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Whistleblower takes on health insurance and FDA commissioner candidates
Why does getting family health insurance through a job cost as much as buying a new car? How did a whistleblower take on an insurance contractor? And who might be the new Food and Drug Administration commissioner? We discuss all that and more on…
States Expand Guardrails on AI Use in Health Insurance Decisions
According to a new analysis from Sheppard Mullin's Healthcare Law Blog, lawmakers are increasingly permitting insurers to use AI to streamline prior authorization and utilization review while drawing a firm line against allowing algorithms to make…
Why Obamacare is getting more expensive for millions of Americans
Millions of Americans who buy their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces, commonly known as Obamacare, are set to face another year of steep price increases. Health insurers are seeking a median premium increase of 14…
Rising ObamaCare costs fuel Democrat attacks on campaign trail
Affordable Care Act plan premiums are projected to rise by double digits once again in 2027, giving Democrats more room to attack Republicans on the affordability front. © Stefani Reynolds, Bloomberg via Getty Images file According to…
It's Not Just Democrats Who Have Lost Faith in the Free Market
Free markets have always been more than a policy preference for American conservatism. They were the pillar, a load-bearing idea that separated the American right from every other political tradition on earth, the belief that liberty and prosperity…
The Hot Gift This Coming Holiday Season: Value
The Hot Gift This Coming Holiday Season: Value Halfway through the year in which artificial intelligence is changing everything, evidence is mounting that consumers' financial stress is about as bad as it was during the devastating 2008-2009 Great…
Waiting for Trump's golden economic age
Start with inflation, which is the public's top economic issue. On the campaign trail, Trump promised not simply to bring inflation down but to bring down the price level. It would be a gross understatement to say that Trump has failed to deliver…
Policybazaar names Amitabh Bachchan as brand ambassador
Policybazaar has appointed actor Amitabh Bachchan as its brand ambassador and launched a new campaign, Parivaar Sabse Pehle, focused on raising awareness about health and term insurance. The campaign features a series of films in which Bachchan…
Medical identity theft follows you into the doctor's office
The Justice Department recently charged 455 people in its annual National Health Care Fraud Takedown. The cases involve more than $6.5 billion in alleged false claims. More state Medicaid units took part than in any prior year. Ninety of the…
EDITORIAL: Trump administration cuts back Obamacare fraud
Even Chicken Little might be embarrassed by the hysterics of congressional Democrats over health care. Cast your mind back to last year. Democrats forced a 43-day government shutdown. While Republicans have majorities in both houses, they needed…
Healey signs $63.4B budget with no vetoes
BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey signed the $63.4 billion annual budget Thursday, coming nine days into the new fiscal year that's poised to inflict major financial turmoil as a federal law reshapes public benefit programs. The signed fiscal year…
Susan Collins odds of losing to Democrats in Maine amid Platner scandal
Democrats ' chances of beating Republican Senator Susan Collins to flip Maine 's Senate seat have surged as Graham Platner declared he was leaving the critical race, according to prediction markets. Platner announced Wednesday evening that he would…
Oregon awards the largest round of federal rural healthcare grants
The Oregon Health Authority has so far awarded $175.3 million in grants from a new federal program meant to support rural healthcare. The Rural Health Transformation Program, established by the massive tax and spending law Congressional Republicans…
This New Medicare Option Could Be a Game Changer for Seniors
You probably saw some living expenses drop once you retired. You likely spend less on work clothes, gas for commuting, child care, and, of course, saving for retirement. But other expenses may have risen sharply to take their place, including…
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