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Health insurance coverage steady in 2025 despite Democrats' fears
Analysts expect to use the Census data released on Tuesday as a benchmark in the years ahead to measure the effects of the OBBBA on insurance coverage. Of the types of insurance, more than half of Americans were enrolled in employer-based…
Walmart Teams Up With Nonprofit Insurer to Sell Medicare Advantage Plan
Walmart Inc. and nonprofit insurer Scan Health Plan are partnering to sell Medicare Advantage plans to seniors, betting that they can use the big-box retailer's data to push down the cost of healthcare. Prices for medical care have risen steeply in…
AI Is Becoming An Insurance Board Issue
Simone Grimes is the CFO at Sutton National Insurance Group, the views expressed belong to the author, not the Company. For the last several years, conversations about artificial intelligence in the boardroom have largely centered on opportunity:…
Oscar Health Raises FY Earnings Guidance Ahead of Investor Day
Oscar Health boosted its full-year guidance for earnings from operations ahead of its investor day. The health insurer, which focuses on individuals and small businesses, on Wednesday said it now forecasts earnings from operations of around $600…
Watch: Pharmacist raises concerns over shrinking patient choice
Sheryl Martins, CEO of Caesar's Pharmacy and Leon Bascome, CEO MoonGate Group (Photograph by Blaire Simmons) Bermuda's evolving healthcare landscape has raised concerns, as insurers and providers have merged, blurring the lines between the…
280,000 Impacted by Premier Medical Group Data Breach
New York healthcare provider Premier Medical Group (PMG) is notifying over 280,000 patients that their personal and medical information was stolen in a data breach. PMG offers in-depth patient care across cardiology, dermatology, gastroenterology…
Census data shows stark differences in kids' health coverage
The odds of a child or teen being uninsured can vary a lot depending on where they live and their ethnicity, according to new census data. Why it matters: The rate of uninsured children has been generally ticking upward since the end of the…
Experts fear social aid cuts will up poverty | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
The U.S. poverty rate fell slightly last year as Americans' incomes rose alongside rising prices, according to new census data published Tuesday. But the data from 2025 did not reflect cuts to social assistance this year that experts fear will…
LETTER: Those hurt by Henderson's actions
The Review Journal Sept. 10 editorial lauds the Henderson City Council for a commitment to fiscal responsibility after it terminated the Retiree Health Insurance Premium Assistance program. If fiscal responsibility means voiding a contract and…
Show me the receipts!': Warren grills RFK Jr. aide on drug pricing deals
“Show me the receipts!” Warren said during her heated exchange with Klomp. “Why are you hiding these contracts?” The MFN deals, which promise to lower prescription drug prices in the United States to match those in other…
Price caps sound great, until you have cancer and a 2-year waitlist
Those statistics come from a sobering new study from the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations, which examined 168 new medicines approved by continental regulators from 2021 through 2024. It found that the average time…
Republicans kept their promise: America's border is secure again
For four years under the Biden administration, Americans watched our southern border collapse. Record numbers of illegal crossings poured into the country. Cartels flourished. Fentanyl flooded our communities. Criminal illegal immigrants, including…
Susan Collins shows she's no moderate
Sen. Susan Collins has survived being a Republican in the blue-leaning state of Maine for decades by positioning herself as a moderate who breaks with her party on issues like abortion rights. However, Collins took off her mask again on Tuesday…
Maine Senate candidates' views on healthcare are telling | Opinion
Read all of our coverage of Maine's 2026 election or stay up to date with the latest developments through the Maine Political Report in your inbox or text messages from politics editor Kirby Wilson. Susan Henderson lives in South Portland. As the…
Vermont's largest hospital needs to further cut its revenue and spending next year - VTDigger
UVM Medical Center will need to take on even more austerity measures this coming fiscal year, the Green Mountain Care Board ruled late Monday. The board ordered the hospital to cut what it charges commercial insurers by 4.4%, a $32.4 million…
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