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Rethinking Employer Health Insurance: An Executive Perspective
Kumar Rupesh is a finance executive at FUTEK and author of From Theory to Execution, with 20+ years in strategy, finance, and operations. For many organizations, health insurance is great perk for the employees. It is not an operating expense, but…
Letters to the editor: Plant a tree, Political speech, A boost for health insurers
The recent flurry of letters and opinion pieces regarding automobile caused traffic congestion reminded me of the old saying about planting trees. “The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is today.” The…
Flight from top health cover 'an existential threat'
The rigid tiering of gold, silver and bronze basic levels of health insurance has made building a sustainable model for affordable top hospital cover “very difficult”, with warnings it could threaten the existence of the health…
Children would get universal healthcare under long-shot proposal
A Senate Democrat is proposing a major expansion of health coverage that would automatically enroll every child in America in a federally funded health insurance program from birth through age 26. Senator Andy Kim of New Jersey unveiled the…
E20 and your vehicle: Clear answers on insurance, mileage and engine health
Amid ongoing row over E20 fuel in the country, consumers have been seeking answers to several questions regarding their vehicles. For a country like India, a vehicles means a lot. Vehicles play a major role in our day to day life whether it may for…
Weight loss meds could be used to stop alcoholics boozing, study suggests
Weight loss drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro can stop alcoholics needing to be admitted to hospital, research suggests. Alcohol dependent people on the powerful appetite-suppressing drugs were around two thirds less likely to need to go to…
Weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Mounjaro could slash alcohol-related hospital admissions
Weight loss drugs such like Wegovy and Mounjaro could be linked to a drop in the amount of people who are dependent on alcohol being admitted to hospital. GLP-1s are primarily used to treat diabetes and obesity by mimicking hormones to regulate…
Minnesota progressives campaign on 'Medicare for All' as ranks of uninsured grow
WASHINGTON – Jake Johnson, a Democrat seeking to represent southern Minnesota in Congress, gingerly sidestepped a question at a town hall he hosted about whether he supported “Medicare for All.” Johnson, a moderate who is…
UnitedHealth Stock: Is It Headed for $500?
UnitedHealth Group (UNH 1.07%) has been one of the hottest healthcare stocks over the past year, rising nearly 50%. The leading health insurer has been posting improved quarterly results, its medical expenses have been declining, and the outlook…
Is health care's AI race leaving pharmacists out of key decisions?
Artificial intelligence is becoming part of everyday health care operations, bringing new opportunities alongside important governance questions that deserve cross‑functional collaboration. Discussions across the sector increasingly suggest…
The cold cruelty behind Mamdani's smug democratic socialist mask
If city government destroys your business, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and local Democratic Socialists of America honcho Gustavo Gordillo want you to know you had it coming. Asked back in April about how his subsidized city-owned grocery stores might harm…
I already flew Mamdani's socialist airline. America doesn't need a sequel
Standardized fares. I remember those. In the Soviet Union, there was exactly one airline, and it was the state. A ticket costs the same everywhere because a ministry sets the number, the way Valdez's would. What the poster never mentioned was the…
Can North Carolina lower health care costs? New bipartisan commission gets to work
Family health insurance premiums have increased more than 50% from 2013 to 2024, and North Carolina ranks in the bottom half of states in overall health system performance, access and affordability. That's the message that state leaders and members…
Insurance sector sees sharp rebound in June; health, motor to drive growth outlook: Report
India's non-life insurance sector witnessed a sharp recovery in June 2026, led by robust momentum in health and motor insurance, even as commercial segments such as fire insurance remained under pressure, according to a Kotak Institutional Equities…
How to convince your boss to let you take a sabbatical
If you're feeling burned out right now, you're not alone: In a DHR Global survey of corporate professionals, 83% reported some degree of burnout. AI isn't helping. A sabbatical can make a difference—though it's still relatively rare for…
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