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Morning Business Report: Data center utility protection bill stalls in Senate as health insurance costs rise
(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…
Y Combinator insurance tech alum Angle Health hits $2.7B valuation
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…
Study links soaring health care spending to higher insurance premiums
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…
Against AI Regulatory Capture
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…
48 Deaths Linked to Local Brew; Lancet Staff Strike; RFK Jr. Targets 5G Radiation
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)…
Key Progressive Policy Is Popular in Conservative Battleground Districts
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…
Anthropic, OpenAI and the Fight Over AI Regulatory Capture.
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…
Jealous feminists miss the real Sydney Sweeney scandal
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…
Five questions to ask when choosing HCM software that can evolve with your business
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…
Former UnitedHealthcare CEO addresses AI 'battle of the bots
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…
Data Marketing Partnership Case Could Reshape US Health Plans
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…
The center-left needs to step up and show America what it stands for
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…
The first mRNA flu shot is now available. Here's who can get it.
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…
Nearly 300,000 Louisianans on Medicaid must soon choose a new plan. Here's what to know.
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…
Donald Trump strikes new drug price deal as Democrats eye midterm gains
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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