder Vote Next Month via @forbes forbes.com/sites/brucejap…

brucejapsen's tweet card. News that Walgreens quarterly loss was better than expected and pharmacy sales were rising bodes well for a turnaround under future ownership of Sycamore Partners.

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Bruce Japsen@brucejapsen · Jun 26

Walgreens Reports Narrower Than Expected Loss Ahead Of Takeover via @forbes forbes.com/sites/brucejap…

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U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D.@SenBillCassidy · Jun 23

Although the appointees to ACIP have scientific credentials, many do not have significant experience studying microbiology, epidemiology or immunology. In particular, some lack experience studying new technologies such as mRNA vaccines, and may even have a preconceived bias…

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Maine@TheMaineWonk · Jun 23

Who. Made. This.

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Bruce Japsen@brucejapsen · Jun 20

Health Insurers Take Major Accountability Step On Prior Authorization via @forbes forbes.com/sites/brucejap…

brucejapsen's tweet card. Health insurers including Cigna, Aetna, Humana and Elevance Health are easing prior authorization, the process of insurers reviewing hospital admissions and medications.

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Bruce Japsen@brucejapsen · Jun 17

Obamacare And Medicaid Popularity Hit All-Time High As GOP Preps Cuts via @forbes forbes.com/sites/brucejap…

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