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thehill.com - Josh Puthumana and Ge Bai, opinion contributors - How making health insurance 'insurance' again will improve health care
How making health insurance 'insurance' again will improve health care
The Hill

The Make America Healthy Again movement challenges our nation to recognize that health insurance, health care, and health are fundamentally distinct. Past health policy reforms, largely focused on health insurance, have neither improved health care…

abc.net.au - ABC News - Mark Butler rejects private health insurers' proposed premium increases
Mark Butler rejects private health insurers' proposed premium increases
ABC

Health Minister Mark Butler has again ordered private health insurers to go back to the drawing board and come up with a more 'reasonable' premium increase, as the government tries to fend off a political headache on the eve of a federal election.

afr.com - Ronald Mizen - Butler rejects health insurers' second bid to lift prices
Butler rejects health insurers' second bid to lift prices
Australian Financial Review

Ronald Mizen Political correspondent Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Health Minister Mark Butler has rejected a second round of requests from private health insurers to…

smh.com.au - Natassia Chrysanthos - Health insurers want to hike prices. How far will Labor let them go?
Health insurers want to hike prices. How far will Labor let them go?
The Sydney Morning Herald

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Health Minister Mark Butler is sending health insurers' plans to hike premiums for about 15 million Australians back to the drawing…

afr.com - PM slam Russia; Butler rejects health insurance price rises; SEC sues Musk
PM slam Russia; Butler rejects health insurance price rises; SEC sues Musk
Australian Financial Review

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Want to get this in your inbox at lunchtime every weekday? Financial Review subscribers can sign up for The Brief newsletter here. Plus start…

forbes.com - Amber Nigam - Council Post: Healthcare Trends Shaping 2025 And Insights For Industry Leaders
Council Post: Healthcare Trends Shaping 2025 And Insights For Industry Leaders
Forbes

Amber Nigam is CEO and co-founder of basys.ai, a Harvard-based company streamlining prior authorization for health plans with generative AI. As 2025 begins, the healthcare sector stands on the cusp of transformative change. From embracing…

theregister.com - Thomas Claburn - Price fixing as a service - inside the claim against health insurance software maker MultiPlan
Price fixing as a service - inside the claim against health insurance software maker MultiPlan
The Register

Interview Price fixing – an agreement between competitors to set price levels – has been illegal under the US Sherman Antitrust Act since 1890. But, allegedly, it's alive and well among real estate and healthcare companies, thanks in…

napavalleyregister.com - Thomas Schrette - He might, or might not, retire. What's the best choice for his health insurance?
He might, or might not, retire. What's the best choice for his health insurance?
The Napa Valley Register

My wife and I were very fortunate to get a job at a tech company that became a very large tech company. Our combined annual income is close to $1 million. Since I will be 65 in a few months, I'm thinking of retiring. I'm not sure about Medicare and…

theguardian.com - Arwa Mahdawi - Thought UnitedHealthcare couldn't get more awful? They've gone villain mode | Arwa Mahdawi
Thought UnitedHealthcare couldn't get more awful? They've gone villain mode | Arwa Mahdawi
The Guardian

At this very moment Luigi Mangione, who is accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare's CEO last month, is sitting in a federal jail cell in Brooklyn. He's got a barrage of court appearances scheduled and, once he has wound his way through the criminal…

zerohedge.com - Tyler Durden - Visualizing America's $1.7 Trillion Insurance Industry
Visualizing America's $1.7 Trillion Insurance Industry
Zero Hedge

This graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Marcus Lu, breaks down the total market capitalization of America's insurance industry, using data from Companiesmarketcap.com. As of Jan. 7, 2025, UnitedHealth Group is the country's most valuable insurance…

forbes.com - Dario Sabaghi - High Tide Enters Germany's Medical Cannabis Market By Acquiring 51% Of Purecan
High Tide Enters Germany's Medical Cannabis Market By Acquiring 51% Of Purecan
Forbes

Canada-based cannabis company High Tide has entered the German medical cannabis market by purchasing a 51% stake in Frankfurt-based pharmaceutical company Purecan. The announcement of the acquisition, made on Monday, comes after Germany legalized…

dailycamera.com - Gary Garrison - Editorial: The US health care system is flawed by design
Editorial: The US health care system is flawed by design
Boulder Daily Camera

The middlemen that comprise a growing share of America's convoluted health care system find themselves in a bind. The public is angry about the inflated costs and opaque dealings that govern their access to medical care. Lawmakers, despite recent…

ajc.com - Ariel Hart - Affordable Care Act open enrollment closes Wednesday
Affordable Care Act open enrollment closes Wednesday
ajc

Wednesday is the deadline for people who are interested in subsidized health insurance plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplace. As it winds down, the shopping season for 2025 coverage has already seen record enrollment in Georgia as well as…

rawstory.com - Katja Ridderbusch, Kff Health News - Beyond hard hats: Mental struggles become deadliest construction industry danger
Beyond hard hats: Mental struggles become deadliest construction industry danger
Raw Story - Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Journalism

If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Frank Wampol had a dark realization when he came across some…

business-standard.com - Aathira Varier - Insurance industry seeks tax incentives, Insurance Act amendment in Budget
Insurance industry seeks tax incentives, Insurance Act amendment in Budget
Business Standard

The insurance industry is anticipating amendments to the Insurance Act, along with additional tax exemptions for protection and health insurance products, and adjustments to the new tax regime in this year's Union Budget to improve affordability…

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