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Shapiro Administration fines health insurance company Aetna $550K for mental health parity violations
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Health care company Aetna was fined $550,000 by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) on Tuesday following the results of a market conduct exam, the Shapiro Administration announced. The exam conducted by the PID on…
USL, players remain locked in CBA negotiations as strike threat lingers
The United Soccer League and the USL Players Association (USLPA) will continue negotiations on Wednesday as they seek a new collective bargaining agreement ahead of the start of the 2026 USL Championship season on Friday. With the sides still far…
Prediction Markets Are Eroding Our Civic Soul
The odds are 100 percent that the further infiltration of prediction markets into the public square and political decisions is going to make our lives worse. Recently announced partnerships—Polymarket with Substack and X, and Kalshi with CNN…
Nxera Pharma Submits Marketing Authorization Application for Daridorexant in South Korea
Daridorexant is a dual orexin receptor antagonist being developed in South Korea by Nxera for the treatment of adult patients with insomnia and is approved and marketed in Japan as QUVIVIQ Phase 3 trial of daridorexant in South Korea met both…
So much for affordability: Trump's war with Iran exposes the deceit of 'America First'
President Trump dedicated much of his State of the Union address last week to burnishing his credentials as the peacemaking president who made America affordable again. The era of rising inflation was “over,” he claimed, a feat he had…
Philly Planned Parenthood centers face uncertain future after funding cuts
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Health care advocates and providers in Philadelphia say low-cost options for routine reproductive and sexual health services are at…
How Google and Taiwan are building an AI blueprint for public health
Finding health risks earlier can make all the difference. That's the goal of a collaboration between Google and Taiwan's National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA), which uses Gemini to help doctors analyze data from Taiwan's unified health…
Preventive health advisory panel meeting postponed for third time
The March meeting of the U.S. advisory panel that determines what cancer screenings and other preventive health measures insurers must cover has been postponed, according to a spokesman for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The…
Amazon cuts jobs in strategically important robotics division
Amazon cut jobs inside its robotics division this week, the latest reductions in a sweeping cost-cutting campaign. In a message to employees on Tuesday, seen by Business Insider, Amazon Robotics VP Scott Dresser described the changes as 'difficult…
Do you support the U.S. strikes on Iran? Here's what 300 readers said.
U.S. strikes on Iran have sparked debate across the United States as the conflict in the Middle East escalates and questions grow about how far American involvement could go. We asked readers whether they support the strikes, and more than 350…
Sunderland officials anticipate need for override
SUNDERLAND — Ahead of the April 24 annual Town Meeting, the Selectboard and Finance Committee are discussing a potential override to shoulder increases in the Sunderland Elementary School and Frontier Regional School budgets, along with…
Proposal to send Americans $3,000 payments gets a boost
A proposal that would send $3,000 cash payments to millions of Americans gained momentum this week after the nation's largest nurses union formally endorsed the legislation. National Nurses United (NNU) announced its backing of the Make…
South Hadley voters to decide on $9M or $11M tax levy override
SOUTH HADLEY — Voters will have the choice between two Proposition 2-1/2 override amounts on the ballot at the town election in April: $9 million raised incrementally over four years or $11 million raised over five years. After months of…
Trump's Health Care Affordability Pitch Shifts Costs to Patients
March 4, 2026 Eileen Appelbaum It's no secret that the failure of Congressional Republicans to extend the enhanced premium subsidies for insurance purchased on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges led to dramatic increases in premium costs for…
We have more privacy controls yet less privacy than ever
'In 2026 online privacy is a luxury, not a right,' says Thomas Bunting, an analyst at the UK innovation think tank Nesta. He was talking about advertising, and he described a dystopian potential future in which the smart fridges in our kitchens…
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