2024-12-13
13 分钟Good morning.
It's Friday, December 13th.
I'm Shamita Basu.
This is Apple News today.
On today's show, what family separations could look like under a second Trump term.
How treating reality TV stars as paid employees could change the industry.
And an incredible breakthrough in preventing the spread of hiv.
But first, to the American health care system,
which has left so many people feeling overwhelmed, helpless, and in some cases, betrayed.
Over the past week, we've witnessed a tremendous public outpouring of that frustration
after the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the arrest of his alleged shooter.
Americans have been feeling this way for a while now.
Confidence in the quality of US Healthcare is at an all time low.
According to Gallup, public approval of doctors and hospitals has dropped over the last decade by more than 10%.
Only 18% of the public views the pharmaceutical industry favorably.
Vox's Dylan Scott told us.
So many people can relate to the dread of having to call up your health insurance to figure out whether an urgently needed procedure is covered.
When people go through those experiences, it's one of the most fraught moments of their lives.
Like they or somebody they love is probably experiencing a medical emergency.
And on top of that, they're entering this, you know, know, Kafka esque bureaucratic nightmare.