59+ min ago   (157+ words) Minnesota will allow Sanford Health’s merger with North Memorial to move forward after they agreed to a 10-year oversight agreement, Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Friday morning. Ellison’s office said the agreement secures commitments to keep core services at Robbinsdale…...

1+ hour, 17+ min ago   (703+ words) A coal miner just got a black lung diagnosis before feeling a single symptom, and what he does in the next 20 days could shape the Social Security check he collects for the rest of his life. Picture a coal miner…...

9+ hour, 55+ min ago   (490+ words) AURORA, Ill., August 28, 2026--Simplify Healthcare®, a Simplify Group™ company and leading provider of technology solutions for payers, today announced Kamal Ahuja’s promotion to Chief Growth Officer. In this role, Kamal will lead the growth strategy and market expansion for the Payer…...

9+ hour, 38+ min ago   (1263+ words) States are spending rural health dollars on tech startups, betting that untested companies will succeed where doctors have vanished and hospitals have collapsed. When Josh Fleig, Louisiana’s chief innovation officer, learned his state had set aside $20 million a year, for…...

2+ hour, 20+ min ago   (706+ words) A dentist spreads his practice sale across eight years to soften the tax hit, and his CPA calls it smart planning. But a surcharge almost nobody warned him about quietly turns that installment note into a six-figure Medicare trap. Picture…...

4+ hour, 42+ min ago   (716+ words) New data reveals a major variation between Medicare Advantage denial rates. Medicare Advantage may help older adults save money in retirement, but high prior authorization denial rates may make getting the care they need a challenge. A new KFF report…...

1+ day, 17+ min ago   (122+ words) intek1/iStock via Getty Images I have to say that when I started preparing for this article, I had something entirely different in mind. Initially, I wanted to write an article about a three-ETF model portfolio with more than 5% income and…...

11+ hour, 48+ min ago   (1167+ words) Colorado’s hospital systems aren’t just a network of clinics and emergency rooms — they are also one of the state’s largest economic engines. So some 10 hospitals identified at any given time as vulnerable to closure, the alarm extends far beyond patient…...

4+ hour, 47+ min ago   (1221+ words) How some workers are able to access health insurance — and how much they pay for it — could be headed for a change. The U.S. Labor Department is planning to propose a rule that would expand worker access to health…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1401+ words) The bottom line: Clover Health Medicare Advantage plans are mostly PPOs, which can allow more flexibility than HMOs to choose your healthcare providers. Most of Clover Health's plans have $0 premiums, but the out-of-pocket maximums can be high and their government…...