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Why health insurance still doesn't guarantee hospital care in India | The Hindu Editorial
India's latest NSSO health survey shows a sharp rise in health insurance coverage since the launch of PMJAY. But despite wider coverage, access to hospital care remains uneven, with hidden costs and capacity gaps continuing to affect patients…
Netflix's 'Beef' highlights a $5,000 deductible - how to handle your own healthcare costs
The second season of Emmy-winning Netflix show 'Beef' takes on steep health insurance deductibles, reflecting the pain many Americans experience from their medical costs. As medical services expand and costs surge, employers and insurers have…
In 2026, 'learn to code' has become 'learn to nurse'
For many years, manufacturing jobs were the safe, sure way to become financially stable — the engine of the post-war middle class as the American economy exploded in the Eisenhower years. Then, as globalization moved factory jobs away to…
Meghan Markle's dad Thomas moves back to US in his bid to walk again
The Duchess of Sussex's estranged dad has moved back to the US from the Philippines to be fitted with a state-of-the art prosthetic limb to help him walk again. Thomas Markle, 81, has been in rehab since his left leg was amputated in a three-hour…
While Planning IVF Treatment
I'm 35 and my spouse and I are considering assisted reproductive treatment. We do not have fertility coverage currently. If we purchase a comprehensive health insurance policy now, will it cover IVF or related procedures after waiting periods? Or…
Hospitals and Insurers Are Getting Rich Off Medical Fraud
Polls show Americans are angry -- and rightly so -- at accelerating medical bills. Meanwhile, the insurers and hospitals keep raking in record profits. UnitedHealthcare just reported jumbo profits so far in 2026, and in 2025 they recorded revenues…
Opinion | I Was Told I Had 6 Months to Live. That Was 20 Years Ago.
Twenty years ago, I was told I likely had 6 months to live. I was 22 when I had a seizure and woke up on the floor of a coffee shop in Little Rock, Arkansas. Imaging showed a large tumor in my right frontal lobe, and within hours I was transferred…
'Living in survival mode': Houston's embattled immigrant community faces health, climate and petrochemical crises
Cándido Álvarez has made it his policy never to go to the doctor. “Not when I'm sick, not even when it's serious,” he said. “I prefer not to go.” So when, amid one of Houston's increasingly sweltering…
Workers to get fair wages, Rs 5 lakh annual health cover: Yogi on Labour Day
3 min read Lucknow Make us preferred source on Google On the occasion of Labour Day, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the labour and employment department has been directed to constitute a new wage board and ensure that all workers…
Cigna Pulls Out of ObamaCare as 369,000 Enrollees Face Rising Costs
A major shift in the health insurance market is unfolding as Cigna prepares to step away from the Affordable Care Act marketplace, leaving 369,000 enrollees at the center of growing uncertainty as costs continue to rise. The company confirmed it…
Marjorie Taylor Greene Slams GOP as 'Done' After FISA Vote Sparks Fury Over 'Broken Promises': 'Words Are Meaningless Puffs of Air
Marjorie Taylor Greene unloaded on her own party after lawmakers pushed through a controversial surveillance extension, RadarOnline.com can reveal. The outspoken Republican declared the GOP 'done' as outrage erupted over what she called 'broken…
Nebraska Medicaid work requirements take effect, leaving some recipients uncertain about coverage
Nebraska is the first state in the country to implement Medicaid work requirements under a federal law signed in 2025 Some Medicaid recipients and advocates say there is little clear information available about what paperwork is required, what the…
Godspeed my friend': Inside the final hours at Spirit Airlines
Spirit Airlines shut down at 3 a.m. ET Saturday after talks for a government bailout fell apart. The budget airline known for its bright yellow jets brought discount travel to the masses in the U.S. and large parts of the Caribbean and Latin…
President touts counter-cancer plan
The government is enacting three measures to reduce cancer deaths by a third before 2030, President William Lai (賴清德) said in a recorded video played at the 30th Taiwan Joint Cancer Conference's opening ceremony yesterday. In…
Promising Healthcare Stocks To Follow Now - May 2nd
A Healthy Rebound Could Lie Ahead for UNH Shareholders UnitedHealth Group, Johnson & Johnson, and GE HealthCare Technologies are the three Healthcare stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Healthcare stocks are shares…
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