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Bloomberg tells employees to start paying for health care insurance

2+ hour, 26+ min ago   (327+ words) LP has told employees they will have to start paying for part of their health care insurance, ending a long-standing company practice that had covered those costs without employee contributions. The memo reached the entire organization, and staffers reacted with…...

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Mark Cuban Stock Options Philosophy: Cuban Pushes Stock for Every Employee

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (392+ words) Mark Cuban stock options philosophy is simple: every employee should get company stock, from the CEO to the janitor. He said that is how workers share in the upside and help narrow income inequality. “I would like to see it…...

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UnitedHealthcare Cuts Two-Thirds Pediatric Prior Authorization Under Unitedhealthcare Pediatric Prior Authorization

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (176+ words) Unitedhealthcare pediatric prior authorization will be eliminated for about two-thirds of UnitedHealthcare's healthcare services for members under age 18, the insurer said Friday, May 29. The change covers many diagnostic services, routine surgical procedures and specialty care services, and it points parents…...

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Unitedhealth Group Inc Rallies 31.24% After Q1 EPS Beat

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (409+ words) Unitedhealth group inc climbed 31.24% in one month after a Q1 earnings beat of 9.38%, but the bounce came against a much weaker profit line. Full-year 2025 operating income collapsed 41.26% and net income fell 16.31%, a split screen that left the stock stronger while the…...

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Blue Cross Blue Shield starts $2.67B Blue Cross Antitrust Settlement Payments

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (320+ words) Blue Cross Blue Shield will begin blue cross antitrust settlement payments this month from a $2.67 billion class action settlement. Eligible class members who filed valid claims by Nov. 5, 2021 will receive notice of their payment status as money starts going out....

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UnitedHealthcare Cuts 30% Prior Authorizations in 2026 Unh Stock

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (274+ words) UnitedHealthcare plans to remove prior authorization requirements for a large share of healthcare services in 2026, and unh stock is already priced for a business that is trying to simplify core insurance operations. The move targets administrative complexity first. For hospitals,…...

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Arizona Enrollment Falls Nearly 66,000 in Affordable Care Act

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (351+ words) Arizona’s affordable care act marketplace lost nearly 66,000 enrollees by the end of January after Congress did not renew subsidies that helped people pay premiums. More than 357,000 Arizonans were enrolled at the beginning of the year, down from more than 423,000 last…...

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Humana Says Medicare Advantage Bids May Cut Benefits in 2027

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (361+ words) Humana said Wednesday that its 2027 medicare Advantage bid planning may require benefit adjustments as the company works toward a stable margin by 2028. CEO Jim Rechtin said cost pressure has persisted since 2024, even after the Trump administration moved away from a…...

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Trump Secures Regeneron Deal for Favored-Nation Pricing to Benefit Americans

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (271+ words) President Donald J. Trump recently announced a significant agreement with Regeneron, marking the 17th collaboration focused on lowering prescription drug prices for Americans. This deal introduces a most-favored-nation (MFN) pricing structure, aligning U.S. drug costs with those of other developed countries. Patients can…...

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Regeneron and Trump’s 1-Year Drug Pricing Push Ends With a 3-Part Deal

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (711+ words) President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a drug pricing agreement with Regeneron, turning a yearlong pressure campaign into a concrete deal with one of the last major pharmaceutical companies targeted by the administration. The arrangement matters because it is not…...