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buzzfeed.com - Jamie Ko - 23 Extremely Shady Things Health Insurance Companies Get Away With, From Medical Workers
23 Extremely Shady Things Health Insurance Companies Get Away With, From Medical Workers
BuzzFeed

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gazettenet.com - Chad Cain - Health insurers again propose double-digit premium increases
Health insurers again propose double-digit premium increases
Daily Hampshire Gazette

Nearly 700,000 Bay Staters are facing the prospect of double-digit premium increases next year as insurers struggle to handle cost pressures across the healthcare landscape, possibly exacerbating affordability woes for patients. Insurers in the…

thehindu.com - Bindu Shajan Perappadan - Out-of-pocket expenditure on health shows declining trend, states latest National Health Accounts
Out-of-pocket expenditure on health shows declining trend, states latest National Health Accounts
The Hindu

Concurrent with the increase in government health expenditure, the out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) share in total health expenditure has declined by 21%, from 2013-14 till date, noted the National Health Accounts (NHA) estimates for India 2022-23…

forbes.com - Anjalee Khemlani - Exclusive: GoodRx Launches New Companion Subscription
Exclusive: GoodRx Launches New Companion Subscription
Forbes

CANADA - 2025/03/06: In this photo illustration, the GoodRx Holdings logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images GoodRx…

nytimes.com - Christine Cyr Clisset - Are Extended Warranties Ever Worth It?
Are Extended Warranties Ever Worth It?
The New York Times

LIAM: The likelihood that the product will fail during the extended warranty period is quite low. People overestimate the failure rate. So you end up paying these premiums for protection that, in all likelihood, you will not end up using.

newswire.ca - IMG Shares 2026 Summer Travel Insights: Higher Spending and Longer Trips
IMG Shares 2026 Summer Travel Insights: Higher Spending and Longer Trips
CNW

IMG reviewed the travel itineraries of more than 30,000 of its members with upcoming travel plans between June 1 and August 31 of 2026 to determine notable travel trends this summer. INDIANAPOLIS, May 27, 2026 /CNW/ -- IMG (International Medical…

independent.co.uk - Stewart Yerton - HMSA's Latest Move Could Worsen Doctor Shortage
HMSA's Latest Move Could Worsen Doctor Shortage
The Independent

Dr. Katie Min was 36 when she took over her father's primary care practice in the Queen's Physicians Office Building in Honolulu's Punchbowl neighborhood in 2022. Min's father had taken the practice over from his father, who had started it in the…

dailykos.com - KFF - Cheaper, alternative health plans are having a moment-but critics urge caution
Cheaper, alternative health plans are having a moment-but critics urge caution
Daily Kos

Congress' decision not to extend enhanced marketplace tax credits has boosted the appeal of alternative health coverage with lower monthly premiums. When Melanie Miller saw that her health insurance premium payment was set to nearly triple to $914…

independent.co.uk - Eddie Pells - Key Senators Cruz, Cantwell look to break college sports logjam in Congress with a bipartisan bill
Key Senators Cruz, Cantwell look to break college sports logjam in Congress with a bipartisan bill
The Independent

Two key Senators involved in a long-simmering debate over fixing college sports will introduce a bipartisan bill designed to break a Congressional logjam that would regulate payments to players, limit them to one “free” transfer over…

thecentersquare.com - By Dr. Roger Stark  | Mountain States Policy Center - Op-Ed: More Americans are forced to pay Obamacare taxes
Op-Ed: More Americans are forced to pay Obamacare taxes
The Center Square

Remember when Obamacare passed in 2010, the American public was told that the law would hold down the ever-increasing cost of health care, you could keep your doctor and insurance plan, and the rich would pay their “fair share?” So…

fastcompany.com - Jaymes Black - How can your company show up during Pride Month?
How can your company show up during Pride Month?
Fast Company

Each year, June marks Pride Month for the LGBTQ+ community and our allies. This is a time for both celebration and acknowledgment of the progress we have yet to make. In recent years, there has been significant attention on the role that businesses…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - CII to host MYHOPE 2026 meet on Mysuru hospitals
CII to host MYHOPE 2026 meet on Mysuru hospitals
The Hindu

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Mysuru Zone will organise MYHOPE 2026 – Conference on Mysore Hospital Operations and Patient Experience on Friday in Mysuru, bringing together healthcare leaders, policymakers, technology providers…

winnipegfreepress.com - Stewart Yerton/honolulu Civil Beat, The Associated Press - HMSA's Latest Move Could Worsen Doctor Shortage
HMSA's Latest Move Could Worsen Doctor Shortage
Winnipeg Free Press

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globenewswire.com - F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd - Roche launches the Liver Disease Panel, the first suite of certified algorithms to support Chronic Liver Disease management
Roche launches the Liver Disease Panel, the first suite of certified algorithms to support Chronic Liver Disease management
GlobeNewswire

Roche introduces the first comprehensive library of certified healthcare algorithms to support chronic liver disease (CLD) management The Liver Disease Panel includes LiverPRO—a certified algorithm developed by the health tech company…

axios.com - Maya Goldman - Why kids' Medicaid enrollment keeps falling
Why kids' Medicaid enrollment keeps falling
Axios

Large numbers of children are dropping off the Medicaid rolls, even though the sweeping changes Congress made to the program last summer didn't target kids' eligibility. Why it matters: The trend indicates that new Medicaid work rules and nearly $1…

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