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Virginia's $150M health insurance relief starts Sunday
Thousands of Virginians could see their monthly health insurance premiums shrink — or drop to $0 — under a new $150 million state savings program opening for enrollment Sunday. Why it matters: State leaders say rising insurance costs…
Lagos orders residents to get Health Insurance latest by December 31 - The Ghanaian Chronicle
The Lagos State Government has launched the Lagos Private Health Plan (LPHP) Partnership and flagged off the enforcement of mandatory health insurance, with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announcing a grace period until December 31, 2026, for…
Welcome to $50,000-a-year health insurance for a family of three - in Alabama!
Christopher Hoyt doesn't have super-fancy insurance coverage. He, his wife, and his 21-year-old son live in an upscale suburb of Birmingham, Alabama. They're both 57. After Covid, he left his job to work for himself as a health and well-being…
Republican ACA cuts could cost hundreds of jobs: What to know
Changes to the Affordable Care Act supported by Republicans could have consequences beyond just rising health insurance bills. A new economic report from impact modeling firm IMPLAN found that increases in Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace…
Albanese concedes savings needed as he faces internal Labor pressure on cost-of-living crisis
Anthony Albanese has ruled out major cuts to health, education and essential services in December's mid-year budget update, but conceded savings are required as Labor struggles to curb accelerating inflation. Amid growing pressure from within…
DoorDash plans to buy Instacart for $17 billion, creating a delivery powerhouse
Two of the biggest names in food delivery are coming together. DoorDash plans to acquire Instacart in a deal worth about $17 billion, the companies said Thursday. The deal is expected to close at the end of 2027 or in the first half of 2028. The…
RFK Jr.'s Future With Trump; 'Metabolic Psychiatry' Appointee; Kratom Ban Backtrack
There are 'zero' signs that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will leave the Trump administration after the midterms. (Axios) Kennedy is reportedly considering Shebani Sethi, MD, a psychiatrist who coined the term 'metabolic psychiatry,' to lead…
I Told My Co-Worker My Baby's Soon-to-Be Name. I Was Not Expecting That Reaction.
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Good Job is Slate's advice column on work. Have a workplace problem big or small? Send it to Laura Helmuth and Doree…
How the law protecting Americans from surprise medical bills is driving up healthcare costs
Imagine you get hit by a car. An ambulance brings you to the nearest hospital. Your private health insurance covers emergency care, but the hospital isn't in your plan's network. Before 2022, if you received emergency care from an out-of-network…
Moongate medevac costs soar
Price increase: Leon Bascome, CEO of Moongate Group (Photograph by Blaire Simmons) Costs for medevac or air ambulance service to a US city have skyrocketed by more than 60 per cent, catching a local service provider off guard. And the Moongate…
Ping An insurance nine months profit fell 27.3pc as investment gains falls
China's Ping An Insurance (2318) reported a 27.3 percent year-on-year fall in net profit in the first nine months of 2026, as investment income fell amid a volatile stock market. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The insurance company posted 96.65…
Union Members at RadicalMedia Ratify First Contract (Exclusive)
Nonfiction workers at the prominent production company behind This Is a Gardening Show and Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich have ratified their first union contract. A roughly 50-member bargaining unit at the nonfiction division of RadicalMedia voted…
Politicians have failed to tackle health care affordability. It's now voters' rallying cry
Voters across the country are furious over the high cost of health care, with resentment rippling across workers who get health coverage through their jobs. Polls from KFF, Pew Research Center, and CNN show Americans are fixated on health care…
Same Old, Same Old
If you live long enough, you hear the same promises and accusations repeated ad nauseam by politicians of both parties. They will make your life better if you vote for them. Is your life better because of a politician? I doubt it. Mine gets worse…
Clive Crook: The political breakdown that dare not speak its name
The most pressing policy question facing the U.S. — how to restore fiscal control — has been conspicuously absent in campaigning for the midterm elections. Neither party is willing to frame a plausible way to solve the problem, so…
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