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Health care costs are cannibalizing the economy - consumers can fight back
American health care costs are cannibalizing the economy. New data shows 2024 national health expenditures reached $5.3 trillion. That amounts to 18 percent of GDP, double the developed-world average. American health care spending is now more than…
Trump is making healthcare affordable again
As healthcare costs continue to squeeze family budgets, Congress remains locked in debate over extending enhanced COVID-era Obamacare insurance company subsidies that artificially lower premiums for some consumers. Rather than wait for band-aid…
31,000 healthcare workers go on strike over pay and staffing
An estimated 31,000 registered nurses and other front-line Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers have launched an open-ended strike this week across California and Hawaii. They are demanding better wages and staffing from the healthcare giant. The…
COMMENTARY: Sorry, but single-payer won't fix American health care
Affordability is becoming the watchword for Republicans and Democrats alike this election year. Progressives in Senate races from Maine to Illinois to Minnesota are putting Medicare for All at the center of their agenda for making health care…
Budget 2026 boosts healthcare spend, drugs relief
The government on Sunday gave a strong push to upgradation and expansion of healthcare infrastructure, medical education and pharma sector with the Union Budget 2026-27 announcing a slew of steps, including those aimed at making India a global hub…
AI's errors may be impossible to eliminate - what that means for its use in health care
In the past decade, AI's success has led to uncurbed enthusiasm and bold claims – even though users frequently experience errors that AI makes. An AI-powered digital assistant can misunderstand someone's speech in embarrassing ways, a…
Community Link: Hardon Education's mission to transform healthcare careers with faith
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Each week on Community Link, Carolene Mays takes a look at an organization or business that is making a positive impact on the community. This week, Mays was joined by Brandi London, co-founder and chief education…
Americans are more worried about health-care costs than gas or groceries
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The price of health care tops the US public's long list of economic worries ahead of the midterm elections, according to new polling data, as “affordability” has become a buzzword championed…
'Your Work Matters:' CSM Recognizes 89 Healthcare Graduates
LA PLATA, Md. – The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) celebrated a new class of healthcare professionals during the Health Career Readiness Recognition Ceremony on January 15, honoring graduates prepared to enter this in-demand field. The…
Notable healthcare headlines for the week: UnitedHealth, Novo Nordisk, Thermo Fisher in focus (XLV:NYSEARCA)
Wall Street's main averages closed in the red on Friday, taking home weekly losses—and on track to end the month down—as investors continued to assess the latest company earnings and technology stocks carried on declining. The…
Hims and Hers Super Bowl ad highlights 'uncomfortable truth' about elite healthcare for the rich and 'broken' system for the rest
The New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks may not be facing off at the Super Bowl until next weekend, but the ads that many tune in for have started rolling out. Telehealth startup Hims and Hers premiered a provocative commercial called…
Coalition seeks LA County sales tax vote to offset federal healthcare funding cuts
Facing federal funding cuts that could strip health coverage from hundreds of thousands of Angelenos, clinic leaders, union members and patients gathered in Inglewood last Wednesday to boost a stop-gap proposal they want to put in front of voters:…
India's 2026-27 Budget: A Vision for Education and Healthcare Enhancement
The Union Budget for 2026-27 has laid out an ambitious strategy aimed at enhancing India's education and healthcare-related skill development framework. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled several significant initiatives that emphasize…
Healthcare Stocks To Research - February 1st
MarketBeat Week in Review – 01/26 - 01/30 UnitedHealth Group, Johnson & Johnson, American Healthcare REIT, Medtronic, and Intuitive Surgical are the five Healthcare stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool.
Health Ministry gets 10% rise in allocation, 5 regional medical hubs; training allied healthcare professionals, caregivers in focus
The Health Ministry has been allocated ₹1,06,530.42 crore in the Budget 2026-27, a 10 per cent hike over that in 2025-26, with the government proposing a scheme to support states in establishing five regional medical hubs in partnership with…
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