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Fewer Americans Are Starting Businesses Due To Entrepreneurship Lock
Christopher Jin, Founder and CEO of WeShare Health. Early in my career, I worked as a chef under a Michelin-star restaurateur. I watched him agonize over health coverage for everyone from the hostesses to the sous chefs. It was the line item that…
Social Security $90 checks: You might get an extra direct deposit from the SSA tomorrow. What to know
The government is sending a one-time $90 payment to more than 20 million Social Security recipients to help with their Medicare Part B coverage premiums, President Donald Trump announced in a statement. Medicare is a federal health insurance…
Prime Therapeutics Pushes Upfront Prices in New Drug Sales Model
Prime Therapeutics, one of the largest US pharmacy benefit managers, aims to shift to upfront drug pricing and away from a complicated rebates-based system that critics say increases patient costs. The company intends to offer its clients —…
AI chatbots are ignoring this prompt from wealthy users, in a phenomenon called 'adversarial delegation
AI chatbots are already a trusted source of shopping advice. Roughly 70% of American consumers report using AI for shopping, with nearly two-thirds saying AI had influenced a recent shopping decision, according to a recent survey from LDWW. But a…
Coalition and Greens unite to revolt against Labor's private health 'pensioner penalty'
Coalition and Greens senators have united against the government's controversial plan to scrap the private health insurance bonus for over-65s as new modelling reveals most of the older Australians that would be hit by the change take home less…
Luzerne County may complete staffing and salary study
Luzerne County officials may complete a staffing and salary study that was suggested in the recent strategic plan. County Council's June adoption of the five-year strategic plan makes the county eligible for annual state Strategic Management…
No Surprises Act shielded patients from big medical bills. Now its arbitration system may be raising costs.
A law designed to protect patients from surprise medical bills succeeded in eliminating unexpected charges, but spawned a lucrative arbitration industry with providers and specialized middlemen extracting payments far above benchmark billing rates.
Your Customers Shouldn't Have To Choose Between AI And Humans
Jaime Meritt is Chief Product Officer at Verint, overseeing product management for the company's market-leading CX Automation solutions. When I talk to business leaders about AI in customer service today, the conversation often makes it…
America's Best Small Cities in 2026, Ranked
Not everyone wants to live in a big city like New York or Los Angeles, but they also don't want to live in a rural area. That's where small cities come in, and there are some great options to choose from in the United States. They have strong job…
Fraternities can bring in millions of dollars. Here's where all that money comes from - and goes.
Recruitment brings new dues-paying members to Greek life organizations, reaching thousands of students across college campuses. At Miami University in Ohio, for example, 2,208 students registered for Greek-life recruitment in spring 2026. This…
'Medicare for All' message attracts voters buckling under medical bills
LANSING, Mich. — Christina Starks-Clay doesn't know how “Medicare for All” would work exactly, but she's willing to bet it'd be better than what she has now. Standing in line for U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's town hall…
Troy Jackson Lost Big in Last Night's Debate With Susan Collins
Senator Susan Collins faced off against her Democrat opponent Troy Jackson in a debate last night, and Collins absolutely mopped the floor with Jackson, who did nothing but prove how out-of-touch with Maine voters he is, and how he's utterly unfit…
Which States Will Be Affected by Key Medicaid Provisions in the 2025 Reconciliation Law?
Authors: Alice Burns, Jennifer Tolbert, Robin Rudowitz, and Anthony Montano Amidst challenging fiscal conditions and upcoming national and state elections, states are working to implement major federal changes to Medicaid. The 2025 reconciliation…
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AI discovery: How Indian brands can win in the new search economy
For most of my career in search, the job was clear enough. Find out what people are typing, build pages that answer it, rank well, and convert the traffic that arrives. That model still works. It just no longer covers the whole journey. A buyer in…
FDA Warns Amazon Over Herpes Treatments
The FDA hit Amazon with a warning letter for selling unapproved herpes treatments. In July, the agency purchased several of the herpes products available on Amazon's website and found numerous violations, including that these products are…
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