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Is Employer-Provided Health Insurance Actually Good For American Workers?
Employer-sponsored health insurance can create significant challenges for some U.S. workers, according to experts. Roughly 49% of the nation's workers currently get health insurance coverage via their employers, according to United Healthcare.
US healthcare marketplaces shared citizenship and race data with ad tech giants
Almost all of the 20 U.S. state government-run health insurance marketplaces shared residents' application information with advertising and tech giants, including Google, LinkedIn, Meta, and Snap, according to a new investigation by Bloomberg. The…
SBI General Insurance MD & CEO Naveen Chandra Jha on FY27 Growth, Market Share, and Strategy
SBI General Insurance, led by MD & CEO Naveen Chandra Jha, is strategically positioning itself to capture a 10 per cent market share among private and standalone health insurers within the next five years, driven by disciplined underwriting, retail…
Labor's EV discount passes the cost-benefit test on health outcomes
Using tax policy as a lever for health policy outcomes is a Janus-faced beast. It can powerfully shape behaviour: the original intent of tobacco excise and the Medicare levy surcharge – to reduce smoking and increase private health coverage…
State Healthcare Sites Are Sharing Personal Data with Big Tech
Nearly all of the 20 state-run health insurance exchanges in the US have added advertising trackers that transmit user activity back to big tech companies, in some cases sending more data than state officials realized. Bloomberg News reviewed…
How Dr. Adam Hamawy's experience as a surgeon in Gaza inspired him to run for Congress
The race to replace retiring Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) in New Jersey's 12th's district is crowded, but one candidate recently earned the support of the newly-launched pro-Palestine Super PAC American Priorities. That's Dr. Adam Hamawy, a…
Tuning out: Why many Americans are sick of the news - especially Trump news
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Seems like there's a survey for everything under the sun: Where does Gen Z get its news? Are you worried about the economy? What do you think of the White House ballroom? And yet there's a new set of…
AI-fueled health policies are depriving the needy in one of the world's poorest countries
Kenya was promising wider access to more affordable healthcare. But a new investigation has revealed that its algorithm-driven system is making life harder for the people it was supposed to help most. According to reporting by The Guardian, Africa…
The Very American, Very Intense World of High-School Debate
One of America's sunnier national convictions is that when people disagree it is useful, even virtuous, for competing sides to make their cases to the public. We wrap this belief in decorum and sometimes in misleading history—the famed…
The drug-pricing problem no one wants to talk about
For the past year countries have been at odds over how to lower drug prices. As United States President Donald Trump sees it, US prices should drop and other countries' prices should rise to make up for lost pharma revenue. For Swiss authorities…
IP rider changes: New medical insurance rules from Apr 2026
The new rules from April 1, 2026 announced by the Ministry of Health (MOH) aim to keep private health insurance sustainable amid rising medical costs. But for many households, the immediate question is simple: Will I have to pay more if I fall…
Health Coverage by Race and Ethnicity, 2010-2024
Health coverage plays a major role in enabling people to access health care and protecting families from high medical costs. There have been longstanding racial and ethnic disparities in health coverage that contribute to disparities in health. Due…
Flaws in Kenya's AI-driven health reforms driving up costs for the poorest
An AI system used to predict how much Kenyans can afford to pay for access to healthcare, has systemically driven up costs for the poor, an investigation has found. The healthcare system being rolled out across the country, a key electoral promise…
Windham-Raymond school budget is up just over 4%
Windham-area superintendent Chris Howell told the Windham Town Council his district's budget would increase by $2.9 million, or 4.36%, in the 2026-27 school year, excluding debt. Howell discussed the budget for the Regional School Unit 14 district…
Aditya Birla Capital reports 31% increase in Q4FY26 consolidated net profit at ₹1,129 crore
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd (ABCL) reported a 31 per cent year-on-year (yoy) increase in fourth quarter (Q4FY26) consolidated net profit at ₹1,129 crore against ₹865 crore in the year ago quarter. The consolidated results include the…
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