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Why your health insurance is dropping GLP-1 coverage
The promise of GLP-1 drugs has always depended on people being able to afford them. These drugs still cost hundreds of dollars per month if you're paying cash, at which point access becomes a privilege: The higher-income executive who wants to trim…
Drake Bell Says He Doesn't Qualify for SAG-AFTRA Health Insurance After Reporting $17,480.53 in Covered Earnings
Drake Bell's SAG-AFTRA health plan notice put him $11,452.47 below the earnings threshold for coverage, prompting the actor to criticize the union and its president, Sean Astin. Bell, 40, shared the notice on his Instagram Story. It listed…
Drake Bell Says He No Longer Has Health Insurance Through SAG-AFTRA: 'Do Not Become an Actor
Article continues below advertisement Drake Bell called out SAG-AFTRA after discovering that his reported earnings fell short of the union's health insurance eligibility requirements despite decades of work as an actor. 'Do not become an actor. Do…
Healthcare has a churn problem
I was diagnosed with anorexia at 10 years old. Over the next several years, my family and I navigated a healthcare system that was mostly focused on how many days I stayed in a hospital bed instead of whether I was getting better. I spent my entire…
BOMBSHELL: RFK Jr. Exposes $4.4 BILLION Obamacare Cash Grab Paid to Insurers, Not Citizens
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services, has pulled back the curtain on a massive financial hemorrhage within the Affordable Care Act, revealing that $738 million in halted subsidy payments were lined up to go directly into…
Americans are warming to a healthcare idea that once seemed politically impossible
Americans have hit a breaking point with health insurance. Saddled with growing medical bills and totally reliant on stable jobs to stay healthy, the majority of Americans now say they would prefer a government plan that offers health insurance to…
Centene: The Turnaround Has More Room To Run (NYSE:CNC)
Centene Corp. maintains a Buy rating as profitability recovers faster than expected, with Q2 2026 adjusted EPS of $2.51 versus a prior-year loss. CNC raised full-year adjusted EPS guidance to over $4.80, driven by improved Marketplace and Medicare…
Medicare open enrollment is here. What to know about deadlines, options and more.
Medicare's open-enrollment period officially starts on Thursday, allowing beneficiaries to adjust their health insurance plans or find new options altogether. The open-enrollment period is an important time for all beneficiaries, even those…
America's love of sports betting linked to spike in antidepressant use, study finds
Legalizing sports betting online in the United States has led to increases in the use of depression and anxiety medications across nearly half the country, new research has found. There was also a surge in outpatient diagnoses for the mental health…
Ossoff: Georgia Republicans 'do not want the president to come'
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), who is running for reelection, said Wednesday that Republicans in Georgia “do not want” President Trump to campaign for them in the Peach State. “I know for a fact, because I talked to some of the…
'The valley has been left behind': how one of California's poorest areas became its toughest political battleground
Vanessa Martinez used to work two jobs to make ends meet. Now she works three. In another era, the 26-year-old from California's hardscrabble Central Valley could have been a poster child for the American Dream, the sort of ambitious…
New FDA-cleared AI tool could help predict if breast cancer will return
For many women diagnosed with breast cancer, one of the biggest concerns is whether the cancer will return after treatment. A newly FDA-cleared artificial intelligence tool may help doctors answer that question earlier. TumorSight Risk -- developed…
Greene labels Trump administration's Omar investigation 'bulls-'
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) went after the Trump administration on Wednesday over the investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who recently had her home raided. “Me and Ilhan Omar are far apart policy wise. I'm pro life…
If Taylor wants budget repair, he should back Labor's health cuts
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor cannot credibly call for a bipartisan taskforce to repair the budget while also joining forces with the Greens to reject Labor's plan to scrap the higher private insurance rebate for over-65s. Under the Howard-era…
Private health rebate changes causing Labor 'a lot of pain in electorates
The ins and outs of some of the seemingly endless fights over the Albanese government's budget measures are often arcane or difficult for many people to easily understand. That's the case, for example, with the legislation to crack down on trusts…
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