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How a Startup Plans to Offer Coverage to High-Risk Homeowners Dropped by Big Insurers
San Francisco company Stand exits stealth mode with a plan—and funding—to offer $2 billion in fire insurance to California property owners left without coverage by legacy insurers.Inc. - 1d -
Weight Loss Drugs Changed Their Lives. Then They Lost Coverage.
In Michigan, the state’s largest insurer has tightened restrictions around medications like Wegovy. Patients are panicking.The New York Times - 8h -
Health insurers limit coverage of prosthetic limbs
Advocates say it is discrimination and are arguing for "insurance fairness" on the grounds that people who have joints surgically replaced typically don't face the same kinds of coverage challenges.CBS News - 8h -
Fewer than half of Latinos in the U.S. have adequate health insurance coverage
Latinos in the United States are less likely to have adequate health insurance than Americans overall, according to a new survey from health research nonprofit The Commonwealth Fund. The ...The Hill - 2d -
Europe agrees insurance crackdown on Russia’s ‘dark fleet’
Tankers carrying Russian oil must show they have adequate cover when passing through European watersFinancial Times - 3d -
No justice, no peace: Why US insurers are facing a reckoning
Nothing can justify the senseless murder of Brian Thompson. And yet the public enmity toward health insurers in its aftermath should move the industry to change its ways.The Hill - 3d -
Trump and His Picks Threaten More Lawsuits Over Critical Coverage
The small flurry of threatened defamation suits is the latest sign that the incoming Trump administration appears poised to do what it can to crack down on unfavorable media coverage.The New York Times - 3d -
NHS targets reveal the limits of pressure from the top
Lessons from the Blair era show that focusing on one outcome can distort the rest of the healthcare systemFinancial Times - 4d -
Will anger at health insurers spur action? Democrats pessimistic
Democrats are pessimistic that Congress will enact new rules around the health insurance industry, even as they try to appear responsive to growing calls for reform following the killing of ...The Hill - 4d -
‘My strategy may be flawed’: Will I lose out on $500,000 SIPC insurance coverage if I only have one investment account?
“As a retiree, I set up multiple accounts at the same firm.”MarketWatch - 5d -
Florida woman arrested for copycat insurance company threat
A Florida woman is being accused of threatening an insurance company, an apparent copycat attempt replicating points of the UnitedHealthcare CEO killing. CBS News' Manuel Bojorquez reports.CBS News - 5d -
Campbell walks out on 49ers & more on Belichick’s move to CFB | Inside Coverage
Jason Fitz, Jori Epstein & Frank Schwab break the Thursday Night Football game between the Los Angeles Rams & San Francisco 49ers and the top stories out of the Winter NFL Owners' Meeting.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
'It's life limiting': Living with a diagnosable hatred of fidgeting
BBC readers share their experiences of having a diagnosible hatred of fidgeting.BBC News - 6d -
Insurance companies pull back wildfire coverage in California
Increasingly intense wildfires have become more common in California, upending the lives of thousands. Many insurers are dwindling coverage options, leaving several homes in danger. Business ...CBS News - 6d -
Niger junta suspends BBC accusing it of 'spreading false news' in coverage of attack
Niger’s ruling junta suspended the BBC for three months over its coverage of an extremist attack that allegedly killed dozens of Nigerien soldiers and civiliansABC News - 6d -
CFPB announces rule limiting bank overdraft fees
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday announced the final version of a rule limiting banks’ ability to charge overdraft fees.NBC News - Dec. 12 -
'My insurers say Storm Darragh was not a storm'
Dennis Iliffe's insurers say the winds that damaged his home were 2mph too slow for them to pay out.BBC News - Dec. 12 -
House Passes Defense Bill Denying Transgender Health Coverage for Minors
The $895 billion measure was approved over the opposition of most Democrats, who rejected a provision inserted by Republicans to deny the coverage to the minor children of military personnel.The New York Times - Dec. 11 -
Obamacare coverage for DACA recipients in 19 states blocked by federal judge
A federal judge in North Dakota blocked a Biden administration rule that allowed DACA recipients to sign up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.NBC News - Dec. 10 -
As UnitedHealth shooting puts health insurance in focus, 4 million people could get priced out of coverage if Congress doesn’t act
Inaction on Capitol Hill could soon make healthcare plans more expensive, potentially adding to the country’s uninsured rate amid rising premiums.MarketWatch - Dec. 10 -
Luigi Mangione charged with murder of US insurance executive
Suspect was found in Pennsylvania with handwritten document suggesting ‘ill will to corporate America’Financial Times - Dec. 10 -
Federal court blocks ACA coverage for Dreamers
A federal court in North Dakota has blocked Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage for immigrants that came into the U.S. illegally as children, also known as “Dreamers.” U.S. District Judge Daniel M. ...The Hill - Dec. 10 -
Americans are paying more than ever for health insurance
Consumers are venting frustrations about health insurance in wake of UnitedHealthcare CEO murder. Costs have outpaced inflation for years.CBS News - Dec. 9 -
The benefits and limits of privatisation
We can draw important lessons from the UK’s varied experienceFinancial Times - Dec. 9 -
UnitedHealthcare shooting highlights US insurance crisis
The choice is clear: reform the system now, or watch as public trust continues to erode, taking with it any hope of preserving the institutional legitimacy necessary for healthcare to function in a ...The Hill - Dec. 8 -
New details emerge in the manhunt for insurance CEO's killer
Police found a backpack in Central Park that they believe belongs to the man who killed an insurance executive in New York City. They found Monopoly money inside. The search for the suspect has now ...NBC News - Dec. 8 -
Biden eyes relaxed limits for pesticide
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Advocates push back on EPA pesticide move The Biden administration is proposing to raise a key threshold determining how much of ...The Hill - Dec. 6 -
L.A. Times Owner Plans ‘Bias Meter’ Next to Coverage
Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong said that he planned to introduce the tool, which he said would appear next to the paper’s news articles and opinion pieces, in January.The New York Times - Dec. 6 -
Millions will lose health coverage if ACA subsidies expire: CBO
A new report released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found that if the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) extended subsidies are allowed to expire at the end of 2025, millions of people will ...The Hill - Dec. 6 -
Anthem reverses controversial anesthesia coverage decision amid blowback
One of the country’s largest insurers said Thursday it was pulling back a change in how it would pay for anesthesia care in certain states, after doctors and politicians loudly protested. Anthem ...The Hill - Dec. 5 -
Insurance executive's murder sparks online praise and hate
Support or sympathy for the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO spread on social media, alarming some experts.NBC News - Dec. 5 -
Regulators sign off on new global rules for insurers
Rules will not require insurance companies to set aside more capital but could raise their reporting costsFinancial Times - Dec. 5 -
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A Health Insurance C.E.O. Was Gunned Down in Manhattan
Also, the Supreme Court appeared inclined to uphold a Tennessee law on trans care. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.The New York Times - Dec. 4 -
Guinness supplies being limited after demand soars
Guinness-maker Diageo has placed limits on wholesale distribution of the stout to pubs in Great Britain after "exceptional demand"BBC News - Dec. 4 -
Kevin Kisner will be the lead analyst for NBC's golf coverage
Kevin Kisner is the next lead analyst for NBC SportsABC News - Dec. 4 -
Kevin Kisner will be the lead analyst for NBC's golf coverage
Kevin Kisner is the next lead analyst for NBC SportsABC News - Dec. 4 -
E.P.A. Again Seeks Limits on a Harmful Pesticide
After a court overturned a ban, the agency has proposed restricting chlorpyrifos to 11 food crops, illustrating the limits of federal regulation.The New York Times - Dec. 4 -
9 states poised to end coverage for millions if Trump cuts Medicaid funding
About 3.7 million people are at immediate risk of losing health coverage should the federal government cut funding for Medicaid expansions, as some allies of President-elect Donald Trump have ...CBS News - Dec. 4 -
Analysis: Israeli and Hezbollah strikes test limits of ceasefire
Strikes and counter-strikes put the ceasefire at risk, just days after it was reached.BBC News - Dec. 3
