Competition Remains Elusive in Private Insurance Market
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Competition Remains Elusive in Private Insurance Market

Competition among US private insurance companies has generally declined since 2011 in large-group, small-group, and individual markets, a government report found. However, the trend has slowed or even reversed in some states over the past few years. Meanwhile, an American Medical Association (AMA) analysis warns that “the vast majority of health insurance markets remain stubbornly

‘Would he have lived?’ When insurance companies deny cancer care to patients
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‘Would he have lived?’ When insurance companies deny cancer care to patients

Dec. 27, 2024, 10:00 AM UTC Angela Pike’s husband, Tracy, had just celebrated his 45th birthday when he was diagnosed with Stage 4 stomach cancer. A father of three and the maintenance chief of a Louisville, Kentucky, skyscraper, Pike immediately started chemotherapy, which reduced the size of the tumor his doctor had discovered. While continuing

Affordable Care Act Insurance Open Enrollment Still Available: What to Know
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Affordable Care Act Insurance Open Enrollment Still Available: What to Know

The initial window to get “Obamacare” health insurance by Jan. 1 may have closed, but there’s still plenty of time to secure the coverage you want. Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a graduate of the University at Albany. As a member of CNET’s How To team, he writes about the intersection

Brian Thompson: Have Police Identified Health Insurance CEO’s Killer?
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Brian Thompson: Have Police Identified Health Insurance CEO’s Killer?

Police divers were searching in the waters of Central Park for evidence in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Wednesday, particularly hoping to locate the gun used in the murder. The masked gunman fled into a alley and hopped on a bike after killing Thompson, then rode into Central Park. He was

Why Many Americans Are Celebrating the UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Murder
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Why Many Americans Are Celebrating the UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Murder

The murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City on Wednesday appears to be the first successful assassination of a national political figure in the United States in the twenty-first century. Thompson was not an elected official, of course, but he wielded more power than most of them as head of the nation’s

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