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Health Insurers Ditch Medicare Advantage Plans to Boost Profit
At least one million US seniors will be forced to switch health plans next year as the largest Medicare Advantage providers cut benefits and discontinue some offerings in the wake of rising medical costs and heightened government scrutiny. About…
Federal health insurance enrollees will pay 10.9% more, on average, toward premiums in 2027
Federal employees and retirees in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program will once again see health insurance premiums rise next year. Starting in January, FEHB participants will pay an average of 10.9% more toward their health…
Court orders Dairy Farmers of America to keep paying its share of union employees' health insurance after shuttering the St. Albans Creamery
A U.S. District Court judge has mandated that Dairy Farmers of America keep contributing its portion of the union workers' health insurance after idling the St. Albans Creamery plant in August. The employees at the plant, which is a subsidiary of…
What Are the Real Barriers to Health Insurance in Guatemala & Namibia?
'Sometimes I just work until the pain gets too strong.' – Informal worker, Namibia Informal workers often delay or avoid seeking health care until the illness becomes critical or pain becomes acute. Basic health insurance could provide…
Read the letter Trump is sending along with $500 'refund' checks to Americans for ACA 'refunds
President Donald Trump is sending $500 checks to nearly a million Americans this week, along with a letter promoting his record on healthcare. The US Treasury is releasing the checks to over 950,000 Americans across 30 states who were enrolled in…
At MAHA summit, industry CEOs the movement once vilified take the stage
At a MAHA summit Tuesday, some supporters of the Make America Healthy Again movement were dismayed to find the stage peppered with executives from the types of corporations the group has long opposed — drugmakers, health insurance companies…
Abdul El-Sayed explains how science influences his politics
The 2026 U.S. midterm elections are just weeks away. Among the highest-profile races is the contest for Michigan's open Senate seat. With Senator Gary Peters not seeking reelection, the Democratic candidate is Abdul El-Sayed, who holds degrees in…
Here's what's changing in Switzerland on October 1
In October, summer operations gradually come to an end at many Swiss mountain railways. A new transparency register to combat money laundering, protected titles for advanced vocational education, and revised security screening rules at airports:…
Many retirees pay high premiums-even though saving would be easy
Get moving: If you want to switch health insurance providers, you must submit your notice of cancellation to your current provider by the deadline. Health insurance premiums will rise significantly again in 2027. Retirees, in particular, will feel…
Texas Told Health Care to Show Its Prices. Now Make Them Mean Something.
BY FRED TURNER, CEO and Co-founder, Curative Fred Turner is an Austin-based entrepreneur who built Curative to challenge the health insurance status quo. Texas did something most states haven't: it made hospitals post real prices, including the…
US: Nebraskans Losing Coverage as Medicaid Changes
Nebraska's efforts to implement new, federally mandated work requirements for Medicaid underscore fears that millions of people will experience avoidable barriers to healthcare coverage. Federal authorities could have chosen to blunt the impact of…
Here's the Email You Get When an OpenAI Model Hacks Your Organization
Companies and organizations around the world would do well to accept what their new roles are in our current AI-driven paradigm: glorified target practice for rogue AI agents. The latest of such cybersecurity incidents, which frontier AI labs have…
Medicare for All Is an Awful Idea
We hear it every two years – some Democrat promising to solve all your problems by pushing “Medicare for All!” It's the cure for what ails you, they insist: your health insurance. But there is a lot about the healthcare…
America.gov fails MAGA: Trump's beloved AI chatbot is giving very anti-Trump answers
When President Donald Trump unveiled the government's new AI chatbot on Tuesday, he couldn't stop singing its praises. In his speech, Trump said that America.gov is “one of the most revolutionary product launches of all time.”…
An AI agent tried to hack Canadian government website, researchers say - National
A rogue artificial intelligence agent attempted to hack a Canadian government website earlier this year, an incident report by an AI research group revealed. Two attempted hacks took place, one on May 28 and another on June 9 on a Canadian…
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