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How making health insurance 'insurance' again will improve health care
The Make America Healthy Again movement challenges our nation to recognize that health insurance, health care, and health are fundamentally distinct. Past health policy reforms, largely focused on health insurance, have neither improved health care…
Mark Butler rejects private health insurers' proposed premium increases
Health Minister Mark Butler has again ordered private health insurers to go back to the drawing board and come up with a more 'reasonable' premium increase, as the government tries to fend off a political headache on the eve of a federal election.
Butler rejects health insurers' second bid to lift prices
Ronald Mizen Political correspondent Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Health Minister Mark Butler has rejected a second round of requests from private health insurers to…
Health insurers want to hike prices. How far will Labor let them go?
, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Health Minister Mark Butler is sending health insurers' plans to hike premiums for about 15 million Australians back to the drawing…
PM slam Russia; Butler rejects health insurance price rises; SEC sues Musk
Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Want to get this in your inbox at lunchtime every weekday? Financial Review subscribers can sign up for The Brief newsletter here. Plus start…
Council Post: Healthcare Trends Shaping 2025 And Insights For Industry Leaders
Amber Nigam is CEO and co-founder of basys.ai, a Harvard-based company streamlining prior authorization for health plans with generative AI. As 2025 begins, the healthcare sector stands on the cusp of transformative change. From embracing…
Price fixing as a service - inside the claim against health insurance software maker MultiPlan
Interview Price fixing – an agreement between competitors to set price levels – has been illegal under the US Sherman Antitrust Act since 1890. But, allegedly, it's alive and well among real estate and healthcare companies, thanks in…
He might, or might not, retire. What's the best choice for his health insurance?
My wife and I were very fortunate to get a job at a tech company that became a very large tech company. Our combined annual income is close to $1 million. Since I will be 65 in a few months, I'm thinking of retiring. I'm not sure about Medicare and…
Thought UnitedHealthcare couldn't get more awful? They've gone villain mode | Arwa Mahdawi
At this very moment Luigi Mangione, who is accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare's CEO last month, is sitting in a federal jail cell in Brooklyn. He's got a barrage of court appearances scheduled and, once he has wound his way through the criminal…
Visualizing America's $1.7 Trillion Insurance Industry
This graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Marcus Lu, breaks down the total market capitalization of America's insurance industry, using data from Companiesmarketcap.com. As of Jan. 7, 2025, UnitedHealth Group is the country's most valuable insurance…
High Tide Enters Germany's Medical Cannabis Market By Acquiring 51% Of Purecan
Canada-based cannabis company High Tide has entered the German medical cannabis market by purchasing a 51% stake in Frankfurt-based pharmaceutical company Purecan. The announcement of the acquisition, made on Monday, comes after Germany legalized…
Editorial: The US health care system is flawed by design
The middlemen that comprise a growing share of America's convoluted health care system find themselves in a bind. The public is angry about the inflated costs and opaque dealings that govern their access to medical care. Lawmakers, despite recent…
Affordable Care Act open enrollment closes Wednesday
Wednesday is the deadline for people who are interested in subsidized health insurance plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplace. As it winds down, the shopping season for 2025 coverage has already seen record enrollment in Georgia as well as…
Beyond hard hats: Mental struggles become deadliest construction industry danger
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Frank Wampol had a dark realization when he came across some…
Insurance industry seeks tax incentives, Insurance Act amendment in Budget
The insurance industry is anticipating amendments to the Insurance Act, along with additional tax exemptions for protection and health insurance products, and adjustments to the new tax regime in this year's Union Budget to improve affordability…
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