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CVS's Results Add to Positive Momentum for Health-Insurance Industry
beat Wall Street's earnings expectations and upgraded its full-year projections, adding to a string of stronger results from health insurers. The pharmacy and insurance giant reported first-quarter net income of $2.96 billion, or $2.30 a share, up…
Every Ugandan needs health insurance because they are one hospital bill away from poverty
Sickness never announces itself to anyone. It arrives suddenly at the worst possible time when one has not saved enough to cover the hospital bill. Within hours, a family finds itself rushing a loved one to the emergency ward, facing Intensive Care…
Health Care Up as Novo Nordisk Earnings - Health Care Roundup
Health-care companies ticked up as obesity-drug sales continued to exceed lofty Wall Street expectations. Shares of Novo Nordisk rose after the Wegovy maker reported surging demand for its new weight-loss pill and lifted its full-year guidance. The…
More Record Highs - Heard on the Street Wednesday Recap
Oil prices fell and stocks rose on rising optimism about an end to Middle East hostilities. Iran and the U.S. are working with mediators on a one-page framework to restart negotiations aimed at ending the conflict and opening the Strait of Hormuz…
CVS blows past estimates, hikes outlook as insurance business outperforms
CVS Health on Wednesday blew past first-quarter earnings and revenue estimates and raised its 2026 guidance, as its once-troubled insurance business showed improvement. All of the health-care giant's business segments, including its insurer Aetna…
Here's What 26 Everyday Things Cost In The 1990s Vs. 2026
A note on methodology: All 1990s prices were converted to 2026 dollars using the BLS CPI-U Inflation Calculator. A note on the numbers: These are national averages. Actual prices vary significantly by region. A gallon of milk in Hawaii costs…
Blue Cross Blue Shield is set to pay out $2.67B in a settlement. Who's eligible?
More than five years after receiving final court approval, a massive $2.67 billion antitrust class-action settlement involving Blue Cross Blue Shield is finally entering its payout phase. Eligible claimants could begin seeing money deposited into…
Two Men Sentenced in $522 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Involving Genetic Tests
Two men were sentenced this week for their roles in a scheme to defraud Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance companies by submitting over $522 million in fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary genetic tests that were obtained…
Beef season two: Rich people are, like, so gross
The American “country club” has always been a bit of a blank in my mind. I'm familiar with phrases like “country-club Republican” – and from those I can tell it means a place where posh, established people hang…
Caribou school board advances revised budget up $1.5M from previous year
The school board of Caribou-based RSU 39 voted Wednesday to advance a budget with a projected $1.5 million increase over the previous year. The increase, which would raise the total budget to roughly $26 million, is almost 1% lower than the budget…
Shutesbury's annual Town Meeting: Budget, fire engine, and dam repairs on the line
SHUTESBURY — A balanced budget for town and school operations will be presented to voters at annual Town Meeting Saturday, where residents will also make decisions on purchasing a new fire engine, doing dam repairs at Lake Wyola and…
Sacramento DACA Recipient Faces Uncertain Future After Immigration Case Reopened | KQED
Failed to save article Please try again Here are the morning's top stories on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 Immigration enforcement is affecting recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. Since 2012, the program has allowed…
Regulation of AI in Prior Authorization and Claims Review: A Look at Federal and State Consumer Protections
Rapid technological developments in artificial intelligence (AI) have resulted in growing public attention to the potential benefits and challenges of these developments as they relate to health care. The Trump administration recently released A…
Barrett (BBSI) Q1 2026 Earnings Transcript
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 5 p.m. ET Chief Executive Officer — Gary Edward Kramer Chief Financial Officer — Anthony J. Harris Gross billings -- $2.16 billion, up 3.5%, meeting management's internal forecast. PEO gross billings --…
Tom Steyer can make California golden again
As a progressive who watches too much television, when I see a Democratic candidate dominating the TV air war with ubiquitous campaign ads, I usually know that's a Democrat I should oppose — the one being lavishly funded by wealthy corporate…
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