The largest health insurance companies that control nearly 75% of the market, ranked
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The largest health insurance companies that control nearly 75% of the market, ranked

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A general view outside the United Healthcare corporate headquarters on December 4, 2024 in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Image: Stephen Maturen / Stringer (Getty Images) Over the past few years the health insurance industry has experienced a series of major mergers and acquisitions, further consolidating power into the hands of a few dominant companies — leaving Americans

Coinbase shares unredacted FDIC letters urging banks to avoid offering basic Bitcoin services

Coinbase shares unredacted FDIC letters urging banks to avoid offering basic Bitcoin services

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Coinbase shares unredacted FDIC letters urging banks to avoid offering basic Bitcoin services Gino Matos · 2 hours ago · 2 min read The documents are unredacted versions of letters shared by Paul Grewal last month. 2 min read Updated: Jan. 3, 2025 at 10:32 pm UTC Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate. Image includes combined content

The most important questions to ask when picking a health care plan
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The most important questions to ask when picking a health care plan

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Selecting a health insurance plan in the US is a little like going through a maze, or solving an impossibly difficult crossword puzzle. It can be a morass of hard-to-figure-out terms — HMO, PPO, deductible, premium, coinsurance — and plans. Under another Donald Trump presidency, understanding Affordable Care Act insurance plans may get even more

Massive healthcare breaches prompt US cybersecurity rules overhaul

Massive healthcare breaches prompt US cybersecurity rules overhaul

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed updates to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) to secure patients’ health data following a surge in massive healthcare data leaks. These stricter cybersecurity rules, proposed by the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and expected to be published as

New year, new health benefits? Here’s how to keep your out-of-pocket costs down.

New year, new health benefits? Here’s how to keep your out-of-pocket costs down.

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For better or worse, most of what you already know about health insurance isn’t changing next year. The good news is that you won’t need to relearn the basics if your plan is changing in 2025. The bad news is that the risk of unexpected bills remains, in part because the fine print for most

Most Americans Blame Insurance Profits, Denials Alongside the Killer in CEO’s Death

Most Americans Blame Insurance Profits, Denials Alongside the Killer in CEO’s Death

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Public Health & Policy > Public Health — Younger adults especially likely to think a mix of factors is to blame for Brian Thompson’s death by Associated Press December 27, 2024 Most Americans believe health insurance profits and coverage denials share responsibility for the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO — although not as much as the

Insurance companies deny cancer treatment claims and Trump’s ‘border czar’on family detention centers: Morning Rundown
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Insurance companies deny cancer treatment claims and Trump’s ‘border czar’on family detention centers: Morning Rundown

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NBC News investigates health insurance companies denying cancer patients coverage for potentially life-saving treatments. South Korea’s interim president is impeached just two weeks after the ouster of the country’s former leader. And a small Tennessee town is still in recovery mode after Hurricane Helene.  Here’s what to know today. When insurance companies deny cancer care

‘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

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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

Insurance and Taxes Now Cost More Than Mortgages for Many Homeowners

Insurance and Taxes Now Cost More Than Mortgages for Many Homeowners

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