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nbcphiladelphia.com - Open enrollment for health Insurance: What you need to know
Open enrollment for health Insurance: What you need to know
NBC 10 Philadelphia

In today's Philly Live segment, Koleen Cavanaugh, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Independence Blue Cross talks all things open enrollment.

sorumatik.co - 'your new health insurance has a $4,000 deductible. what does that mean?'
'your new health insurance has a $4,000 deductible. what does that mean?'
Sorumatik

A $4,000 deductible in health insurance is the amount you must pay out-of-pocket for covered medical services before your insurance starts contributing to costs. This deductible applies annually, and higher deductibles often lower your monthly…

barchart.com - Wajeeh Khan - Trump Just Took Aim at Health Insurance 'Middlemen.' What Does That Mean for UnitedHealth Stock?
Trump Just Took Aim at Health Insurance 'Middlemen.' What Does That Mean for UnitedHealth Stock?
Barchart.com

UnitedHealth (UNH) shares slipped further on Friday after President Donald Trump said his “Great Healthcare Plan” will “get rid of insurance brokers and corporate middlemen.” For Americans, this would mean a significant…

abcnews.go.com - Arthur Jones II - Some policy experts struggle to make sense of new Trump health plan
Some policy experts struggle to make sense of new Trump health plan
ABC News

On the last day to enroll in Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance plans in most states, President Donald Trump presented his own ideas for a health care plan that left some health policy experts that spoke to ABC News with unanswered…

newsweek.com - Jasmine Laws - Donald Trump's 'Great Healthcare Plan' leaves unanswered questions
Donald Trump's 'Great Healthcare Plan' leaves unanswered questions
Newsweek

President Donald Trump has announced a new health care plan that experts say leave a number of questions as to what the administration intends to do with regard to health insurance. On Thursday, the president unveiled 'The Great Healthcare Plan,'…

scrippsnews.com - Jacob Gardenswartz - Trump's health plan, light on details, receives icy response from industry
Trump's health plan, light on details, receives icy response from industry
Scripps News

President Donald Trump on Friday touted the health care framework he released a day earlier as “tremendous,” promising it would lead to significant reductions in costs for American consumers. But pharmaceutical manufacturers and…

searchengineland.com - Danny Goodwin - Google AI Overviews cite YouTube most often for health topics: Study
Google AI Overviews cite YouTube most often for health topics: Study
Search Engine Land

Most of the health advice summarized in Google's AI Overviews relies on non-medical sources, a new analysis shows. This follows fresh concerns about users receiving misleading or unsafe guidance on sensitive health topics. What's happening. The…

bostonherald.com - Wolfgang Klietmann - Klietmann: Trump tackles the real problem with health care
Klietmann: Trump tackles the real problem with health care
Boston Herald

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Many Americans began 2026 with resolutions to improve their health. But President Trump and congressional Republicans kicked off the year with a far more ambitious resolution: improving the health…

foxbusiness.com - Daniella Genovese - Trump takes aim at prescription drug 'middlemen' with new healthcare plan
Trump takes aim at prescription drug 'middlemen' with new healthcare plan
Fox Business

The Trump administration said it plans to eliminate kickbacks involving pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) as part of its goal to lower health insurance for Americans. The framework, dubbed the 'Great Healthcare Plan,' is aimed at lowering drug…

bostonherald.com - Gayla Cawley - Boston Public Schools freezes hiring in response to $53M budget gap
Boston Public Schools freezes hiring in response to $53M budget gap
Boston Herald

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Boston Public Schools has implemented a hiring freeze in the face of a projected $53 million budget gap for the current fiscal year, as the school superintendent rakes in nearly $400,000. BPS…

forbes.com - Omer Awan - President Trump Unveils New 'Great Healthcare Plan'. Here Are The Unanswered Questions And Uncertainties
President Trump Unveils New 'Great Healthcare Plan'. Here Are The Unanswered Questions And Uncertainties
Forbes

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 12: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on May 12, 2025, in Washington, DC. During the event, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at reducing the…

abcnews.go.com -  EMMA BURROWS AP European Security Correspondent - In their words: Greenlanders talk about Trump's desire to own their Arctic island
In their words: Greenlanders talk about Trump's desire to own their Arctic island
ABC News

NUUK, Greenland -- U.S. President Donald Trump has turned the Arctic island of Greenland into a geopolitical hotspot with his demands to own it and suggestions that the U.S. could take it by force. The island is a semiautonomous region of Denmark…

mymotherlode.com - AP News - The Latest: Middle East allies urge Trump to hold off on Iran strikes, diplomat says
The Latest: Middle East allies urge Trump to hold off on Iran strikes, diplomat says
myMotherLode.com

Several Middle Eastern allies of the United States have urged the Trump administration to hold off on strikes against Iran for the government's deadly crackdown on protesters, according to an Arab diplomat familiar with the matter. Top officials…

afr.com - Michael Smith - The New Year insurance shock facing 14 million Australians
The New Year insurance shock facing 14 million Australians
Australian Financial Review

The price of top private health insurance cover for a family has blown out to almost $17,000 a year as consumers brace for above-inflation premium hikes from April and consumers abandon gold-tier policies in droves. Data collated from the federal…

cnbc.com - Josephine Rozzelle - AI chip trade, Saks' bankruptcy woes, Trump's health-care plan and more in Morning Squawk
AI chip trade, Saks' bankruptcy woes, Trump's health-care plan and more in Morning Squawk
CNBC

This is CNBC's Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Friday. This week isn't even over yet, but I'm already gearing up for next week's big events: the World Economic Forum in Davos, a major…

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