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GST Exemption Bolstered Average Health Insurance Coverage To Rs 19 Lakh: Policybazaar Report
The government's decision to exempt Goods and Services Tax (GST) on health insurance from 18 per cent to nil has led to a sharp rise in health cover sizes, with the average sum insured increasing by 31 per cent, according to a report by…
Cutting through year end health insurance chaos with help of Pa. ACA specialists
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Standing at a table with pamphlets, flyers and business cards, Laura Polo greeted people with a cheerful hello and a big smile as…
Why Obamacare could still collapse under the Trump administration
The Trump administration seems to be veering away from maintaining Obamacare and instead finding its own alternatives to making health insurance more affordable. Rather than extending the Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, the administration has…
Guest column: Medicaid fraud is not the only problem
Medicaid is a federal program jointly funded with the states, providing health and long-term care insurance to more than 80 million low-income Americans. And if you didn't know all of that, you're not alone. The government has spent a fortune over…
These are UBS' top stock picks for 2026
UBS is betting on several stocks to notch significant gains next year, including 'Magnificent Seven' play Amazon, its recent research note shows. In a note to clients dated Dec. 16 titled '26 U.S. Stocks for 2026,' the financial firm lists more…
Nana Akosua Offeibea I installed as developmental Queen Mother of Senchi
Correspondence from the Eastern Region The traditional and developmental history of Senchi witnessed a transformative milestone on Saturday, December 20, 2025, with the official installation and outdooring of Nana Akosua Offeibea I as the…
Despite Crackdown on Activism, Tech Employees Are Still Picking Fights
Five weeks into a strike at the crowdfunding site Kickstarter this fall, employees were getting anxious. Their union's strike fund was dwindling, making it harder for some to cover living expenses, and they were unsure if the company would make…
A Look Back: Dec. 26
The Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce has made cash awards to five businesses in the city which had the best Christmas decorations. In the retail category, Stewart's College Towne Shoppe and F. J. Rogers Company won $50 each. Honorable…
These new Virginia laws starting Jan. 1 target wages, social media and healthcare
RICHMOND, Va. -- While most new Virginia laws take effect on July 1, more than half a dozen laws are taking effect Jan. 1, bringing changes to wages, social media use, healthcare coverage and consumer protections. Starting Jan. 1, Virginia's…
Medicare Is of Two Minds on Prior Authorization
Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced an agreement with Medicare Advantage plans to lessen the use of prior authorization, but the agency also said it would conduct a demonstration project looking at…
Chabria: Beneath the rambling, Trump laid out a chilling health care plan
President Trump addresses the nation from the Diplomatic Room of the White House on Dec. 17. Folks, who was supposed to be watching grandpa? Because he got out, got on TV and … It. Was. Not. Good. For 18 long minutes on the evening of Dec.
Letter: Victory would be dumping Trump
Gail Henneman states that she can't 'wrap her brain around the radical views of the left.' Maybe that's because it's stuck in the moral sewer of Trump. The latest Epstein email release includes one stating 'I know how dirty Don is.' Another says…
Promising Healthcare Stocks To Keep An Eye On - December 26th
Sector Rotation: 2 Smart Money Moves for 2026 UnitedHealth Group, Hims & Hers Health, and Medline are the three Healthcare stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Healthcare stocks are shares of publicly traded…
PSB consolidation to gain momentum in 2026 as govt eyes big, world-class banks
Consolidation in public sector banks is expected to gain momentum in the coming year, as the government has expressed its desire to have more big, world-class banks in the country to fuel the next phase of growth for Viksit Bharat by 2047. Last…
Best of STAT 2025
What a year! Yes, it was our 10th anniversary, but it also brought an unprecedented blizzard of news, and while we weren't added to a Signal chat on war plans, we did have a giant health insurer email us internal strategy documents by mistake. Our…
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