“Washington’s failures should rid them of the notion that a government-run health insurance option … [+] could work on a national scale,” writes Sally Pipes. getty When Washing...
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China’s Covid wave drives up consumer interest in health insurance
Chuiyangliu hospital, pictured in January 2023 in Beijing, in the last few years finished renovations that allowed for a six-fold increase in daily patents to 5,000 a day, according to official estima...
UnitedHealth Stock Active After Q4 Earnings Beat, Forecast Repeat
Updated at 3:34 pm EST UnitedHealth Group (UNH) – Get Free Report posted better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings Friday, powered once again by double-digit revenue gains from its Optum div...
Oak Street Health Stock Soars On $10 Billion CVS Takeover Report
Oak Street Health (OSH) – Get Free Report shares soared higher Tuesday following a report that suggested the primary care center operator is ready to agree a $10 billion takeover by CVS Health ...
Long Covid medical costs average $9,500 in first six month: study
Joos Mind | Photodisc | Getty Images Long Covid results in $9,500 of total average medical costs for workers and their employers in the six months following a diagnosis, according to a study by Nomi H...
Here’s how health insurance is helping to cool inflation
Natalia Gdovskaia | Moment | Getty Images In an environment of high inflation, health insurance costs are doing the opposite: They’ve begun to deflate, and are poised to continue dropping each m...
4 financial moves if you have — or are worried about — long Covid
Milan2099 | E+ | Getty Images Long Covid is a chronic illness with far-reaching impact, both in terms of health and household finance. As many as 23 million Americans have suffered long-haul symptoms ...
The Impact Of Oprah’s Documentary On Racial Health Inequality
LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 16: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been converted to black and white.) Oprah … [+] Winfrey attends the EE British Academy Film Awards 2014 at The Royal Opera House on ...
4 of our stocks are in the news. Here’s the Club’s take on each development
Four of our Club holdings — Costco Wholesale (COST), Amazon (AMZN), Humana (HUM) and Bausch Health (BHC) — were in the news Thursday. Here’s how we feel about the developments. Costco The news: ...
CVS Health reports Q3 earnings, opioid settlement
Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images CVS Health reported third quarter earnings Wednesday morning that beat Wall Street’s expectations. Here’s how the pharmacy giant performed com...
Maven, women-focused health startup, is booming in post-Roe world
Women account for half of consumers, hold power over 80% of household financial decisions and make 70% of health-care-related decisions in their families – but their access to proper health care often...
Mark Cuban Shares the Best Parts of Being Rich
Billionaire Mark Cuban is known for a few things: his “Shark Tank” investments, his ownership of the Dallas Mavericks, and his ongoing thoughts on cryptocurrency. However, his ever-so-humb...
Medicare Advantage Is A Diamond In The Government Healthcare Rough
“The broadsides against Medicare Advantage are really just attempts to claw back many of the … [+] benefits seniors currently enjoy — and to force them into one-size-fits-all government co...
Embryos can count as dependents on 2022 state tax returns in Georgia
Anti-abortion activists demonstrate outside the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, June 13, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Residents of Georgia may now claim embryos as dependents on ...
President Joe Biden likely has Covid-19 BA.5 variant; symptoms improving
President Joe Biden, who tested positive today for Covid-19 this morning, posts on Twitter “Folks, I’m doing great. Thanks for your concern. Just called Senator Casey, Congressman Cartwrig...
Retirees traveling check Medicare coverage to avoid costly surprises
Tom Merton | Getty Images If you’re a retiree on Medicare and feel the itch to travel, be sure you know whether your insurance plan can go with you. Whether you want to hit the road for a U.S.-b...
Delta ends $200 health insurance surcharge on unvaccinated employees
A Delta Airlines passenger jet approaches to land at LAX during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 7, 2021. Mike Blake | Reuters Delta Air Lines...