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Amazon launches weight loss drug program
9+ hour, 8+ min ago (220+ words) Injection pens move along a conveyor at the Novo Nordisk A/S production facilities in Hillerod, Denmark. (Carsten Snejbjerg / Bloomberg, 2023) Demand for weight loss drugs is ballooning across the U. S. " and Amazon wants in. The Seattle-based tech giant launched its own…...
Lawmakers target insurance fraud loopholes
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (556+ words) Rep. Roger Goodman, D-Kirkland, on Tuesday, Jan. 13, in Olympia. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times) Insurance fraud costs Washington consumers millions every year " and under current law, many sophisticated schemes can go unpunished. One example: a driver crashes a car, waits…...
Washington insurance enrollment tapers off after passage of "Big, Beautiful Bill"
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (603+ words) About 19, 000 fewer Washingtonians enrolled in health insurance through the state's online marketplace amid the loss of federal subsidies. The decline didn't appear to be as precipitous as feared. State officials had predicted 80, 000 people would forgo coverage if Congress didn't extend…...
Commentary: With high deductibles, even the insured are functionally uninsured
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (591+ words) Melissa Rodriguez takes a chest X-ray of a COVID-19 patient at Roseland Community Hospital on Dec. 15, 2020, in Chicago. I recently saw a patient complaining of shortness of breath and a persistent cough. Worried he was developing pneumonia, I ordered a…...
Commentary: When health insurance tax credits disappear, so does my family's peace of mind
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (625+ words) Supporters hold signs during a news conference with Congressional Democrats outside of the U. S. Capitol on Nov. 6. I remember the knot in my stomach when I had to tell one of my best workers at Miramar Group that we might not…...
Other Views: Washington, D. C. , ignores a looming fiscal emergency
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (389+ words) In its final report of the fiscal year, the U. S. Treasury Department delivered some unfortunate news. The government spent a little over $7 trillion in 2025 and raised just $5. 2 trillion in taxes. To cover the gap, it borrowed $1. 8 trillion, equivalent to more than…...
Commentary: The price increases that should cause Americans more alarm
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (772+ words) Wary of inflation, Americans have been watching the prices of everyday items such as eggs and gasoline. A less-noticed expense should cause greater alarm: rising premiums for health insurance. They have been trending upward for years and are now rising…...
Commentary: Venus Williams exposed all that's wrong with health insurance
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (677+ words) Venus Williams returns a shot against Magdalena Frech of Poland during last month's Mubadala Citi DC Open 2025 in Washington, D. C. Venus Williams returned to the professional tennis circuit in July with a win in the first round of the DC Open....
Guest Commentary: Health care price transparency legislation would protect patients from overbilling
1+ year, 3+ week ago (553+ words) Like a growing number of retirees, my husband and I left the United States over its high cost of living. For many of us, health care costs are a particularly grave concern due to their lack of transparency and potential…...