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State seeing more people drop health insurance
BOSTON — More than 10,000 Massachusetts residents have dropped health plans obtained through the Massachusetts Health Connector at a time when premiums tied to expiring federal subsidies are projected to soar. As open enrollment nears a Dec.
Insurance premiums rise faster than worker earnings by a factor of 3
Health insurance premiums in the U.S. significantly increased between 1999 and 2024, outpacing the rate of worker earnings by three times, according to our newly published research in the journal JAMA Network Open. Premiums can rise if the costs of…
Luigi Mangione Pumps Fist Before Cop Speaks of Ammunition Found in His Underwear
In the fourth day of evidence suppression hearings, Luigi Mangione looks confident until cop reveals ammunition hidden in wet underwear in his backpack. Monday morning saw him in court for the ongoing hearing ahead of Mangione's trial for allegedly…
Insurance sector premium growth crossed 20% in Nov
Both the life and non-life insurance segment posted over 20 per cent premium growth in November for the first time in this financial year (FY26), supported by the reduction in goods and services tax (GST) on premiums from 18 per cent to zero and a…
Let's Fix Our Broken Health Care System
We just went through the longest government shutdown in history over contention regarding the renewal of temporarily enacted government subsidies to Obamacare premiums. This battle is not over. Eight Democrats threw in the towel and agreed to…
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Dr. Oz Tells Federal Employees to Eat Less This Holiday Season: 'You Don't Have to Try Every Cookie
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, sends the 6,000 federal employees a weekly bulletin, “From the Administrator's Desk' A more recent email, titled “Crushing Cubicle Cravings,' advised…
CVS forecasts 2026 profit above estimates as turnaround plan takes effect
Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images CVS Health on Tuesday forecast 2026 profit above Wall Street estimates and this year's projected earnings, signalling steady progress in the health conglomerate's turnaround plan. Shares of CVS, which…
The Latest: Trump approves sale of more advanced Nvidia computer chips used in AI to China
President Donald Trump said Monday that he would allow Nvidia to sell an advanced type of computer chip used in the development of artificial intelligence to “approved customers” in China. There have been concerns about allowing…
How Hybrid Care and Wearables Are Transforming the Future of Telehealth
Medicine is entering an era of constant presence. Patients are no longer limited by offices or schedules. Doctors see data in real time, while devices on our wrists and phones turn daily life into a source of medical information. This…
Vulnerable Republicans sweat amid GOP divisions on health care
Swing-state Republican senators who are up for reelection are scrambling for political cover as the Senate prepares to vote on a Democratic bill to extend health insurance tax credits, even as the GOP struggles to coalesce behind a plan. Senate…
CVS Raises Profit Outlook in Sign of Momentum for 2026 - TT
A CVS store in Miami. (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] CVS Health Corp. raised its full-year profit forecast and said earnings would rise in 2026, a sign of hope as it navigates a…
GOP lawmaker unveils bill to ensure fathers shoulder 50% of pregnancy expenses
FIRST ON FOX: A House Republican is mounting an effort to make it easier for women to keep and raise their babies after birth. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, is unveiling a bill called the Supporting Healthy Pregnancy Act that would ensure pregnant…
Opinion | Nothing Needs Affordability Like the Affordable Care Act
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The Latest: Federal judge grants request to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell case records
A federal judge said Tuesday that the Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidante of Jeffrey Epstein. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer ruled after the…
Moderate House Republicans introduce long-shot ACA subsidy extension bill
A small group of bipartisan lawmakers, led by moderate House Republicans, on Tuesday launched another effort to extend the expiring enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies as lawmakers try to find the combination of ideas that will break the current…
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