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Disabled workers at greater risk of losing health insurance
Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT's free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. Maybe I just read too much science fiction, but xenotransplantation has got to be one of the coolest words out there (shout-out…
Medicare for All: Where We're Going and How We're Getting There
The following is adapted from “ The Road to Medicare for All: A Call to Action,” published by Routledge. In the early morning hours of December 4, 2024, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare was gunned down outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown…
UnitedHealth Is Trouncing the Market in 2026. Is the Stock Still a Buy?
Last year, UnitedHealth Group 's (UNH +0.32%) struggles with rising medical costs weighed significantly on earnings -- and on stock performance. But the company has since put into place a plan to turn things around, and that plan has been bearing…
Georgian National Now Charged in $1.3 Billion Health Care Fraud
The various healthcare and other social program fraudsters seem determined to outdo one another in how much they can rip off the American taxpayers. The latest example comes to us from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts…
USLPA ratifies new CBA through 2030 season
The Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for players in the USL Championship that was tentatively agreed to last May has been ratified by the USL Players Association (USLPA), both the United Soccer League (USL) and the USLPA announced on Friday.
Employer and worker health plan costs expected to jump in 2027
Employers across the U.S. are likely to face sharply higher health insurance costs next year, which could drive up how much workers pay for medical coverage, according to a recent survey. Health benefits consulting firm Marsh projects that the…
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22 Industry Secrets That Are So Shocking, They'll Make You Shudder And Say, 'Bleh, WHAT?!'
'That's why my grandparents had feral cats on the farm.' 'Correct. My farm cat is lethal. I got him to control the rodent population but the little asshole has expanded his killing to a surprising amount of small animals. This is why house cats…
The big business of personal protection: How private security became a $50 billion industry
Violent crime in the U.S. has plummeted over recent decades, but high-profile attacks have helped prompt a boom in spending on private security and a rush in demand for companies like Allied Universal. Revenue in the private security market rose…
'Notorious': Roy Webb's Slithery Hitchcock Score
Patricia Hitchcock regarded “Notorious”—Alfred Hitchcock's 1946 film starring Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman and Claude Rains—as her father's finest, and one can see why. In addition to its dream cast it has a formalist…
An insurance company bet on LSU to win big. Is it tied to Lane Kiffin's bonus?
On Aug. 13, an insurance company placed a series of enormous transactions on Kalshi predicting LSU to have an amazing season. In fact, if the Tigers win the national championship, those wagers will pay off to the tune of $3 million. Which just…
Ossoff Ad Takes Collins' Quote Out of Context
In the Georgia Senate race, Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff has been running TV ads that take a sound bite from his opponent about Social Security out of context. In a radio interview last year, Republican Rep. Mike Collins made the case for the tax…
Belmond weighs future of police department as staffing, budget pressures grow
Updated: 10:32 PM CDT Sep 3, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Belmond weighs future of police department as staffing, budget pressures grow Updated: 10:32 PM CDT Sep 3, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ BELMOND, Iowa — Residents filled…
Star Health pays 17 lakh+ claims worth ₹5,800 cr in Keralam
Marking 20 years of its foundation, Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Limited has settled 17 lakh+ claims worth nearly ₹5,800 crore since inception in Keralam. In Q1FY27, the company recorded GWP of ₹518 crore in the State and…
Discovery Bank hits R370m profit, clients near 2m
Discovery Bank posted R370 million profit, while attracting 70% of new business from outside the Discovery Group. Discovery Bank has reported a normalised profit from operations of R370 million for the year ended 30 June 2026, marking a turnaround…
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