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Fewer Americans Are Starting Businesses Due To Entrepreneurship Lock
Christopher Jin, Founder and CEO of WeShare Health. Early in my career, I worked as a chef under a Michelin-star restaurateur. I watched him agonize over health coverage for everyone from the hostesses to the sous chefs. It was the line item that…
Coalition and Greens unite to revolt against Labor's private health 'pensioner penalty'
Coalition and Greens senators have united against the government's controversial plan to scrap the private health insurance bonus for over-65s as new modelling reveals most of the older Australians that would be hit by the change take home less…
No Surprises Act shielded patients from big medical bills. Now its arbitration system may be raising costs.
A law designed to protect patients from surprise medical bills succeeded in eliminating unexpected charges, but spawned a lucrative arbitration industry with providers and specialized middlemen extracting payments far above benchmark billing rates.
Your Customers Shouldn't Have To Choose Between AI And Humans
Jaime Meritt is Chief Product Officer at Verint, overseeing product management for the company's market-leading CX Automation solutions. When I talk to business leaders about AI in customer service today, the conversation often makes it…
'Medicare for All' message attracts voters buckling under medical bills
LANSING, Mich. — Christina Starks-Clay doesn't know how “Medicare for All” would work exactly, but she's willing to bet it'd be better than what she has now. Standing in line for U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's town hall…
Trump admin revamps price transparency
The Trump administration is revamping its transparency rules, trying to make health insurers clearly publish the prices they negotiate with doctors and hospitals. The rule finalized by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Employee…
Troy Jackson Lost Big in Last Night's Debate With Susan Collins
Senator Susan Collins faced off against her Democrat opponent Troy Jackson in a debate last night, and Collins absolutely mopped the floor with Jackson, who did nothing but prove how out-of-touch with Maine voters he is, and how he's utterly unfit…
Which States Will Be Affected by Key Medicaid Provisions in the 2025 Reconciliation Law?
Authors: Alice Burns, Jennifer Tolbert, Robin Rudowitz, and Anthony Montano Amidst challenging fiscal conditions and upcoming national and state elections, states are working to implement major federal changes to Medicaid. The 2025 reconciliation…
Newsom signs first-in-nation law forcing major companies to reveal slavery-era ties: 'Make it public
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a first-in-the-nation law Wednesday requiring large companies doing business in the state to scour historical records and publicly disclose slavery-era transactions, advancing California's broader reparations…
Newsom vetoes bills that affect California taxpayers
(The Center Square) – Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed several bills in recent days, tackling issues ranging from education to criminal justice, tax breaks and accountability. Four bills in particular affect taxpayers in California. They would have…
I launched a walking tour company with $3,600. Now it's replaced my full-time job
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Paul Whitten, 37, the founder of Nashville Adventures. It's been edited for length and clarity. I run history and walking tours here in good ol' Music City. I left a great job at Amazon in early…
Trump claims world's lowest drug prices. TrumpRx discounts a 'mixed bag,' report shows.
Take Ozempic. For the average patient in the U.S. paying out of pocket, the blockbuster diabetes drug can cost $349 to more than $1,000 a month. It's $349 through TrumpRx. Yet in several other wealthy countries, the next-highest price is $190 a…
A Guide to the Role of Health in the Midterms
Elections, obviously, are partly about voter choice and partly about which side's voters turn out to vote in greater numbers. Without a presidential race to galvanize attention, midterms especially are about turnout. Democrats currently appear to…
Gallego rolls out ambitious plan to insulate workers against AI
Ruben Gallego isn't sure if he's running for president yet, but he still has big plans for his Democratic Party once it's back in power. The Arizona senator is launching a huge, wide-reaching policy agenda on Wednesday that's aimed at confronting a…
How Google Wallet's subtle 'Save to phone' button fixed my digital pass headache for good
For a while, Google couldn't decide on a name for its payments app. Android Pay, Google Pay, Google Pay Send. It was all one big overlap. Then in 2022, Google hit reset and brought back Google Wallet. It wasn't a rebranding for the sake of…
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