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afr.com - Michael Smith - Labor proposes health insurance shake-up to fix hospitals
Labor proposes health insurance shake-up to fix hospitals
Australian Financial Review

Labor has proposed a major shake-up of private health insurance by simplifying the thousands of types of products on the market, slashing waiting times to access pregnancy cover and forcing funds to share the risk pools for maternity and mental…

thehindubusinessline.com - Prudential HCL enters health insurance market
Prudential HCL enters health insurance market
BusinessLine

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has given the green light to Prudential HCL Health Insurance to begin operating as a standalone health insurer in India. The company, a joint venture between the UK's Prudential…

thehindubusinessline.com - Is Employer-Paid Group Health Insurance Considered a Benefit or a Right?
Is Employer-Paid Group Health Insurance Considered a Benefit or a Right?
BusinessLine

Employer-paid group health insurance is considered a valuable employee benefit because companies provide health coverage to employees and pay the insurance premiums on their behalf. However, with evolving workplace expectations and a growing…

wsj.com - David Wainer - Why Medicare Isn't a Game Changer for Weight-Loss Drugmakers
Why Medicare Isn't a Game Changer for Weight-Loss Drugmakers
Wall Street Journal

Medicare began covering weight-loss drugs for seniors this week. For patients long shut out from the GLP-1 boom, the opening is a real milestone. For Wall Street, it isn't the immediate windfall the headlines suggest. Drugs such as Wegovy and…

clickondetroit.com - Geoff Mulvihill - New Jersey is set to charge companies with workers on Medicaid. Other states may follow.
New Jersey is set to charge companies with workers on Medicaid. Other states may follow.
ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4

New Jersey is launching a new fee on companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage instead of being covered by their employers. Other states are considering it, too. Democratic lawmakers and governors see it as a way to help pay for the…

abc7chicago.com - Sarah Schulte - Future of West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois remains uncertain ahead of court hearing
Future of West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois remains uncertain ahead of court hearing
ABC7 Chicago

OAK PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- The future of West Suburban Medical Center could become clearer during a court hearing scheduled for Thursday, as employees, community members and local lawmakers continue efforts to find a path toward reopening the…

sfchronicle.com - Emily Hoeven - Billionaire or not, California is coming for your money
Billionaire or not, California is coming for your money
San Francisco Chronicle

A flood of Biblical proportions is coming to California, and no, I'm not talking about the weather. Yes, there's the infamous billionaire wealth tax, which Californians will officially vote on in November after Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers…

kiplinger.com - Mehran Assadi - Living Benefits: The Life Insurance You Don't Have to Die to Use
Living Benefits: The Life Insurance You Don't Have to Die to Use
Kiplinger

For many Americans, all the advice they have heard about retirement is the same — save, save, save. While it is essential to save, an area I believe is vastly overlooked in our country's retirement conversation is protection. What happens if…

davidswanson.org - The Pentagon's Budget Redirected Would Exceed Our Wildest Dreams
The Pentagon's Budget Redirected Would Exceed Our Wildest Dreams
Let's Try Democracy

Legacy “news” outlets have declared a national disaster emergency. It seems that we the people of the United States may be in imminent danger of having about 10% of the U.S. Congress give a damn about us, and — what's worse…

newsone.com - Shannon Dawson - The Big 'Beautiful' Bill: One Year Later With Lenny McAllister
The Big 'Beautiful' Bill: One Year Later With Lenny McAllister
NewsOne

Writer and political commentator Lenny McAllister spoke to NewsOne about his perspective on The Big Beautiful Bill and the work still ahead. A year has passed since President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) into law on…

forbes.com - Amy Feldman - Why Axsome Stock Has Doubled In Nine Months
Why Axsome Stock Has Doubled In Nine Months
Forbes

In this week's edition of InnovationRx, we look at Axsome's growing pipeline, HistoSonics innovative cancer treatment, state litigation over Medicaid work requirements, and more. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here. Last October, when Forbes…

baerpm.com - molly - We're Hiring: Multimedia Content Strategist - BAER PM
We're Hiring: Multimedia Content Strategist - BAER PM
Home - BAER PM

Baer Performance Marketing (BPM) is a full-service, strategic marketing agency located just blocks away from Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Our culture is built on the idea of embracing humor while maintaining a commitment to delivering the…

kcra.com - Elizabeth Perez - Allergens, childcare and death certificates: The new California laws that go into effect July 1
Allergens, childcare and death certificates: The new California laws that go into effect July 1
kcra

Allergens, childcare and death certificates: The new California laws that go into effect July 1 YEAH. CURTIS TEN YEAR OLD ADDIE LAW WAS PUSHING FOR THIS NEW LAW THAT'S GOING TO BRING TRANSPARENCY TO MENUS AT RESTAURANTS ACROSS THE STATE OF…

wral.com - Will Doran, WRAL state government reporter - NC Senate begins debating new $34 billion state spending plan
NC Senate begins debating new $34 billion state spending plan
WRAL News

Debate over North Carolina's new budget plan began in the state Senate Wednesday, as Republican lawmakers plan to vote the plan through before the end of the week, sending it to Democratic Gov. Josh Stein to approve or veto. The budget contains…

womenshealthmag.com - Alyssa Cruz - Mia Hamm Wants Women to Stop Powering Through Pain
Mia Hamm Wants Women to Stop Powering Through Pain
Women's Health

When Mia Hamm retired from professional soccer in 2004, the women's game in the United States looked a lot different than it does today. There was no professional league at the time, with the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) folding in…

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