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In a First, Trump and GOP-Led Congress Prepare To Swell Ranks of U.S. Uninsured
CLARKESVILLE, Ga. — Last September, Alton Fry went to the doctor concerned he had high blood pressure. The trip would result in a prostate cancer diagnosis. So began the stress of trying to pay for tens of thousands of dollars in treatment — without health insurance. “I’ve never been sick in my life, so I’ve
Contractors back New York’s Scaffold Law update
An article from Dive Brief Liability insurance premiums in New York generally run about 30% higher than in other states due to the legislation, builders say. Published June 26, 2025 Two workers dismantle a scaffold in New York City, N.Y. JayLazarin via Getty Images This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have
Trail Blazers’ first-round pick might be most stunning selection of the 2025 NBA Draft
The Portland Trail Blazers took Chinese center Yang Hansen with pick No. 16 in the NBA Draft Wednesday after acquiring his rights from the Memphis Grizzlies. Not even he saw it coming. — NBA (@NBA) June 26, 2025 Per The…
5 Takeaways From Health Insurers’ New Pledge To Improve Prior Authorization
Nearly seven months after the fatal shooting of an insurance CEO in New York drew widespread attention to health insurers’ practice of denying or delaying doctor-ordered care, the largest U.S. insurers agreed Monday to streamline their often cumbersome preapproval system. Dozens of insurance companies, including Cigna, Aetna, Humana, and UnitedHealthcare, agreed to several measures, which
Why cybersecurity matters for construction
Skip to main content An article from Opinion As the building industry digitizes, cyber hygiene, training and insurance are critical, a construction attorney writes. Hailshadow via Getty Images This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Jason Kosek is a shareholder with New York City-based law firm Anderson Kill. He assists
iHeartMedia Faces Class Action Lawsuit After Suffering Major Data Breach
Photo Credit: iHeartMedia A recent class action lawsuit filed in New York’s Southern District Court has put iHeartMedia under scrutiny after a cyberattack in December 2024. The data breach allowed hackers to exfiltrate sensitive information that iHeartMedia did not keep secure including social security numbers, financial account details, and health insurance data. The complaint filed
Medi-Cal Under Threat: Who’s Covered and What Could Be Cut?
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Medi-Cal, California’s complex, $174.6 billion Medicaid program, provides health insurance for nearly 15 million residents with low incomes and disabilities. The state enrolls twice as many people as New York and more than three times as many as Texas — the two states with the largest number of Medicaid participants after California.
The Ranks of Obamacare ‘Fixers’ Axed in Trump’s Reduction of Health Agency Workforce
They’re the fixers, the ones who step in when Affordable Care Act enrollees have a problem with their coverage, like a newborn incorrectly left off a policy or discovering that a rogue broker had signed them up or switched their plan without consent. Specially trained caseworkers help resolve such issues, which might otherwise cause consumers
Luigi Mangione’s attorneys call attempt at death penalty in CEO’s killing a ‘political stunt’
Attorneys for the man accused of killing a health insurance CEO are trying to get the death penalty off the table, calling a directive to seek capital punishment “a political stunt.” Lawyers for Luigi Mangione, who has been charged with murder in the December assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, filed a motion seeking to