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A young family already downgraded health insurance. Now, they may drop it altogether

WBUR
Published October 20, 2026 at 10:09 AM MDT
(L-R) Connor, Jack and Hannah Drummond are making tough choices about the healthcare. (Courtesy of Hannah Drummond)
Courtesy of Hannah Drummond
(L-R) Connor, Jack and Hannah Drummond are making tough choices about the healthcare. (Courtesy of Hannah Drummond)

Host Lisa Mullins speaks with Connor and Hannah Drummond of Mechanicsville, Virginia, about the tough choices their family of three is making about healthcare coverage as premium costs rise.

We also hear more context from Sabrina Corlette, founder of the Center on Health Insurance Reforms at Georgetown University.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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