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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…
Fake price drops, real debt: Congress must kill latest Medicare subsidy
The program has served its transitional purpose. The Government Accountability Office found that it helped keep premiums relatively stable in 2025, while CMS has concluded that insurers now have enough experience with the redesigned benefit to…
German sugar tax sparks new government row
The two parties have repeatedly clashed since forming their latest coalition in May last year. The CDU/CSU tends to take a more pro-business and fiscally cautious line, while the SPD has proposed higher taxes for the wealthy. SPD Vice Chancellor…
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…
Healthcare could be Republicans' final nail in the coffin this November
For the past 15 years, Republican health care policy has been simple: ObamaCare stinks (end of policy). But that's not just working, and it's adding to their troubles in the 2026 midterms. Health insurance premiums for 2027 are rocketing, and the…
Social Security recipients on track for biggest raise in 4 years
Social Security recipients are in line to receive a benefit increase in 2027, experts say. Monthly payments are expected to rise 3.5 percent when the Social Security Administration announces its cost-of-living adjustment on October 14, according to…
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:…
Small Business Health, Cash Flow Improve in Q3, U.S. Chamber Reports
Small business confidence improved in the third quarter as owners reported stable business health and greater comfort with their cash flow, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce reported Wednesday, releasing the results of the latest Justworks and U.S.
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…
The Needle: Killer Robots Are Coming, Elon Musk Will Lead a Task Force on the Future of Warfare, Trump Is Trying to Claw Back $810 Million from Maryland, and More
Killer robots: According to Democracy Now, silence buyer and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the Pentagon is launching a new four-star military command “dedicated to the rapid adoption of killer robots and other autonomous…
How Boomers Can Save What's Left Of America For The Future
This is an extended version of a speech given to Eagle Forum's national conference last week. Are millennials and Gen Z better off than their parents? In their childbearing and prime income years, boomers were born into a more unified culture, with…
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…
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