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'Delay' and 'Deny': Even Health Insurance Companies Agree Prior Authorization Process Is Broken | KQED
Failed to save article Please try again When Ocean McIntyre started having vision problems at age 34, her health plan took a month to authorize a doctor visit. When pressure in her brain started crushing her optic nerve, she spent three months…
UDF promises revamp of health financing and insurance in the State
The report of the health commission set up by the United Democratic Front (UDF) in the run-up to the Assembly elections to examine the State's public health system has proposed a comprehensive overhaul of the existing health financing and insurance…
ACA enrollment falls far less than predicted in Colorado
COLORADO, USA — Colorado's health insurance marketplace saw far fewer losses than predicted this year, despite warnings from state leaders that enrollment on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace could plummet if U.S. lawmakers didn't…
Massachusetts emergency room wait times rank among the longest in the U.S.
If you find yourself in need of emergency care in Massachusetts, it could take a while. The Bay State ranks No. 3 in the U.S. for longest average time patients spend in the emergency department, according to World Population Review. Patients here…
Inside the ripple effects of Trump's surprise Medicare Advantage rate freeze
The Trump administration's surprise decision to freeze payments to private Medicare plans is likely to supercharge tensions between physicians and insurers and create new barriers to senior care. Why it matters: Limiting revenue in a core business…
Puerto Rico enacts law recognizing fetus as human being
Puerto Rico 's governor has signed into law a contentious bill that officially recognizes a fetus as a human being, a move that medical professionals and legal experts warn will have profound consequences for the U.S. Caribbean territory. The…
WATCH LIVE: Trump, Zeldin to announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change
The action 'will be the largest deregulatory action in American history, and it will save the American people $1.3 trillion in crushing regulations,' she said. The bulk of the savings will stem from reduced costs for new vehicles, with the EPA…
Laid-Off Battery Plant Workers Pin Blame on Ford, not Trump, for Lost Jobs
The electric vehicle battery factory that Ford Motor and a South Korean company opened on 1,500 acres of Kentucky farmland last year was the biggest thing, economically speaking, that had ever happened in Hardin County. Yet in December, only four…
Healthcare Funds: Caution Advised
Most first-time investors may be better served by diversified options such as flexicap or multi-cap funds, which already hold pharma and healthcare stocks. Healthcare funds, a thematic category, belied investors' hopes in 2025. These schemes lost…
Sri Lanka launched a new digital nomad visa-find out if you qualify and how to apply
Andrii Lutsyk/ Ascent Xmedia | Stone | Getty Images If you're still riding the wave of being a digital nomad or looking for your next home away from home to work remotely, you may be able to add Sri Lanka to your list of options. The South Asian…
'Heartbreaking' choices for Hampshire Regional: Staff, program cuts loom amid budget shortfall
WESTHAMPTON — Significant service cuts could be on the horizon at Hampshire Regional as the district grapples with a $2 million increase in level-service costs, driven largely by soaring health insurance premiums. Superintendent Vito Perrone…
Washington built big health care. Now it wants to break it up.
If you were to poll a group of American adults, most would agree that health care costs are too high. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D–Mass.) and Josh Hawley (R–Mo.) think they have a fix to this issue: more government intervention in the…
34-year-old electrician makes $43,000 a year after leaving design school: I have 'many ways to move up' and earn more money
Zen Stewart knows firsthand that career paths aren't linear. Hers hasn't been. Today, the 34-year-old is an electrician in Raleigh, North Carolina — a construction wireman level four, to be exact. That would've surprised her younger self. 'I…
Opinion | Hong Kong should see the 'silver economy' as a golden opportunity
Hong Kong stands at a definitive demographic crossroads. With one-third of our population projected to be over 65 by the 2040s, the city can either treat ageing as a fiscal burden or it can transform longevity into a sustainable growth engine.
Exciting Scholarship Opportunities for Girls in STEM Education in the UK
The British Council has launched a scholarship program aimed at empowering girls from South Asia to pursue higher education in STEM fields in the UK. This fully funded initiative covers tuition, living expenses, and more, providing access to…
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