{"id":2150576,"date":"2026-02-13T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/?post_type=article&p=2150576"},"modified":"2026-02-13T06:55:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T11:55:01","slug":"health-care-heartaches-your-winning-health-policy-valentines","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/article\/health-care-heartaches-your-winning-health-policy-valentines\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Care Heartaches: Your Winning Health Policy Valentines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Health policy has never looked so flirtatious. Every year, our readers send us valentines that make us swoon, laugh, and occasionally clutch our insurance cards. And in 2026, you did not hold back. You wrote about overcharging, rising insurance, AI in health care, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some of our favorites, starting with the poem that stole our hearts like a $0 billing balance \u2014 and then was turned into a cartoon by KFF Health News staff illustrator Oona Zenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1st Place<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Runner-Up<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A box of chocolates?
A dozen roses?
Just the usual Valentine\u2019s occurrence.
I\u2019d rather Cupid chip in for my rising insurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Laura Wagner<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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