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Health Insurer Centene's Chief Financial Officer To Step Down
Health insurer Centene, one of the nation's largest providers of Obamacare, said chief financial officer Drew Asher plans to step down from his role as chief financial officer in December of this year. Health insurer Centene, one of the nation's…
Health insurers are dropping Medicare Advantage plans - and nearly 3 million older Americans will be affected
Thousands of seniors are receiving notification that their Medicare Advantage plan won't be available next year, and there's nothing they can do about it except find another option. One in 10 Medicare Advantage policyholders face forced…
T.N. government to launch health insurance for the elderly
Tamil Nadu will launch the ‘Chief Minister's Elderly Health Insurance Scheme', covering nearly 38 lakh senior citizens aged 70 and above. The scheme will provide free medical treatment, including cancer care packages, advanced cardiac…
Electronic Record Giant Epic Touts Real-Time Insurer Reviews Amid Industry Scrutiny
Epic Systems is working with medical care providers and an increasing number of health insurers to modernize prior authorization, the controversial process of insurers reviewing hospital admissions and medications. In this photo, Epic founder and…
How did Luigi Mangione's cold-blooded execution turn into a 'stalking' charge?
While running for president in 2016, then-candidate Donald Trump once famously boasted, “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters, OK? It's, like, incredible.” What's incredible is…
Deeply Emotional': Luigi Mangione's Friends React to His Guilty Plea
On Friday, Luigi Mangione confessed to stalking and killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street in Dec. 2024. Since the shooting, Mangione has become a nationally recognized figure, and for some he is a symbol of violent…
Mangione state trial delayed as prosecutors respond to motion to dismiss on double jeopardy claims
The state trial for Luigi Mangione, the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson who pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges on Friday, has been delayed while prosecutors respond to the defense motion to dismiss the state's case…
Luigi Mangione's state murder trial is postponed after federal guilty plea
NEW YORK – Maryland native Luigi Mangione ‘s trial on New York state murder and weapons charges over the 2024 killing of a health insurance CEO was postponed on Monday, after the 28-year-old Ivy League graduate pleaded guilty last…
Swiss unions seek 2% pay rise, employers back 1%
Travail.Suisse said its 2% demand was an average that would vary by sector. In healthcare, for example, affiliated union Syna is seeking increases of 5% to 6%, citing years of low wage growth that have led to a sharp decline in purchasing power.
Can Life Insurance Companies Use Genetic-Testing Results?
Federal laws don't address whether life insurance companies can use genetic-testing information in underwriting. In most states, life insurers can use genetic information that is in your medical records. Several state legislatures are proposing…
Why Luigi Mangione and Lindsay Clancy still draw sympathy
Luigi Mangione walked into federal court this month and admitted that he killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Lindsay Clancy's trial began with even less mystery about the central fact: her lawyers do not dispute that she killed her three…
Colorectal cancer crisis looms for Bay Area's most vulnerable
Nancy Villena remembers that a 'thousand things' flashed through her mind three years ago when the Petaluma Health Center called and said her stool test was abnormal. After days of worry, including concern about her lack of health insurance…
Socialists are selling you 'Medicare for All.' It's just Medicaid with better PR
In Michigan, Abdul el Sayed, who “literally wrote the book on Medicare for All,” is “running to guarantee healthcare for every single American.” “Expanding Medicare and providing it to every single American would…
New Public Sector Strike Meets with Little Response in Geneva
Protesters at the public sector strike in Geneva called for the resignation of State Councilors Carole-Anne Kast and Nathalie Fontanet. About 500 people joined a demonstration against budget cuts in Geneva on Monday evening. The latest public…
Walmart and McDonald's aren't the SNAP kings anymore - Uber, Lyft and DoorDash lead in workers on food stamps
The next time you call an Uber ride or order food delivery with an app, there's a good chance that the gig worker you meet is getting government benefits. In 2025, companies such as DoorDash, Lyft and Uber had the most workers receiving…
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