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3 million Americans have dropped Obamacare health coverage over past year, after Republicans let federal subsidies expire
5+ hour, 17+ min ago (238+ words) About 3 million fewer people in the United States had'Affordable Care Act'health insurance plans in February compared with the same time last year, according to new federal data. "We know that real people lost their health insurance coverage," said Cynthia Cox,…...
The highest-paid hospital CEO made $43 million last year all while Americans hold $220 billion in medical debt
1+ week, 1+ day ago (591+ words) Once again, for-profit hospital executive compensation numbers are out, and once again, people are outraged. Even Congress is getting frustrated, as the House Ways and Means Committee'held a hearing'in April questioning hospital CEOs on their spending and growing healthcare costs....
AI was supposed to cut health care costs. One of its first jobs was charging you more, Pw C report shows
2+ week, 1+ day ago (471+ words) Fortune AI was supposed to cut health care costs. One of its first jobs was charging you more, Pw C report shows TL; DR: You might have expected AI to cut healthcare costs, whether it's by reducing paperwork, automating the…...
Health care's AI dividend is real. The fight now is over who reaps the gains
2+ week, 3+ day ago (408+ words) And yet there was palpable excitement at what AI can do. "It's truly changing the way we care for people, with better outcomes at a lower cost," Kevin Mahoney, CEO of University of Pennsylvania Health System, told me. While it…...
The CDC said 8% of the country lacked health insurance in 2025, and it may rise this year
4+ week, 2+ day ago (529+ words) The proportion of Americans without health insurance held steady at around 8% of the population in 2025, according to new findings from the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The national survey results, released Thursday, show the all-ages uninsured rate has stayed…...
Trump's cuts to a key small business program are gutting Native American businesses and the rural towns that rely on them
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (883+ words) Oklahoma has some 130 casinos owned by Native American nations, but the economic impact of tribal governments spreads far beyond gaming. While Win Star and related entertainment ventures remain the largest single source of revenue for the Chickasaw Nation, the tribe…...
Auto-enrollment in Medicare Advantage isn't a nudge. It's a trap
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (555+ words) Fortune Auto-enrollment in Medicare Advantage isn't a nudge. It's a trap The Trump administration is reportedly weighing a policy that would make private Medicare Advantage (MA) the default enrollment option for every new Medicare beneficiary. Officials are billing it as…...
Cancer's grim calculus for the young: their insurance status can determine how long they survive
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (693+ words) Cancer is becoming increasingly common among young people, with cases slowly and steadily rising every year for the past decade. And what type of insurance adolescents and young adults have affects at what stage of cancer they're diagnosed and how…...
A toddler needed a life-saving flight, and the insurer said no. Then Mark Cuban called
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (557+ words) After a major insurance company denied coverage for a medical flight that could save her daughter's life, Alexandria Mc Mahon took the story to social media and caught the attention of billionaire Mark Cuban. Her oncologist, Dr. Lane Miller, identified…...
The youngest-ever female Fortune 500 CEO is reinventing the largest Medicaid insurer amid funding cuts and rising costs
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (413+ words) Centene grew revenue almost 20% last year amid drastic cuts to federal Medicaid spending that have inflicted pain on the bottom line and customers. That hasn't stopped London from focusing on programs that tie affordable housing to health care or leveraging…...