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Health Insurer Financial Performance in 2024
The largest private health insurance companies often offer plans in multiple markets, including the Medicare Advantage, Medicaid managed care, individual (non-group), and fully-insured group (small and large employer) health insurance markets. Each…
Star Health Insurance sees 50% increase in new policy demand post GST cut on health insurance
Chennai-based Star Health Insurance has seen a strong surge in demand post the removal of Goods and Service Tax (GST) for health insurance in September last year. The standalone health insurance provider has seen a 50 per cent growth in new…
Blue Cross Blue Shield to begin paying $2.6B after class-action lawsuit: Are you eligible?
Nation/World The money stems from a settlement reached with the health insurance giant nearly six years ago. CHICAGO — Letters and emails are going out to people across the country, telling them they may soon receive settlement payments as…
A CBS News personality is starting his own media company - but keeping his day job
As media jobs disappear and the industry shifts even further to a focus on individual personalities, rather than global brands, many journalists are choosing to leave stable jobs and strike out on their own by starting paid newsletters on platforms…
Senior living: Medicare Advantage insurers face new curbs on overcharges
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Fred Schulte, KFF Health News Medicare Advantage health plans recently blasted a government proposal that would keep their reimbursement rates flat next year while making other payment changes. But some…
Three Congressional Missteps on Healthcare: News Article
For the past six months or so, Obamacare subsidies for people who buy their own health insurance have been an issue that has loomed over a sharply divided Congress. One reason why the two parties can't reach some sort of compromise is that neither…
Insurers wave caution flag on patient care changes
Health insurers and providers are debating the proposed prior authorization reforms, with insurers warning of increased costs and providers citing administrative burdens and negative patient outcomes. BOSTON — Health insurers are cautioning…
The 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis - a finance-oriented vignette - LessWrong
This is a linkpost for https://www.citriniresearch.com/p/2028gic A popular (#1 in Substack's Finance category) financial analyst - Citrini - published a 'Macro Memo from June 2028' plotting a potential future of increasing AI capabilities, with a…
Fancy clothes, mealtime alarms and Disney princess gigs: How GLP-1s are changing people's lives in unexpected ways
Tatsiana Volkava | Moment | Getty Images GLP-1 drugs have changed the lives of Americans and others across the world, in ways both expected and unexpected. Originally used to help people with Type 2 diabetes manage their blood sugar levels, GLP-1…
British expats issued £923 state pension warning - 'act now'
Changes to voluntary National Insurance contributions will come into force in April Experts are urging British expats to familiarise themselves with upcoming changes to claiming their state pension whilst overseas, and to act now. Those living…
nib holdings limited (NIBHF) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
nib holdings limited (NIBHF) Q2 2026 Earnings Call February 22, 2026 5:30 PM EST Edward Close - MD, CEO & Executive Director Nick Freeman - Group Chief Financial Officer Julian Braganza - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division Siddharth…
Is Inovio Pharmaceuticals Stock Going to $0?
Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO +0.58%) isn't a particularly well-known or prominent name in the biotech industry, but some may remember it as one of those smaller companies that sought to develop and market a coronavirus vaccine in the early years of…
Can Anti-Billionaire Populism Deliver a 'Blue Wave' for Democrats?
In recent months, Democratic hopes for a “blue wave” in this fall's midterm elections have surged as Donald Trump 's approval ratings have tanked and public opposition to the GOP 's agenda has intensified, amid growing pessimism about…
Sky-high prices put 2026 World Cup matches in Houston out of reach for many soccer fans
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be here in the U.S. before you know it and many soccer fans are gearing up to watch their favorite teams play. However, how many fans will actually get to see a match because of those soaring ticket prices? Unless you…
Justice Department Sues OhioHealth for Anticompetitive Healthcare Contracts
The Justice Department Antitrust Division and Ohio attorney general on Friday filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against OhioHealth, believing that the company's anticompetitive contract restrictions forced Ohio patients to pay higher prices for…
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