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Senate adopts measure to suspend senators' pay during future shutdowns
The Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a resolution sponsored by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) to suspend senators' pay during future government shutdowns, a new rule that could give lawmakers in the upper chamber a powerful incentive not to block…
Why Young Indians Skip Health Cover
Young buyers often underestimate future health risks. A recent survey by Niva Bupa Health Insurance found a high rate of abandonment of health insurance policies among young buyers. Fifty-five per cent of buyers aged 24 to 34 discontinued their…
CVS Sale Of Omnicare Long-Term Care Pharmacy Continues Portfolio Revamp
In this photo is CVS Health Corp. signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, July 28, 2025. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg © 2025 Bloomberg Finance LP A bankruptcy court has approved the sale…
Goldman Sachs Just Added UnitedHealth (UNH) to Its Conviction List. Here's Why the Stock Could Soar.
Goldman Sachs (GS +0.95%) ranks among the Wall Street elite. When the investment bank likes a given stock, it's a big deal. But when Goldman Sachs puts a stock on its conviction list, it's a really big deal. Last week, Goldman Sachs added…
19 Essential Industries The General Public Doesn't Know Are Falling Apart Behind The Scenes
u/Chadbad1922 / Via reddit.com — spreadskater 'I'm a chef, and I see the direct outcome of all of this every week. Broccolini, onions, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, asparagus, tomatoes, potatoes, green onions, limes, lemons, and oranges are…
Doctors Skeptical of Insurers' Pledges to Rein in Prior Authorization
Physicians remain skeptical that health insurers' pledges to ease prior authorization hassles will result in any meaningful action, an American Medical Association (AMA) survey found. In June 2025, a group of about 60 insurers said that they would…
Exclusive: Dr. Oz announces health coalition to streamline prior authorizations
A coalition of 29 major health care players is coming together to simplify the prior authorization process for medical treatments, Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, announced at Axios' Future of Health…
Newsom's legacy on the line when he unveils revised budget proposal
At the center of the debate is California's unique dependence on high-income taxpayers, particularly capital gains tied to Wall Street performance. Because the state collects such a large share of its revenue from the wealthiest 1% of residents…
Tax cuts collide with inflation as voters weigh Trump's economy in the midterms
It's a financial tug-of-war shaping people's lives as they consider the upcoming midterm elections, which will determine control of Congress during the final two years of Trump's tenure. All of these economic issues have been center stage in the…
A Government for Big Tobacco and Bigger Families
This story was originally published by The Contrarian, “A One-Two Punch from HHS.” The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) made multiple headlines this week—starting with the on-again-off-again tenure of Dr. Marty…
Could proposed WakeMed-Atrium deal become catalyst for broader hospital reform?
Rising healthcare costs are a concern for many North Carolina residents, including some members of the state legislature who are pushing a proposal that they say could help make care more affordable for consumers. Their idea: repealing some of the…
For three years I scoured the world for answers to Europe's big problems - here's what I found
It's mid-afternoon in Fujisawa. Schoolchildren, rucksacks on their backs, bound into a room where a group of pensioners welcome them boisterously, before sitting them down to help with their homework. This group of older people is looked after by…
Leaders shouldn't toss around the 'AI' buzzword in layoffs. Here's why
Layoffs used to be something that made a company's stock tank. But after Block announced layoffs recently, its stock went up. And they weren't the only ones: Snap did the same thing a few months earlier, as did Meta and Amazon. The common thread?
Xavier Becerra's decades in public office are a blessing and a curse in his California governor bid
Democrat Xavier Becerra is counting on his decades-long public career to catapult him into the California governor's office, but that lengthy political resume has also given his critics fodder to question his competence in the race's closing weeks.
I thought a breakup had triggered a canker sore-it was cancer
By Rachel Passarella, as told to Newsweek When a red spot first appeared on my tongue, I didn't think much of it. I was two weeks out from a devastating breakup—the kind that knocks the wind out of you and leaves your whole body buzzing with…
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