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41nbc.com - Keenan Gibson - Morning Business Report: Data center utility protection bill stalls in Senate as health insurance costs rise
Morning Business Report: Data center utility protection bill stalls in Senate as health insurance costs rise
41NBC News | WMGT-DT

(LILAMAX)- A bipartisan proposal designed to protect consumers from electricity costs associated with new data centers has stalled in the U.S. Senate. The Ratepayer Protection Act passed the House 417-3 Wednesday before an attempt to pass it by…

techcrunch.com - Julie Bort - Y Combinator insurance tech alum Angle Health hits $2.7B valuation
Y Combinator insurance tech alum Angle Health hits $2.7B valuation
TechCrunch

These days, it's rare to hear of a startup founded in 2019, or one not focused on AI agents, raising a hefty Series C. But health insurance startup Angle Health announced Friday that it raised a $200 million Series C, alongside a $400 million…

yale.edu - Study links soaring health care spending to higher insurance premiums
Study links soaring health care spending to higher insurance premiums
Yale University

Growth in health care spending in the United States is driving increases in health insurance premiums, limiting people's access to care and contributing to wage reductions, job losses, and rising inequality, according to a new study coauthored by…

townhall.com - Erick Erickson - Against AI Regulatory Capture
Against AI Regulatory Capture
Townhall

American businesses have long practiced what political scientists call regulatory capture. A company that cannot repeal a law takes control of the people the government put in charge of enforcing it. The airlines did it to the Civil Aeronautics…

medpagetoday.com - MedPage Today Staff - 48 Deaths Linked to Local Brew; Lancet Staff Strike; RFK Jr. Targets 5G Radiation
48 Deaths Linked to Local Brew; Lancet Staff Strike; RFK Jr. Targets 5G Radiation
Medpage Today

Note that some links may require registration or subscription. At least 48 people in southern Nigeria have died and around 100 others are receiving treatment after consuming a locally brewed alcoholic concoction suspected to contain methanol. (AP)…

newsweek.com - Suzanne Blake - Key Progressive Policy Is Popular in Conservative Battleground Districts
Key Progressive Policy Is Popular in Conservative Battleground Districts
Newsweek

A renewed push for Medicare for All has gained traction, and it's not just amongst progressive lawmakers. A new poll suggests universal healthcare has appeal far beyond the Democratic base, including in conservative-leaning battleground…

thyblackman.com - Staff - Anthropic, OpenAI and the Fight Over AI Regulatory Capture.
Anthropic, OpenAI and the Fight Over AI Regulatory Capture.
ThyBlackMan

Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry (ThyBlackMan.com) American businesses have long practiced what political scientists call regulatory capture. A company that cannot repeal a law takes control of the people the government put in charge of enforcing…

washingtonexaminer.com - Tiana Lowe Doescher - Jealous feminists miss the real Sydney Sweeney scandal
Jealous feminists miss the real Sydney Sweeney scandal
Washington Examiner

There's just one problem. Sweeney was not advertising women's swimming, sprinting, or any other sport. Sweeney's campaign was for Novig, the sports -only prediction market platform in which she's an equity partner. The whole point of Sweeney…

businessinsider.com - Sponsor Post - Five questions to ask when choosing HCM software that can evolve with your business
Five questions to ask when choosing HCM software that can evolve with your business
Business Insider

It's easy to evaluate human capital management (HCM) software based on features, pricing, or implementation speed alone. But smart buyers know the right solution is about more than the technology itself — it's about choosing a vendor that…

newsweek.com - Alexis Kayser - Former UnitedHealthcare CEO addresses AI 'battle of the bots
Former UnitedHealthcare CEO addresses AI 'battle of the bots
Newsweek

This is a preview of the September 17 edition of Access Health— Tap here to get this newsletter delivered straight to your inbox on Thursday mornings. Good morning. I'm wrapping up my stage notes for Newsweek's AI Health Summit next week and…

hoodline.com - Eric Ramirez - Data Marketing Partnership Case Could Reshape US Health Plans
Data Marketing Partnership Case Could Reshape US Health Plans
Hoodline

A years-long legal fight over whether people who simply download a data-tracking app can be legally recognized as employees may be nearing a settlement that critics say could unleash a wave of skimpy, unregulated health insurance across the…

thehill.com - Will Marshall, opinion contributor - The center-left needs to step up and show America what it stands for
The center-left needs to step up and show America what it stands for
The Hill

These are tough times for center-left parties, which increasingly find themselves squeezed into a shrinking middle ground by populist insurgents on the right and left. Few are rising to the challenge of offering restive voters an inspiring…

nbcnews.com - The first mRNA flu shot is now available. Here's who can get it.
The first mRNA flu shot is now available. Here's who can get it.
NBC News

The first mRNA flu shot is now available, but not everyone is eligible. Moderna's mFlusiva is the first flu vaccine in the United States to use messenger RNA technology, the same platform used in Pfizer and Moderna's Covid shots. Scientists have…

nola.com - Alyse Pfeil - Nearly 300,000 Louisianans on Medicaid must soon choose a new plan. Here's what to know.
Nearly 300,000 Louisianans on Medicaid must soon choose a new plan. Here's what to know.
NOLA.com

About 290,000 people who get Medicaid through the Healthy Blue plan will soon have to choose a new insurer after one of the five companies that offer Medicaid in the state decided to pull out of Louisiana. The Louisiana Department of Health…

newsweek.com - Gabe Whisnant - Donald Trump strikes new drug price deal as Democrats eye midterm gains
Donald Trump strikes new drug price deal as Democrats eye midterm gains
Newsweek

President Donald Trump announced Friday that all 50 states will participate in the administration's Medicaid GENEROUS drug-pricing model, a program that aims to lower what Medicaid pays for certain prescription medicines through an international…

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