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laist.com - Aaron Schrank - Californians without health insurance could double, state analyst warns
Californians without health insurance could double, state analyst warns
LAist

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Californians without health insurance could double, state analyst warns Hundreds of…

dailycaller.com - Ireland Owens - Is Employer-Provided Health Insurance Actually Good For American Workers?
Is Employer-Provided Health Insurance Actually Good For American Workers?
The Daily Caller

Employer-sponsored health insurance can create significant challenges for some U.S. workers, according to experts. Roughly 49% of the nation's workers currently get health insurance coverage via their employers, according to United Healthcare.

techcrunch.com - Zack Whittaker - US healthcare marketplaces shared citizenship and race data with ad tech giants
US healthcare marketplaces shared citizenship and race data with ad tech giants
TechCrunch

Almost all of the 20 U.S. state government-run health insurance marketplaces shared residents' application information with advertising and tech giants, including Google, LinkedIn, Meta, and Snap, according to a new investigation by Bloomberg. The…

rediff.com - Aathira Varier - SBI General Insurance MD & CEO Naveen Chandra Jha on FY27 Growth, Market Share, and Strategy
SBI General Insurance MD & CEO Naveen Chandra Jha on FY27 Growth, Market Share, and Strategy
Rediff.com

SBI General Insurance, led by MD & CEO Naveen Chandra Jha, is strategically positioning itself to capture a 10 per cent market share among private and standalone health insurers within the next five years, driven by disciplined underwriting, retail…

futurism.com - Joe Wilkins - Zuckerberg Trying to Simulate Human Biology at the Cellular Level
Zuckerberg Trying to Simulate Human Biology at the Cellular Level
Futurism

Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Mark Zuckerberg is following a path paved by fellow billionaires Bill Gates and Warren Buffet: laundering his untold billions through a health research prestige project. Called the…

zerohedge.com - Tyler Durden - Cigna To Exit Obamacare In 2027 Amid Rising Costs
Cigna To Exit Obamacare In 2027 Amid Rising Costs
Zero Hedge

The Cigna Group, one of the country's largest health services and insurance firms, is joining others, including Aetna and UnitedHealthcare, in divesting its individual health exchange business. By the end of 2026, Cigna Group will no longer offer…

newsbusters.org - Mark Finkelstein - MS NOW's Chosen Medicaid 'Expert' Opposes Work Requirements 'For Anything'
MS NOW's Chosen Medicaid 'Expert' Opposes Work Requirements 'For Anything'
https://newsbusters.org/

Sunday night's episode of The Weekend: Primetime on MS NOW launched a predictable attack on Nebraska's new Medicaid work requirements. Equally predictable was the 'expert' MS NOW chose: NYU professor Sherry Glied — a former top Obama HHS…

afr.com - Nick Coatsworth - Labor's EV discount passes the cost-benefit test on health outcomes
Labor's EV discount passes the cost-benefit test on health outcomes
Australian Financial Review

Using tax policy as a lever for health policy outcomes is a Janus-faced beast. It can powerfully shape behaviour: the original intent of tobacco excise and the Medicare levy surcharge – to reduce smoking and increase private health coverage…

bloomberg.com - Tanaz Meghjani - State Healthcare Sites Are Sharing Personal Data with Big Tech
State Healthcare Sites Are Sharing Personal Data with Big Tech
Bloomberg

Nearly all of the 20 state-run health insurance exchanges in the US have added advertising trackers that transmit user activity back to big tech companies, in some cases sending more data than state officials realized. Bloomberg News reviewed…

whyy.org - Nicole Leonard - Up to 90,000 Philadelphians could lose Medicaid under new federal rules
Up to 90,000 Philadelphians could lose Medicaid under new federal rules
WHYY

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! As many as 90,000 Philadelphians could be at risk of losing health insurance coverage through Medicaid after federal work…

mondoweiss.net - Michael Arria - How Dr. Adam Hamawy's experience as a surgeon in Gaza inspired him to run for Congress
How Dr. Adam Hamawy's experience as a surgeon in Gaza inspired him to run for Congress
Mondoweiss

The race to replace retiring Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) in New Jersey's 12th's district is crowded, but one candidate recently earned the support of the newly-launched pro-Palestine Super PAC American Priorities. That's Dr. Adam Hamawy, a…

foxnews.com - Howard Kurtz - Tuning out: Why many Americans are sick of the news - especially Trump news
Tuning out: Why many Americans are sick of the news - especially Trump news
Fox News

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Seems like there's a survey for everything under the sun: Where does Gen Z get its news? Are you worried about the economy? What do you think of the White House ballroom? And yet there's a new set of…

medpagetoday.com - Joyce Frieden - Will the Coming Cuts to Medicaid Spare the 'Truly Needy'?
Will the Coming Cuts to Medicaid Spare the 'Truly Needy'?
Medpage Today

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act may impose the largest health insurance coverage losses in U.S. history. Studies of four previous coverage contractions found that enrollees who were dropped from Medicaid experienced worsened access to care and…

digitaltrends.com - Vikhyaat Vivek - AI-fueled health policies are depriving the needy in one of the world's poorest countries
AI-fueled health policies are depriving the needy in one of the world's poorest countries
Digital Trends

Kenya was promising wider access to more affordable healthcare. But a new investigation has revealed that its algorithm-driven system is making life harder for the people it was supposed to help most. According to reporting by The Guardian, Africa…

channelnewsasia.com - Jack Board - Land of Smiles - and mandatory travel insurance? Thailand's proposed move for tourists stirs debate
Land of Smiles - and mandatory travel insurance? Thailand's proposed move for tourists stirs debate
CNA

BANGKOK: For many travellers to Thailand, the kingdom offers an adventurous escape; a place where riding a motorcycle along a coastal road, or scuba diving around a colourful coral reef is a rite of passage. Such experiences come with risk. But…

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