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Medicare Advantage Boondoggle Raises Everyone's Premiums
Most seniors' Medicare premiums last year were about 10% higher ($200 annually), because of alleged overpayments to private Medicare Advantage plans, congressional investigators found. Medicare Part B premiums were partly pushed up by controversial…
Insurance industry pushes back against labor law overhaul
Opposition is emerging from both the insurance industry and insurance agents as the government moves to revise labor laws to incorporate special employment workers and freelancers into the formal employment framework, industry officials said…
Common hospital empanelment may progress in 6-12 months: Mayank Bathwal
The health insurance sector is expected to clock around 15 per cent year-on-year growth in premiums this fiscal, as both the retail and corporate segments are witnessing strong growth, says Mayank Bathwal, member of the Executive Committee, General…
Gus Van Sant: 'My assistant wanted to erect a statue of Luigi Mangione. My generation thought: this is murder'
In February 1977, a middle-aged Indianapolis businessman named Tony Kiritsis took hostage an employee at his local mortgage brokers, who he was convinced had cheated him out of the profits of a piece of real estate. The system was weighted against…
Sponsored: ALIX OF BOHEMIA · Marketing Manager · New York, NY (In Office)
ALIX OF BOHEMIA is a luxury women's ready-to-wear brand rooted in artistry, storytelling, and handcrafted detail. Following our debut runway show last fall and our first NYFW presentation on the CFDA calendar, the brand is entering an exciting new…
Republicans will select a replacement who won't be another Marjorie 'Traitor' Greene
On Tuesday, Georgia's 14th congressional district is holding its special election to replace one of the most controversial lawmakers of her generation – Marjorie Taylor Greene – after the MAGA firebrand's surprise resignation earlier…
I moved to California for my husband's job. We split 6 months later, but following him was the best choice I ever made.
'Either we give this a real shot, or we don't,' my husband said during one of our nightly phone calls. By that point, we'd been together for five years (off and on) and married for one. We'd skipped all of the ceremony and quietly wed at City Hall.
Wall Street dips amid Iran war concerns
Wall Street 's main stock indexes slipped on Tuesday as investors exercised caution after comments from US officials suggested escalation in the Middle East war that has spiked energy costs and fueled inflationary concerns. US Defense Secretary…
Who is eligible for up to $5,000 under MHCC class action settlement? What to know
A major health care company has agreed to pay $14 million over claims that it suffered a data breach that exposed sensitive patient information. McLaren Health Care Corporation (MHCC), a Michigan-based hospital network, was accused of failing to…
Sharing genetic risk scores can unwittingly reveal secrets
Genetic risk scores that summarise a person's likelihood of getting certain health conditions can be exploited through mathematical tricks to reveal hidden details about their DNA. The method could theoretically be used by health insurers to…
'Difficult decisions': Durham County and school leaders discuss upcoming budget
During their quarterly meeting on Tuesday, Durham County Commissioners and School Board members met for a long discussion about how to fund the school district's needs. Factors for how to fund the school district include slowing job growth in…
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Minnesota's fraud scandal isn't an immigration problem. It's a spending problem.
In January, Minnesota governor and recent Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz announced that he would not be seeking reelection. Walz's surprise announcement came in the wake of escalating attention on health care fraud in the state, much…
Public trust in NIH, FDA and CDC continues to fall
A survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) at the University of Pennsylvania found that public trust in agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health…
Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission calls for legal protection and social security for gig workers
The Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission (SPC) has proposed policy measures to improve the livelihood, social security, and working conditions of gig workers in the State. In its latest study, ‘Status of Platform Based Gig Workers in Tamil…
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