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Health insurer Bupa signs deal to buy integrated healthcare business
Bupa is making its biggest push into allied and holistic healthcare in Australia, after spending around $450 million to acquire Quadrant Private Equity's Partnered Health. Sources briefed on the deal told Street Talk that the British health…
California is raising taxes on your health insurance
Legislators approved a redesigned health tax that shifts more cost onto privately insured Californians to help preserve billions in federal Medi-Cal funding. A family of four could pay $400 more a year in premiums — but the tax still needs…
Accused insurance CEO killer could face hurdles with breakdown defense
Luigi Mangione, the man accused of assassinating a health insurance executive in a carefully executed plot, could have a hard time convincing jurors at his murder trial that he suffered a mental health breakdown, legal experts have said. Mangione…
Here's how Luigi Mangione's manifesto could play into psychiatric defense
(NewsNation) — Luigi Mangione's “ manifesto,” found in a notebook after his capture, could play a role in his defense team's strategy to claim he was having a severe emotional episode when he allegedly shot and killed…
Shoppers set to spend almost $600 on average this EOFY season | Compare the Market AU
More than half of Australians (56%) plan to splash cash in End of Financial Year (EOFY) sales, with consumers set to fork out $593 on average according to Compare the Market data. Topping the shopping list was fashionwear (34%), followed by a new…
FTC Sues Transgender Medical Assn. for Deceptive Claims About Safety of Treatments on Minors
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has joined with four states in a lawsuit seeking to stop the leading medical organization focused on gender transition from deceptive practices misleading parents about the dangers of subjecting their children to…
Mangione, accused insurance CEO killer, could face hurdles with mental breakdown defense
Mangione plans to argue he suffered mental health breakdown at CEO killing trial New York law allows jurors to downgrade murder charges over “extreme emotional disturbance” Strategy could be undermined by evidence of planning, evading…
Peptides and Rare Disease Drugs Benefit From More Welcoming FDA
This article is for subscribers only. Welcome back to Bloomberg's Health Monitor, a weekly look at the boardroom decisions, scientific advances and policy fights shaping the future of medicine. Sign up now if you're not already on the list. The FDA…
Maryland woman to return to U.S. after stroke leaves her stuck in a Panama hospital
A Maryland woman is set to return to the U.S. Sunday in a medevac after she got stuck in Panama after a medical emergency, according to an online fundraiser. Kalin Rytina, from Carroll County, suffered a stroke while on vacation, and was in the…
Fury as more taxes set to be thrust on Californians as key vote passes
California Democrats on Thursday officially sent tax-related proposals that could raise health insurance premiums and slap a new charge on software downloads to Gavin Newsom, who is expected to sign them into law. The measures are part of…
The pros and cons of retiring overseas with your pension
Ray Merlehan and his wife are thinking about moving to Malaysia, Spain or Greece when they retire. Financially, it may be a better option for the couple than staying in Australia. 'I feel a little bit disappointed,' Mr Merlehan said. 'I never…
Exclusive | Gavin Newsom's vanity project dropped from California budget after backlash
California Democrats have quietly scrapped Gov. Gavin Newsom's controversial $20 million plan to honor the state's living former governors from the budget – abandoning a proposal that sparked rare bipartisan backlash and led critics to…
EXCLUSIVE: Luigi Mangione's 'Only Option' Is to Prove He Acted 'Emotionally' - As Accused CEO 'Assassin' Lays Out Blueprint for His Defense
Luigi Mangione has revealed his strategy in the face of overwhelming evidence against him in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The alleged assassin's surprise announcement that he plans to use a 'psychiatric…
They're uninsured after Obamacare became too costly. And they're far from alone.
Some families have decided the price is too great of a financial burden and canceled their coverage. SUGAR GROVE, N.C. — Year after year, Ross and Rebecca Tobiassen saw their healthcare costs rise, having relied on the Affordable Care Act…
Bob Blendon, an Expert Giant in Health Policy and Polling, Dies
Bob Blendon, ScD, a giant in the world of healthcare polling, died Wednesday, said officials from Harvard University in Boston. 'Bob contributed so much to health policy as an innovator in research on public opinion,' Paul Ginsburg, PhD, of the…
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