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Bringing the MAHA movement to health insurance
Over the past year, MAHA advocates have scored notable victories by persuading companies and consumers rather than relying solely on government mandates. The push to remove artificial food dyes from popular products has demonstrated the movement's…
Private Health Insurance Doesn't Always Ensure Coverage, Survey Shows
One in five adults with private insurance was denied coverage for themselves or a family member for care their doctors recommended, according to a Commonwealth Fund report published on Thursday. Among more than 4,500 adults with private insurance…
Oregon's health insurance market is shrinking. What Providence's exit means for you and what to do next
PORTLAND, Ore. — When Providence Health Plan announced it would exit most of its insurance business in 2027, it left roughly over 400,000 Oregonians and Southwest Washington residents scrambling for new coverage. In an interview on KGW's…
Health Care Up on Rotation From Tech -- Health Care Roundup
Health-care companies rose sharply in an abrupt sector rotation. As chip stocks, the dominant force in the May stock rally, sold off Thursday, investors appeared to reposition themselves in the health-care and financial sectors. Shares of giant…
Medicare Advantage in 2026: Enrollment Update and Key Trends
Authors: Meredith Freed, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman Enrollment in Medicare Advantage, the private plan alternative to traditional Medicare, has increased steadily over the past two decades, with more than half of…
More Hoosiers go uninsured, resulting in higher emergency department usage
(INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE) — Indiana hospitals are reporting a double-digit increase in the percentage of emergency department visits since the start of 2025 — a rate that is expected to climb as more Hoosiers go without health…
Defunding Rotunda 'last step' as private care row ravages on - Health Minister
Defunding Ireland's busiest maternity hospital as a private care row ravages on is the 'last step', the Health Minister has said. A stand-off between Jennifer Caroll MacNeill and the HSE with the Rotunda Hospital continues over pregnant women…
More than 3,400 Medicaid providers face disenrollment
More than 3,400 Minnesota Medicaid providers in programs identified as high-risk were notified they will be disenrolled from the program following a comprehensive review by the state Department of Human Services, KARE 11 reported Thursday. A total…
An 'anti-weaponization' fund workaround and May jobs report predictions: Morning Rundown
A Treasury fund could allow the Trump administration to pay Jan. 6 rioters. A Florida surgeon's previous errors come to light after he accidentally removed a patient's liver. And a new report is expected to show job growth in May. Even without the…
The Skills Driving Health IT Careers
Tech skills are a hot commodity in healthcare, whether you're working in a large health system or a small healthcare practice, especially amid burnout for both tech professionals and healthcare workers. From strong data analytics skills to clinical…
Obamacare Fraud Estimated To Cost $25 Billion This Year: Report
Taxpayers will foot the bill for up to $25 billion in improper Obamacare payments due to organized fraud and improper enrollments in 2026, according to a June 3 report from Paragon Health Institute. Some 6.2 million enrollments in the healthcare…
5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed: On-Demand Custom Manufacturing, Underwater Geothermal Energy, And Adventure Group Travel
This is a monthly column that runs down five interesting startup funding deals that may have flown under the radar. Check out our previous entry here. A grab bag of funded startups caught our attention this past month, from a previously…
Hackers Leak DentaQuest Information Impacting 2.6 Million
The ShinyHunters extortion group has published over 230 gigabytes of data allegedly stolen from dental benefits administrator DentaQuest. The threat actor listed DentaQuest on its Tor-based leak site last month, claiming negotiations with the…
David Healy, President of Sun Life U.S., receives HELP Hero award from HELP USA
The award follows the recent $90 million investment, co-led by Sun Life U.S., in HELP USA's new women's homeless shelter in Brooklyn, N.Y. The investment was facilitated by SLC Management, Sun Life's asset management business. Sun Life U.S. also…
Next DigiD operator must be European, cabinet says
The company that takes over DigiD after the current contract with tech firm Solvinity ends in 2028 will have to be European, ministers have decided. The cabinet announced on Thursday that national defence rules will govern the next contract to keep…
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