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UnitedHealth says Change hackers stole health data on ‘substantial proportion of people in America’
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Irdai removes age limit of 65 yrs for buying health insurance policies: With a view to widen the market and foster adequate protection from healthcare expenses ...
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Nursing homes must meet minimum federal staffing levels under Biden rule: The new rule mandates registered nurses and aides around the clock. An expert called it ...
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Quick Glance: Biden's Landmark Staffing Mandate for Nursing Homes
- The Biden administration has implemented first-ever staffing requirements for nursing homes to enhance care quality.
- The rule mandates 24/7 registered nurses and a minimum of 3.48 hours of care per resident daily.
- Industry voices concerns over staff shortages, estimating a need for over 100,000 additional workers.
- The new regulations will be phased in and could potentially lead to facility closures for non-compliance.
Google scraps minimum wage, benefits rules for suppliers and staffing firms: Alphabet Inc's Google on Friday said it will roll back requirements that U.S ...
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Quick Glance: Google to Remove Minimum Wage and Benefits Rules for Suppliers and Staffing Firms
- Alphabet Inc's Google will roll back requirements for U.S. suppliers and staffing firms to pay their employees at least $15 an hour and provide health insurance and other benefits.
- These updates are designed to comply with shifting U.S. and global labor regulations related to contingent workers.
- The company is committed to ensuring vendors and staffing firms prioritize safe working conditions and compliance with legal standards.
- This decision follows the U.S. National Labor Relations Board's ruling that Google is considered a 'joint employer' of workers from staffing firm Cognizant Technology Solutions.
Here’s how to file your income tax returns online with LHDN, deadline May 15: For those who have been putting it off and may need a refresher, or first-timers ...
thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2024/04/23/heres-how-to-file-your-income-tax-returns-online-with-lhdn-deadline-may-15
Elizabeth Warren slammed for wanting to ‘break up Apple’s smartphone monopoly’: U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she’s not a fan of “green texts on iPhones” and ...
bostonherald.com/2024/04/19/elizabeth-warren-slammed-for-wanting-to-break-up-apples-smartphone-monopoly/
Some Older Women Need Extra Breast Scans. Why Won’t Medicare Pay?: Mammography can miss tumors in women with dense breasts, so their doctors often include ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/19/health/dense-breast-mammograms-medicare.html
185K people's sensitive data in the pits after ransomware raid on Cherry Health: Extent of information seized will be a concern for those affected
theregister.com/2024/04/18/ransomware_cherry_health/
Warren slams TurboTax for upselling taxpayers during filing process: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) criticized TurboTax on Monday for charging taxpayers for ...
thehill.com/business/4595223-warren-slams-turbotax-for-upselling-taxpayers-during-filing-process/
Medicare ignored expert advice to cut tests for transplant patients: Report: Contractors for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) cut access to ...
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Elizabeth Warren faces heat for Israel genocide comments: ‘Amplify dangerous rhetoric’
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Quick Glance: Elizabeth Warren under Fire for Israel Genocide Comments
- Senator Elizabeth Warren is facing criticism for her recent remarks regarding whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, with the ADL condemning her for amplifying 'dangerous rhetoric.'
- During a Q&A session at a Boston-area mosque last week, the senator was asked about a potential UN court ruling on Israel's actions in Gaza.
- Earlier this year, the International Court found it plausible that Israel has violated the Genocide Convention. The ICJ's legal proceedings are ongoing.
- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stated during a Senate hearing that there is no evidence of genocide being committed by Israel in Gaza, refuting accusations of supporting genocide.
Nearly one-quarter of adults booted from Medicaid are still uninsured, survey finds
thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4590466-adults-booted-medicaid-uninsured/
Were You Stuck With a Big Vet Bill? Tell Us About It.: We want to hear from pet owners about their experiences taking their animals to the vet ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/11/health/vet-bills-pet-insurance.html
Trump had 4 years to remake Obamacare. Here’s what he did: Instead of terminating the Affordable Care Act, former President Donald Trump is now promising to make ...
cnn.com/2024/04/12/politics/obamacare-trump-administration/
Robbins: Elizabeth Warren’s backbone AWOL on Israel: When Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, running for re-election and eager to placate the untethered ...
bostonherald.com/2024/04/15/robbins-elizabeth-warrens-backbone-awol-on-israel/
Mum applauded for kicking pregnant teenage daughter out of her house: Choosing to have a baby is a huge decision and one that comes with emotional, physical ...
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Hospital emissions reporting proposal is a "game changer": Hospitals could soon give the federal health department a closer look at their emissions.
axios.com/2024/04/22/hospitals-climate-change-emissions-medicare
Checkr, the background-screening platform last valued at $5B, cuts 32% of workforce
techcrunch.com/2024/04/10/checkr-layoffs/
IRDAI removes age bar for buying health insurance; Check who can apply now: Previously, individuals could only buy new policies until age 65, but as of April 1 ...
financialexpress.com/money/irdai-removes-age-bar-for-buying-health-insurance-check-who-can-apply-now-bkg-3464877/
Crypto executives put money behind longshot bid to oust Elizabeth Warren: More than half a dozen cryptocurrency executives and prominent enthusiasts have donated ...
politico.com/news/2024/04/12/crypto-executives-put-money-behind-longshot-bid-to-oust-elizabeth-warren-00151882
Hackers claim to have UnitedHealth's stolen data - is it a bluff?: A freshly formed hacking gang claims to have won access to a massive stash of data stolen from ...
reuters.com/technology/hackers-claim-have-unitedhealths-stolen-data-is-it-bluff-2024-04-09/
Warren requests student-debt relief for defrauded private borrowers: Millions of student-loan borrowers are being transferred from Navient to MOHELA ...
businessinsider.com/elizabeth-warren-cancel-student-debt-borrowers-transfer-navient-to-mohela-2024-4
Letters to the editor: Herald readers sound off on Biden's student loan forgiveness, the cost of caring for migrants, and Elizabeth Warren's stance on ...
bostonherald.com/2024/04/14/letters-to-the-editor-609/
Refuting Jurists, Lloyd Austin Says US Has No Evidence of Gaza Genocide: The U.S. defense secretary's remarks came after Sen. Elizabeth Warren and other law ...
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Greg Abbott Issues Dire Warning Over Medicaid Changes: The Texas governor urged Joe Biden to "abandon his new Medicaid policies" and warned they could "devastate ...
newsweek.com/greg-abbott-warning-joe-biden-medicaid-changes-texas-1889697
UPSC topper Aditya Srivastava reveals 2 key reasons why he didn’t go abroad: brain drain and ageing parents
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Quick Glance: Pune students shine in UPSC results
- UPSC aspirants from Pune have secured high ranks in the most coveted civil services examination conducted by the Union Public Services Commission.
- Tejas Sudeep Sarda, a doctor, took a break from his career to prepare for UPSC, securing an AIR of 128.
- Priyanka Mohite from Nashik, who completed her master's in political science at Pune University, secured an AIR of 595.
- Abhijit Pakhare, a 26-year-old deputy collector in Gadchiroli, did not give up on his dream of clearing the UPSC exam, securing the 720th rank.
LIVE with @DrTedros: Transforming challenge into action: Expanding health coverage for all #WBGMeetings
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Why homeless people are losing health coverage in Medicaid mix-ups : Nearly 130,000 Montanans lost Medicaid coverage during recent eligibility reviews ...
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Warren, Whitehouse demand Chamber explain decision to sue CFPB: Two Democratic senators are demanding answers from a pro-business lobbying giant regarding its ...
thehill.com/business/4590869-warren-whitehouse-demand-chamber-explain-decision-to-sue-cfpb/
Insurance Companies Reap Hidden Fees as Patients Get Unexpected Bills: A little-known data firm helps health insurers make more when less of an out-of-network ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/07/us/health-insurance-medical-bills.html
US lawmakers Elizabeth Warren and Ro Khanna seek to ban trade in water rights: Bill would stop private investors, including hedge funds, farmers and ...
theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/18/water-scarcity-private-speculation
Trump relies on a doctor who is a member of his golf club to vouch for his health
washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/06/trump-doctor-bruce-aronwald-bedminster-golf-club/
Warren says she would move to block sale of F-15s to Israel: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Thursday she would move to block the sale of F-15s to Israel ...
thehill.com/homenews/senate/4574559-warren-block-sale-f-15s-israel/
Why a deep-red state could be on the verge of expanding Medicaid: New legislative leadership and concerns about struggling rural hospitals have made expansion ...
axios.com/2024/04/11/mississippi-medicaid-expansion-republicans-obamacare
Medicare floats incentive for hospitals to offer new sickle cell treatments: The proposal follows FDA approval of two sickle-cell treatments in December.
axios.com/2024/04/11/medicare-incentive-hospitals-sickle-cell
Student-loan borrowers faced 3.9 million errors with their bills: Dems: A new report from Elizabeth Warren and her colleagues called for student-loan forgiveness ...
businessinsider.com/student-loan-borrowers-faced-repayment-billing-errors-debt-cancellation-warren-2024-4
Opinion | The Big Bank Elizabeth Warren Loves: There has never been a taxpayer scam like the federal student-loan forgiveness program.
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U.S. emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom
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Quick Glance: Alarming Conditions in Emergency Pregnancy Care for Women in the US
- Complaints surged about pregnant women being turned away from U.S. emergency rooms after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, as per federal documents.
- The cases raise serious questions about emergency pregnancy care in the U.S., especially in states with strict abortion laws that sparked confusion about the treatment doctors can provide.
World Health Day focuses on healthcare as a human right: The necessity of healthcare as a human right will be the central theme of this year’s World Health Day ...
royalgazette.com/health/news/article/20240406/world-health-day-focuses-on-healthcare-as-a-human-right/
Lower House panel approves bill aiming to address low birthrate: The bill will expand child-rearing allowances, funded through a new system to collect additional ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/18/japan/politics/japan-child-support-bill-clears-parliament-committee/
In battle over health care costs, private equity plays both sides: As medical practices owned by private equity firms fuel overbilling, a payment tool also ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/07/us/health-insurance-medical-bills-private-equity.html
Elizabeth Warren, Hasan Minaj and AOC Promote Free IRS Direct File: The Treasury Department has tapped comedian Hasan Minhaj, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and others to ...
variety.com/2024/biz/news/irs-tax-filing-hasan-minhaj-elizabeth-warren-aoc-1235966773/
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Italy Welcomes Remote Workers with New Digital Nomad Visa: Italy's Digital Nomad Visa marks a significant step for the counry in embracing the global trend ...
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Youth Gender Medications Limited in England, Part of Big Shift in Europe: Five European countries have recently restricted hormone treatments for adolescents ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/09/health/europe-transgender-youth-hormone-treatments.html
Senate Democrats press Biden to do more on Gaza ‘medical crisis’: A group of Senate Democrats is calling on President Biden to take more action to address the ...
thehill.com/policy/international/4574721-democrats-biden-gaza-israel-hamas/
Hackers used stolen passwords to access thousands of BenefitsCal accounts
sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article287590600.html
Popular initiative to curb costs in the healthcare system at a glance: Will the federal government have to decide on effective countermeasures in the future if a ...
nzz.ch/schweiz/kopie-von-die-volksinitiative-zur-staerkeren-verbilligung-der-krankenkassenpraemien-auf-einen-blick-ld.1824743
Opinion | The IRS Is Here to Help With Direct File. Oh No: The tax man wants to file your taxes for you. What could go wrong?
wsj.com/articles/irs-direct-file-taxes-elizabeth-warren-joe-biden-aa7c214d
Warren slams MOHELA's request to postpone student-debt hearing: Student-loan company MOHELA requested that Sen. Warren agree to closed-door briefings instead of ...
businessinsider.com/elizabeth-warren-slams-student-loan-company-mohela-ceo-congress-testimony-2024-4
Costco launches weight loss programs that could include Ozempic, Wegovy: Check out all the details of the expanded health care partnership.
abcnews.go.com/GMA/Food/costco-launches-weight-loss-programs-include-ozempic-wegovy/story
UAB faces a national challenge: Salaried employees could soon be switched to hourly wages
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What's EMTALA, the federal law at the center of the Supreme Court's Idaho abortion case?
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Sen. Warren calls for increased safeguards in stablecoin legislation: In a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen last week, the Massachusetts senator ...
americanbanker.com/news/sen-warren-calls-for-increased-safeguards-in-stablecoin-legislation
How would a 'youth mobility scheme' between the UK and EU really work?: The EU and the UK could enter into a 'youth mobility' scheme allowing young ...
thelocal.fr/20240418/how-would-a-youth-mobility-scheme-between-the-uk-and-eu-really-work
Quick Glance: UK rejects mobility agreement with Europe for young people
- The government has ruled out any post-Brexit deal that would make it easier for young Britons to live, study, and work in the EU.
- Labour also rejected the possibility of an EU-wide scheme and prefers to improve the UK's working relationship with the EU within their red lines.
- A campaign group urged MPs to listen to British young people who deserve the opportunities presented by the plan.
- The EU suggested that Britain had expressed interest in youth mobility deals with individual member states but favored an EU-wide approach to ensure equal treatment for all members.
Zöchling: “People want to take care of their health”: In the previous year, Uniqa Lower Austria was able to further expand its market leadership in the area of ...
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Healthy occupancies, ARPOB to drive double-digit growth for pvt hospitals: CRISIL Ratings: The expected revenue growth in FY25 comes on the back of an estimated ...
business-standard.com/industry/news/healthy-occupancies-arpob-to-drive-double-digit-growth-for-pvt-hospitals-124042301008_1.html
The price of pain: Questionable billing by doctors rife in Australia: A major investigation into the chronic pain industry has uncovered how Australia's ...
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-08/price-of-pain-doctors-medical-billing-investigation-four-corners/103675900
Paying Off People’s Medical Debt Has Little Impact on Their Lives, Study Finds: A nonprofit group called R.I.P. Medical Debt has relieved Americans of $11 ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/08/science/rip-medical-debt.html
Dubai: Can a working couple’s children be sponsored, insured under different parents' companies? - News | Khaleej Times
khaleejtimes.com/uae/legal/dubai-can-a-working-couples-children-be-sponsored-insured-under-different-parents-companies
How do I apply for health insurance benefits in Switzerland?: The cost of Swiss health insurance constantly on the rise, many households are hard pressed to pay ...
thelocal.ch/20221019/reader-question-how-do-i-apply-for-healthcare-benefits-in-switzerland
Medicare Advantage fight shifts to 340B arena: CMS should compel Medicare Advantage plans to retroactively adjust 340B payment rates, hospitals say.
modernhealthcare.com/policy/medicare-advantage-340b-drug-policy-cms
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Medical schemes vs health insurance — be sure you know the difference: There are key differences between the types of cover you can get for medical expenses – ...
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Liquor sales in movie theaters included in new state budget: State law has traditionally required businesses such as restaurants that sell alcohol to also sell ...
newsday.com/long-island/politics/alcohol-movie-theater-new-york-budget-ezvr280q
Nursing home industry scare tactics must not derail long-overdue staffing rules: Opinion: The federal government is trying to take a modest step ...
desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2024/04/21/nursing-home-industry-staffing-rules/73362857007/
Apart from health cover for seniors, BJP manifesto offers few giveaways; focus on infrastructure, investment-led job growth
thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/apart-from-health-cover-for-seniors-bjp-manifesto-offers-few-giveaways-focus-on-infrastructure-investment-led-job-growth/article68064697.ece
Tesla gives some laid-off employees new severance offer: The new severance offers Tesla sent some workers included higher pay and extra health insurance coverage ...
businessinsider.com/tesla-gives-some-laid-off-employees-new-severance-offer-2024-4
Eli Lilly's weight loss drug Zepbound could help treat sleep apnea — paving a way to Medicare coverage
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Thuringian pharmacies can only be reached via flap on Wednesday afternoons: A pharmacy sign shines on the facade of a building in the city center.
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Paid articlePaid A financial planner has insurance tips with layoffs on the rise: If you lose your job, you'll have plenty of other things to worry about — taking care of your ...
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Lawsuit alleges Obamacare plan-switching scheme targeted low-income consumers: The lawsuit alleges consumers lost access to their doctors or medications and ...
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Is fear the only reason you have health insurance?: VHI’s announcement this week that it planned to “streamline” its offering by getting rid of some of its many ...
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Paid articlePaid Taking Account of Rising Health Care Costs: Have your out-of-network insurance bills skyrocketed? Chris Hamby, an investigative reporter for The Times ...
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States want to make it harder for health insurers to deny care, but firms might evade enforcement
bostonherald.com/2024/04/19/states-want-to-make-it-harder-for-health-insurers-to-deny-care-but-firms-might-evade-enforcement/
US Senator Claims Apple is Monopolizing on Smartphones Through 'Green Texts'
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Iowa nursing homes’ staffing levels are among the nation’s worst: Iowa ranks sixth in the nation for staffing level violations
thegazette.com/health-care-medicine/iowa-nursing-homes-staffing-levels-are-among-the-nations-worst/
Scotland Pauses Gender Medications for Minors: The change followed a sweeping review by England’s National Health Service that found “remarkably weak” evidence ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/18/health/scotland-pauses-hormones-puberty-blockers-transgender.html
Warning over Bermuda’s outdated health legislation: Bermuda’s healthcare legislation is outdated, said the head of the Bermuda Health Council ...
royalgazette.com/local-business/business/article/20240419/warning-over-bermudas-outdated-health-legislation/
ICICI Lombard's Q4 profit rises on higher premiums earned: India's ICICI Lombard General Insurance reported a nearly 19% rise in fourth-quarter profit on ...
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5 Takeaways From a Year of Medicaid Upheaval: In the year after a pandemic-era policy preserving Medicaid coverage lapsed, more than 20 million people were ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/16/us/politics/medicaid-eligibility-unwinding.html
Two Chairs raises $72M Series C in equity and debt to scale its therapist network
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