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scrippsnews.com - Maura Barrett - Workers should brace for biggest health insurance cost jump in decades
Workers should brace for biggest health insurance cost jump in decades
Scripps News

Employers are bracing for double-digit increases in healthcare costs, and small businesses could face the biggest squeeze. A new survey from consulting firm Marsh shows employers expect health benefit costs to rise 8.2% per employee in 2027…

click2houston.com - Ajay Patel - Pasadena ISD backs down on health insurance plan that would have more than tripled some family premiums
Pasadena ISD backs down on health insurance plan that would have more than tripled some family premiums
KPRC

PASADENA, TX – Pasadena Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Toni Lopez says the district will not move forward with a proposed transition to TRS-ActiveCare on Jan. 1. Lopez announced the decision after withdrawing the health…

rediff.com - Aathira Varier - GST Removal on Health, Life Insurance Boosts Policy Purchases & Coverage
GST Removal on Health, Life Insurance Boosts Policy Purchases & Coverage
Rediff.com

The removal of Goods and Services Tax on individual health and life insurance has significantly boosted new policy purchases and expanded coverage levels across India, despite an initial surge moderating, according to leading insurers and…

whyy.org - Nicole Leonard - Pa. ACA health insurance buyers face 16% average premium increase in 2027
Pa. ACA health insurance buyers face 16% average premium increase in 2027
WHYY

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Pennsylvanians will face higher health insurance premiums this fall when they shop for 2027 coverage on Pennie, the state's…

globenewswire.com - JazzCash - JazzCash Named Finalist for Digitising Government Welfare Disbursement and Insurtech at The Money Awards 2026
JazzCash Named Finalist for Digitising Government Welfare Disbursement and Insurtech at The Money Awards 2026
GlobeNewswire

Islamabad – September 22, 2026: JazzCash, Pakistan's leading digital financial services provider and a subsidiary of VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), has been named a finalist at The Money Awards 2026 in two categories: Strategic Alliance &…

axios.com - Caitlin Owens - Midterms' new populism: Taking on health industries
Midterms' new populism: Taking on health industries
Axios

The willingness to confront powerful health care interests is becoming a litmus test for candidates in congressional battleground races with six weeks to go before the midterm elections. Why it matters: Forget the old Affordable Care Act wars.

medpagetoday.com - MedPage Today Staff - GLP-1 Lawsuits Over Eye Risk; Hospital Oxygen Supply Cut; Top Causes of U.S. Deaths
GLP-1 Lawsuits Over Eye Risk; Hospital Oxygen Supply Cut; Top Causes of U.S. Deaths
Medpage Today

Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Dozens of Americans sued manufacturers of GLP-1 receptor agonists, claiming the drugmakers failed to warn patients about the risk of non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy…

businessinsider.com - Hannah Howard - I built a freelance career by saying yes. Now, I'm learning when not to.
I built a freelance career by saying yes. Now, I'm learning when not to.
Business Insider

I don't think I would have had the courage to become a freelancer if I hadn't been laid off. The year was 2014. I was 27, living in a tiny studio on the Upper West Side, conveniently located next to not one, not two, but three frozen yogurt shops.

theguardian.com - Guardian staff reporter - As president of Botswana, I know how we can make malaria a memory in Africa | Duma Gideon Boko
As president of Botswana, I know how we can make malaria a memory in Africa | Duma Gideon Boko
The Guardian

Botswana nearly defeated malaria. In 2024, we recorded just 290 cases and one death. Through our elimination efforts, many of our districts had seen no local malaria cases since 2010. Then, as is unfortunately the nature of malaria, it came back.

sfchronicle.com - Chronicle Editorial Board - Endorsement: The billionaire tax won't decide California's future. Prop 3 will
Endorsement: The billionaire tax won't decide California's future. Prop 3 will
San Francisco Chronicle

California's one-time billionaire tax is getting all the press this election cycle. But there's another proposed tax on the wealthy this November whose fate is far more essential to the state's finances: Proposition 3. The measure doesn't create a…

thefederalist.com - Christopher Jacobs - What My Car Accident Reveals About Dems' Insurance Priorities
What My Car Accident Reveals About Dems' Insurance Priorities
The Federalist: Religion, Politics, and Culture

The next time Democrats regain political power in Washington, they will inevitably attempt to enact yet another major expansion of government health care. To support their efforts, they will, among other things, claim that uncompensated care to…

jpost.com - REUTERS - Donald Trump administration cancels Obamacare plans covering 760,000 people
Donald Trump administration cancels Obamacare plans covering 760,000 people
The Jerusalem Post

The US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said on Tuesday it canceled 315,000 Obamacare health plans covering about 760,000 people last month, citing unverified citizenship or immigration documentation and suspected improper enrollments. The…

thenation.com - The Nation - Gina Hinojosa: 'We Flip Texas, and It's Over'
Gina Hinojosa: 'We Flip Texas, and It's Over'
Home 9/21 | The Nation

The Nation Weekly Fridays. A weekly digest of the best of our coverage. By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support The Nation 's journalism. You may…

foxnews.com - David Unsworth - Rep. Eric Burlison: 'Most of my colleagues are drunk on spending other people's money...even Republicans
Rep. Eric Burlison: 'Most of my colleagues are drunk on spending other people's money...even Republicans
Fox News

Facing a national debt that has exploded past $40 trillion, Missouri Rep. Eric Burlison isn't holding back on his own colleagues—accusing Washington lawmakers on both sides of the aisle of being 'drunk on spending' while working-class…

scmp.com - Morning Studio editors - More than 8 in 10 people across Asia have delayed their medical care, report finds
More than 8 in 10 people across Asia have delayed their medical care, report finds
South China Morning Post

The survey respondents point to three recurring obstacles driving this trend. They cited “confusing bureaucracy” and complex payment processes among the biggest challenges in accessing medical care. More than half – 55 per cent…

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