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The media's go-to 'electability' experts are funded by Wall St., Amazon, and health insurance giants
As progressive, DSA, and DSA-adjacent candidates win primaries throughout the US, corporate media is rushing to prop up their favorite “centrist” and “moderate” critics—who, ostensibly, are just looking out for…
Galaxy Health Insurance enters travel insurance segment with launch of new product
Galaxy Health Insurance on Thursday said it has expanded into the international travel insurance segment with the launch of ‘Galaxy Fly Global Travel Insurance'. With this, the company has broadened its protection portfolio beyond its core…
Mangione expected to plead guilty in Manhattan federal court Friday, sources say
Luigi Mangione, the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is expected to plead guilty at a hearing Friday in Manhattan federal court, according to sources familiar with the planned hearing. It comes weeks before his state trial was…
Big Insurance is trying to gut the No Surprises Act
Fourteen years ago, Claudia Knafo, a concert pianist in New York, was surprised by a $101,000 medical bill for spinal surgery she needed to keep working. But rather than accept it and pay the amount, she set off a revolution that culminated in the…
Prior Authorization Metrics Provide New Insights into Insurer Practices, but Gaps Remain
The use of prior authorization by health insurers has come under increased scrutiny in recent years, as nearly 7 in 10 insured adults say prior authorization is a burden when it comes to getting health care. Health insurers use prior authorization…
Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty in stalking case, NYT reports
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Federal audit finds Swiss hospitals fail to pass on discounts to patients
By law, doctors' practices, hospitals and pharmacies are generally required to pass on any discounts they receive when purchasing medicines to health insurance funds. In an audit report published on Wednesday, the Swiss Federal Audit Office (EFK)…
Swiss pharma group warns medicine access is worsening
A survey of member companies has shown that pharmaceutical manufacturers no longer consider themselves able, under the current framework, to launch new therapies in Switzerland in a timely manner without jeopardising prices in the US, Interpharma…
How can we make booming Melbourne more liveable? Join the conversation on our city's future
This week, and for the next three weeks, your editor's note will look a little different. As I revealed in last week's note, The Age and the University of Melbourne will host Melbourne Assembly, a three-day forum in October to bring together the…
What is Gen Z's dark and nonsensical humor trying to say?
After Luigi Mangione was arrested in December 2024 in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the internet did what it often does: It turned something serious into a joke. Although Mangione has pleaded not guilty to…
Birth order linked to 150 health conditions in study of 10 million American siblings
Whether someone is the older or younger sibling may be linked to certain health outcomes later in life, according to a massive new study. Analyzing medical data from 10 million U.S. siblings over two decades, researchers from the University of…
HSBC global insurance business head Moncreiffe to leave, sources say
HSBC's global chief executive for insurance business, Edward Moncreiffe, is set to leave the bank after two decades with the lender, sources said, amid a broader global overhaul and a wealth push in Asia. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The…
Trump, Medicaid and LGBTQ+ rights: He calls them 'barbaric surgeries,' critics say he's 'terrorizing trans youth'
President Donald Trump's administration said that Medicaid will stop paying for gender-affirming surgeries and hormone treatments for transgender minors and the state Children's Health Insurance Program won't pay for the treatments for those under…
Eli Lilly's GLP-1 Pricing Problem Is Actually a Growth Opportunity
Eli Lilly (LLY -0.76%) is posting excellent financial results thanks to its work in the GLP-1 market. However, some investors worry that the company could suffer from insufficient insurance coverage for its GLP-1 medicines, particularly in the…
Harvard-China links unearthed as Congress finds 140 papers co-authored by CCP military universities
FIRST ON FOX: Harvard allegedly failed to adequately safeguard research collaborations with Chinese institutions, including universities tied to Beijing's military and defense-industrial base, according to a report from the House Select Committee…
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