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Travel insurance: don't let a health condition derail your holiday plans
“I nearly fell over when I saw the travel insurance quote,” says the retiree Bernie Lawrence. The 77-year-old from Fleet, Hampshire, says that after he developed heart problems, the cost of buying cover became…
IVF Benefits Are 'Life Changing' For Workers. Will They Keep Growing?
B ack in 2020, when doctors first told Jaclyn and Dustin Glass that in vitro fertilization (IVF) was their best bet for having a child, the New Jersey couple had no clue what the process entailed or how much it cost. Jaclyn, then 31 and working…
A surgery bill and changes to IP rider premiums made me relook my insurance. Here's what I learnt
I have to admit that insurance was, until recently, an afterthought for me. My mother has been a financial adviser for over 20 years and I had always left it in her capable hands to ensure I had sufficient coverage. I agreed to whatever she…
These stocks are the most overbought or oversold after a choppy week on Wall Street
Humana's stock has more than doubled since the rest of the stock market bottomed during the U.S.-Iran war on March 30. But that rally may be overextended, as the Louisville-based health insurer led the list of overbought stocks in the S & P 500 by…
Abortion industry promoters find new way to threaten members of pro-life movement * WorldNetDaily * by Spencer Lombardo, Daily Caller News Foundation
New Jersey's new abortion protection bill could make pro-life activism illegal in the state. Bills A2218 and S2260 aim to prohibit protestors from “intimidating” people outside abortion clinics, and health insurers from denying…
Covers for Cancer Treatment
Cancer can pose a significant financial risk because both the likelihood of a diagnosis and the cost of treatment are high. Studies indicate that one in ten Indians may be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime.. At the same time, cancer…
Colorado 'Birthday Rule' creates coverage confusion for new parents
Most parents assume they get to choose which health insurance plan covers their newborn. For one family, that wasn't the case. A little-known Colorado rule turned their son's NICU stay into months of confusion, threatening letters and hundreds of…
Teen advocate pushes California to require hearing aid coverage for children
More than half of U.S. states require health insurance plans to cover hearing aids for children, but California does not. One local teenager is working with advocates to change that. Chase Klugo was diagnosed with hearing loss as an infant. He and…
Drugmakers race to find a place in the next wave of obesity drugs
Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, Amgen, Zealand, Structure Therapeutics shared their visions for the future of obesity medicine. Drugmakers pitched doctors and investors on their future drugs at the recent American Diabetes Association (ADA) Scientific…
Switzerland to vote on plan to cap population at 10 million
Can a country put a fixed limit on its population? That is the question Switzerland will be answering on Sunday when voters go the polls to decide on a proposal to cap their population at 10 million. The move is backed by the right-wing Swiss…
Switzerland to vote on plan to cap population at 10 million
Imogen Foulkes Bern, Switzerland Can a country put a fixed limit on its population? That is the question Switzerland will be answering on Sunday when voters go the polls to decide on a proposal to cap their population at 10 million. The move is…
It was a roller coaster': One woman's $17,000 egg-freezing journey
Fertility Inc. is a multi-part series by the Investigative Journalism Bureau that delves into the Wild West of the egg-freezing industry, its aggressive marketing, the high cost and the chances of an eventual successful pregnancy. Megan Robinson…
'Bamcare scams boomed under Biden, putrid pols normalize violence and other commentary
Fraud beat: 'Bamcare Scams Boomed Under Biden Medicaid fraud has “dominated headlines,” but Obamacare has also long been “highly susceptible” to fraud, fume the Washington Examiner's editors — and it…
A lot of health AI isn't where you think it is, and it's not overseen the way you might expect
Guest: Maya Sandalow Title: Associate director for the Bipartisan Policy Center's health program Summary: From administrative decisions to care management, health AI tools are influencing outcomes in ways patients may never see. But many of those…
Opinion: The future of mental health coverage
On May 13, Senate Bill 498, which concerns mental health coverage for children 18 and younger, came before the House after passing the Senate. It was among the most widely discussed bills of the day. The bill passed only as Interim Study by a…
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