Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
One of our journalists had open heart surgery. He also had to go to the dentist recently — and his dental procedure cost more.
Why? Private equity owned dental chains are raising prices.
And insurance giants are refusing to cover rising costs, making you pay more and more.
Producer / Host:
Jordan Zakarin
Editor:
Ian McKenna
Videographers:
Alexander Beasley
Luke Boelitz
Michael Fishman
Addison Post
Olga Wagner
Timothy Wolfer
Animations:
Gerald Lane
Research Fellow:
Daria Nastasia
Video Production Manager:
Isabel Atalaya
Video Production Coordinator:
Jodi Clemens
Video Production Fellow:
Astrid Dong
Supervising Producer:
Megan Herschlein
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One of our journalists had open heart surgery. He also had to go to the dentist recently — and his dental procedure cost more.
Why? Private equity owned dental chains are raising prices.
And insurance giants are refusing to cover rising costs, making you pay more and more.
Producer / Host:
Jordan Zakarin
Editor:
Ian McKenna
Videographers:
Alexander Beasley
Luke Boelitz
Michael Fishman
Addison Post
Olga Wagner
Timothy Wolfer
Animations:
Gerald Lane
Research Fellow:
Daria Nastasia
Video Production Manager:
Isabel Atalaya
Video Production Coordinator:
Jodi Clemens
Video Production Fellow:
Astrid Dong
Supervising Producer:
Megan Herschlein
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More Perfect Union is an Emmy-winning, nonprofit newsroom whose mission is to build power for working people. Here’s what that means: We report on the real struggles and challenges of the working class from a working-class perspective. We attempt to connect those problems to potential solutions. We report on the abuses and wrongdoing of corporate power. And we seek to hold accountable the ultra-rich who have too much power over America’s political and economic systems.
To support our independent journalism, subscribe, donate, and follow our other pages through the links below:
- Help fund our reporting: secure.actblue.com/donate/mpu-splash
- Substack: substack.perfectunion.us
- TikTok: tiktok.com/@moreperfectunion
- Twitter: twitter.com/MorePerfectUS
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/moreperfectunion.bsky.social
- Facebook: facebook.com/MorePerfectUS
- Instagram: instagram.com/perfectunion
- Threads: threads.net/@perfectunion
- Website: perfectunion.us
