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Alan, the first health insurer in Canada since 1957, announces a $780 million round to scale its prevention-first model
Round led by Prosus, with continued backing from Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan – Alan enter a new phase of growth to transform healthcare through prevention, technology and AI TORONTO, June 25, 2026 /CNW/ - Alan, the company building the…
Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk pushing for insurers to cover cost of weight loss jabs
Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk, maker of the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy, is seeking greater insurance coverage for its US users. The company's top US executive hopes this will offset the substantial direct-to-consumer sales that have…
Swiss healthcare costs rise faster than patients can keep up
Switzerland's mandatory health insurance premiums reached CHF423 ($470) monthly in 2024 – 7% of disposable income, up from 4% in 2004. Parliament approved 16 cost-containment measures in March 2025, but a referendum capping premiums at 10%…
TruStage Life Insurance Review 2026: Coverage, Cost & Insights
TruStage sells term and whole life insurance through credit unions and other distribution partners. All TruStage policies are no-exam life insurance, mostly with rates based on answers to a few health questions and other data. Term life insurance…
Building healthier workplaces, families and communities
Julita Peniston talking to local high school students about EAP at a careers fair Most of us would never think twice about having health insurance. We understand the value of protecting ourselves and our families against the unexpected — a…
Health Spending Projected to Hit Almost $9 Trillion in 2034
National health spending is projected to reach nearly $9 trillion by 2034. At the same time, the percentage of Americans covered by health insurance is expected to drop, due in part to expiring subsidies for some Affordable Care Act marketplace…
Easthampton OKs $65.3M budget
EASTHAMPTON — The City Council has approved a $65.3 million budget for fiscal year 2027 that relies on a $6.9 million Proposition 2½ override approved by voters last month, but cuts will still need to be made including layoffs for a…
Opinion: Improving how we deliver healthcare in Idaho
Navigating your health insurance can get complicated fast once you move beyond deductibles and co-pays. Prior authorization, a utilization-management tool, is one of those complications. It was originally created to help insurance providers deal…
Utah's AI prescription experiment faces resistance from the medical establishment
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming Utah's healthcare industry, bringing accessible and affordable medical care to patients around the state. Rather than welcoming the change, doctors and public health officials are resisting it. Over…
Senate interest in price cap for insulin grows
Ten Democratic senators, along with one independent, on Wednesday flagged “profound concerns” with the Trump administration's website for new and expecting mothers, with the lawmakers saying the site drives families toward crisis…
ICC judges sue Trump over sanctions, call measures unlawful
Three International Criminal Court judges are suing United States President Donald Trump and his administration over sanctions imposed on them last year, arguing the measures were unlawful. In the lawsuit filed in the federal court in…
Quin Hillyer: Cassidy has Rx for medical cost squeeze
No mere election loss can stop Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, from trying to craft policies that improve family finances, especially related to the costs of medical care. Not that Louisiana GOP voters, intent on exercising their rageful ids…
Most costly add-on procedures marketed to improve IVF success show little benefit, study says
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THE ESSEX FILES: New York Primaries Prove the Left Is Still Doubling Down on Failed Socialist Ideals
In Tuesday's Democratic primaries in New York, Mayor Zohran Mamdani's endorsed candidates scored notable wins, ousting incumbents and advancing democratic socialist priorities. These results reflect a continued pull within parts of the Democratic…
Yes, there is plenty that Democrats can smash
I caused a great deal of commotion yesterday with the unfortunately titled piece, “ Why Democrats need their own Trump.” Many people understandably never got past the headline. The point wasn't that Democrats need a Trump-like figure.
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