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SBI General Insurance MD & CEO Naveen Chandra Jha on FY27 Growth, Market Share, and Strategy
SBI General Insurance, led by MD & CEO Naveen Chandra Jha, is strategically positioning itself to capture a 10 per cent market share among private and standalone health insurers within the next five years, driven by disciplined underwriting, retail…
Labor's EV discount passes the cost-benefit test on health outcomes
Using tax policy as a lever for health policy outcomes is a Janus-faced beast. It can powerfully shape behaviour: the original intent of tobacco excise and the Medicare levy surcharge – to reduce smoking and increase private health coverage…
State Healthcare Sites Are Sharing Personal Data with Big Tech
Nearly all of the 20 state-run health insurance exchanges in the US have added advertising trackers that transmit user activity back to big tech companies, in some cases sending more data than state officials realized. Bloomberg News reviewed…
Tuning out: Why many Americans are sick of the news - especially Trump news
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Seems like there's a survey for everything under the sun: Where does Gen Z get its news? Are you worried about the economy? What do you think of the White House ballroom? And yet there's a new set of…
AI-fueled health policies are depriving the needy in one of the world's poorest countries
Kenya was promising wider access to more affordable healthcare. But a new investigation has revealed that its algorithm-driven system is making life harder for the people it was supposed to help most. According to reporting by The Guardian, Africa…
The Very American, Very Intense World of High-School Debate
One of America's sunnier national convictions is that when people disagree it is useful, even virtuous, for competing sides to make their cases to the public. We wrap this belief in decorum and sometimes in misleading history—the famed…
The drug-pricing problem no one wants to talk about
For the past year countries have been at odds over how to lower drug prices. As United States President Donald Trump sees it, US prices should drop and other countries' prices should rise to make up for lost pharma revenue. For Swiss authorities…
IP rider changes: New medical insurance rules from Apr 2026
The new rules from April 1, 2026 announced by the Ministry of Health (MOH) aim to keep private health insurance sustainable amid rising medical costs. But for many households, the immediate question is simple: Will I have to pay more if I fall…
Young Americans have soured on Trump | Steven Greenhouse
Republicans rejoiced when far more young voters than expected backed Donald Trump in 2024, with many of them moved by Trump's grandiose promises, such as his vow to “ build the greatest economy in the history of the world”. But…
Flaws in Kenya's AI-driven health reforms driving up costs for the poorest
An AI system used to predict how much Kenyans can afford to pay for access to healthcare, has systemically driven up costs for the poor, an investigation has found. The healthcare system being rolled out across the country, a key electoral promise…
A decade after the 'Godfather of AI' said radiologists were obsolete, their salaries are up to $571K and demand is growing fast
In 2016, the “Godfather of AI,” Geoffrey Hinton, stood onstage at a machine learning conference in Toronto and declared AI would soon kill the radiology profession. At the time, he said people should even stop training new…
House Republican questions why NewYork-Presbyterian is in 'rural' category
He's calling it a certified country crock! A top House Republican railed over NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital being classified as a “rural” medical center despite sitting near skyscrapers in the middle of Manhattan's urban jungle. House…
Marjorie Taylor Greene Claims Americans Are 'Done With Toxic Divisive Politics' - Says Both Parties Are 'Failures
Marjorie Taylor Greene blasted the state of American politics in a fiery new message, claiming voters have reached a breaking point, RadarOnline.com can reveal. The controversial Republican took aim at both parties while doubling down on her…
The baby broker: A 'disposable' surrogate, her vanishing contract and a family stranded
Melinda McCann had insisted she wanted an ethical surrogacy experience. Instead, she alleges she was stranded in Colombia with a newborn who did not have legitimate paperwork to apply for Australian citizenship, financially supporting a struggling…
Polyamorous Americans are celebrating new laws establishing their 'inherent worth and dignity'
Amy Nash-Kille knows that not everyone would choose a polyamorous family like hers. But she called it the “greatest blessing” of her life. Nash-Kille said she has spent the last 17 years in a committed relationship with “two…
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