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Ken Paxton opens investigation into UnitedHealth Group
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is opening an investigation into UnitedHealth Group over reports of “deceptive and unlawful practices” and allegations that the company denied Texans access to healthcare. The Republican Senate…
Trump Just Took a Sledgehammer to One of Healthcare's Most Infuriating Practices
The days of healthcare consumers not being able to determine the price of a procedure may soon be behind us, as the Trump administration moves to create regulations that ensure 'Americans will have access to more reliable, accessible, and…
Wall Street's $10 Billion India Hospital Bet Sparks A Fight Over Bills
Insurers say private providers are inflating bills and pushing patients toward high-cost procedures. Wall Street came to India chasing one of the world's greatest hospital growth stories. It found something else too: a fight over who will pick up…
Health care's emerging risk: unauthorized AI agents
Health systems that are scrambling to protect themselves against cyberattacks and data breaches have a new problem: unchecked AI agents. The big picture: The expanding use of agents in health care is outpacing the industry's ability to police the…
Kalshi bets big on NY with $3M Housing Works donation - despite legal battle with Gov. Hochul
Kalshi is donating a whopping $3 million to nonprofit Housing Works to expand healthcare for New Yorkers, despite being sued by Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state's attorney general. The multi-year partnership will be the largest single-donor gift in…
Florida could slash property taxes - but not for Canadian snowbirds - National
Voters across the United States will go to polls in the midterm elections on Nov. 3, but Florida voters will also cast their ballots on a question that affects Canadian snowbirds – whether to significantly cut property taxes. The question is…
Patient Dies by Suicide After 'Insurance Issue' Delayed Medicine for Lung Disease Flare-Ups
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” KYLE, Texas — Kenney Blewett was diagnosed with lung disease more than a decade ago…
Hospital and pharmaceutical prices are smothering America's businesses
Workers and employers are drowning in their health insurance premiums. The reason for that deluge: the health care industry's high and inscrutable prices. Health insurers don't set their premiums in a vacuum. The biggest factor is the care people…
250,000 Impacted by Data Breaches at New Jersey, Texas Healthcare Firms
Healthcare organizations Clover Health Investments and AngMar Management Services are notifying more than 250,000 people that their information was stolen in separate data breaches. Jersey City, New Jersey-based Clover Health Investments was hacked…
ICE Crackdowns Saved Money On Healthcare In California
Since implementation of the Affordable Care Act, commonly called Obamacare after President Obama, who signed it into law for his party, an unclear number of California doctors cap the number of patients they will accept under the program. If you…
Libyan teachers' strike escalates as union demands major education reforms
Teachers in Libya have escalated their protests over salaries into an open-ended strike at public schools. Protests began on September 13, the day the school year was due to start. Sit-ins were held outside schools and government buildings in the…
RFK Jr's Relentless Anti-Vax Push Will Disproportionately Hurt Children on Medicaid
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has already demonstrated his Department of Health and Human Services has no concern for disparities. Following President Donald Trump's January 2025 anti-Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) executive orders, HHS put Black…
Could we one day vaccinate against every cancer?
Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT's free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. The winner of the Nobel Prize for medicine was announced early this morning. Did you win your office pool? Do you think another…
EXCLUSIVE: Dolly Parton's Driver Reveals Star's Private Heartbreak
Just weeks after Dolly Parton 's death, her longtime driver is coming forward to reveal the beloved singer's secrets – including how she never got over her husband's death, could amazingly whip up hit-worthy songs in mere minutes and never…
Medicare Is More Broken Than We Thought
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