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fastcompany.com - Michael Grothaus - Blue Cross Blue Shield payout starts soon in $2.67 billion healthcare settlement. Will you get a check?
Blue Cross Blue Shield payout starts soon in $2.67 billion healthcare settlement. Will you get a check?
Fast Company

Blue Cross Blue Shield is set to begin issuing nearly $2 billion in payouts to claimants in a long-running class action lawsuit. The payments are expected to begin this month and could see individuals receiving checks worth hundreds of dollars.

forbes.com - Expert Panel - How To Reach Untapped Markets And Drive Business Growth
How To Reach Untapped Markets And Drive Business Growth
Forbes

As demographics shift and lifestyles evolve, the definition of a “typical customer” is changing. Yet many companies continue to design for yesterday's market. This misalignment creates opportunity. Below, the experts from Forbes…

marketwatch.com - Health Care Up as Novo Nordisk Earnings - Health Care Roundup
Health Care Up as Novo Nordisk Earnings - Health Care Roundup
MarketWatch

Health-care companies ticked up as obesity-drug sales continued to exceed lofty Wall Street expectations. Shares of Novo Nordisk rose after the Wegovy maker reported surging demand for its new weight-loss pill and lifted its full-year guidance. The…

wsj.com - Heard Editors - More Record Highs - Heard on the Street Wednesday Recap
More Record Highs - Heard on the Street Wednesday Recap
Wall Street Journal

Oil prices fell and stocks rose on rising optimism about an end to Middle East hostilities. Iran and the U.S. are working with mediators on a one-page framework to restart negotiations aimed at ending the conflict and opening the Strait of Hormuz…

abcnews.com - Yi-Jin Yu - Many Medicare enrollees can get GLP-1 drugs for $50 starting in July
Many Medicare enrollees can get GLP-1 drugs for $50 starting in July
ABC News

More access to affordable weight-loss medications is coming this summer for adults on Medicare. Starting in July, certain Medicare enrollees can pay $50 a month for specific prescription GLP–1 medications, according to the Centers for…

forbes.com - Joshua P. Cohen - Questionable White House Math Most Favored Nation Drug Price Savings
Questionable White House Math Most Favored Nation Drug Price Savings
Forbes

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPT. 30, 2025: President Trump shakes hands with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla as he announces a deal with the company to lower Medicaid drug prices. The Trump administration has reportedly reached confidential agreements with 17…

fool.com - Kailey Hagen, CFP - 3 Retirement Rules Most People Learn Too Late -- and How to Get Ahead of Them
3 Retirement Rules Most People Learn Too Late -- and How to Get Ahead of Them
The Motley Fool

Retirement planning isn't just about saving money. You also need to know about how much you'll spend each year and create a safe withdrawal strategy to help your savings last the rest of your life. You can get a rough idea of your retirement costs…

townhall.com - Scott McClallen - Two Men Sentenced in $522 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Involving Genetic Tests
Two Men Sentenced in $522 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Involving Genetic Tests
Townhall

Two men were sentenced this week for their roles in a scheme to defraud Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance companies by submitting over $522 million in fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary genetic tests that were obtained…

ktvu.com - Allie Rasmus - Nearly half of Californians don't have 'much trust' in health care system: poll
Nearly half of Californians don't have 'much trust' in health care system: poll
KTVU FOX 2

A new study commissioned by the nonprofit California Health Care Foundation reveals that nearly half of Californians—46%—reported they do not have 'much trust' in the health care system. The source of this distrust is rooted largely…

fool.com - Kailey Hagen, CFP - Extra Cash? What to Do After You've Maxed Out Your Retirement Accounts.
Extra Cash? What to Do After You've Maxed Out Your Retirement Accounts.
The Motley Fool

If you've already maxed out your retirement account contributions for the year, take a moment to congratulate yourself. That's a big accomplishment, and it'll have a significant effect on your lifestyle in retirement. But you may want to do more.

bangordailynews.com - Cameron Levasseur - Caribou school board advances revised budget up $1.5M from previous year
Caribou school board advances revised budget up $1.5M from previous year
Bangor Daily News

The school board of Caribou-based RSU 39 voted Wednesday to advance a budget with a projected $1.5 million increase over the previous year. The increase, which would raise the total budget to roughly $26 million, is almost 1% lower than the budget…

theweek.com - Becca Stanek, The Week US - How the 'annoyance economy' is costing you
How the 'annoyance economy' is costing you
The Week

Sure, you may know that being annoyed costs you mentally and emotionally. But as it turns out, it could be costing you financially as well. The so-called annoyance economy refers to the web of spam calls, customer service chatbots and…

prdaily.com - Jon Minnick - PR Daily's 2026 Content Marketing Awards finalists announced
PR Daily's 2026 Content Marketing Awards finalists announced
PR Daily

This year's finalists represent the very best in content innovation — campaigns, strategies and storytelling that cut through the noise and deliver measurable impact. From compelling brand journalism to data-driven campaigns and purpose-led…

nationalpost.com - Ellie Hutchings - Gen Z Canadians are not boycotting U.S. travel, except for these two reasons: poll
Gen Z Canadians are not boycotting U.S. travel, except for these two reasons: poll
National Post

A new survey has found that 45 per cent of Gen Z Canadians (born between 1997 and 2012) say they're likely to travel to the U.S. next year, compared to just 8 per cent of Boomers (born between 1946 and 1964). Among Canadians who are travelling this…

fool.com - Motley Fool Transcribing - Barrett (BBSI) Q1 2026 Earnings Transcript
Barrett (BBSI) Q1 2026 Earnings Transcript
The Motley Fool

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 5 p.m. ET Chief Executive Officer — Gary Edward Kramer Chief Financial Officer — Anthony J. Harris Gross billings -- $2.16 billion, up 3.5%, meeting management's internal forecast. PEO gross billings --…

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