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UFT boss Michael Mulgrew threatens to blow $600 million hole in NYC finances
June 24, 2024 | 7:26pmIf United Federation of Teachers boss Michael Mulgrew and the Municipal Labor Committee back out of their Medicare Advantage deal with the city, costing it $600 million a year, their...
The endless language war, liberals' flag lies and other commentary
June 2, 2024 | 4:54pm"That picture of a pine tree is not a right-wing symbol of hate; cowards are turning it into one."
Risky scheme to game Medicaid, yes, US troops can save Haiti and other commentary
April 26, 2024 | 6:46pmThe new state budget “imposes a multibillion-dollar tax on health insurance without specifying who must pay how much,” fumes the Empire Center’s Bill Hammond.
The Squad's Cori Bush flips reality on protests, NY Times begs for Trump's conviction and more
April 25, 2024 | 6:15pmProgressive Rep. Cori Bush claimed that "agitators" have infiltrated the anti-Israel protest on college campuses in order to fuel the "suppression of dissent."
Medicine shuns gender detransitioners like me — but we deserve to be heard and helped
April 22, 2024 | 7:49pmActivist Chloe Cole shares the story of her attempt to detransition after receiving "gender-affirming care" at the age of 12.
Wall Street sinks on rate worries as health care stocks and Tesla tumble
April 2, 2024 | 3:29pmThe S&P 500 was 0.9% lower in afternoon trading and on track for a second drop after setting an all-time high to close last week.
Thousands of Florida pandemic transplants are fleeing in droves over relentless heat, damaging hurricanes
April 1, 2024 | 7:43amThousands of Floridian transplants who moved to the Sunshine State during the pandemic are packing up to move elsewhere, complaining of the relentless heat, damaging hurricanes and dangerous wildlife.
Migraines an 'important' warning sign for strokes in young adults: new research
March 26, 2024 | 7:37pm"These findings are significant because most of our attention has been focused on traditional risk factors" for strokes, said the study's lead author.
Big Tech’s coming choice, quit calling for Ukraine’s surrender and other commentary
March 17, 2024 | 6:10pm“The national and cyber security communities have warned” Big Tech it will have to choose between US government contracts and the Chinese market, notes Paul Rosenzweig at The Hill.
'Cruel' Medicaid program targets dead peoples' homes to recoup health care costs
March 17, 2024 | 2:03pmA person's home is typically exempt from qualifying for Medicaid. But it is subject to the estate recovery process for those who were over 55 and used Medicaid to pay...
Insurance giant UnitedHealth facing antitrust probe amid soaring healthcare costs
February 27, 2024 | 7:23pmInvestigators have been interviewing healthcare industry representatives in sectors where UnitedHealth competes, including doctor groups, the report said.
Restaurant slammed after charging customers 4 percent health insurance fee
January 11, 2024 | 11:05amJenChan’s Pizza and Chinese in Cabbagetown, Georgia, received hate on social media after a customer called out the restaurant’s 4% fee for employees' health insurance on the bill.
Sloan Kettering cancer patients sick over threat of losing medical coverage under insurer Cigna: 'My heart just stopped'
January 7, 2024 | 4:23pmScores of cancer patients are scared to death after being informed that they could lose their medical insurance coverage stemming from a financial dispute involving Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center...
Popular asthma inhaler no longer available, leaving patients scrambling
January 3, 2024 | 3:39pmFlovent, a popular corticosteroid inhaler used to treat asthma, is no longer available.
The growing lunacy of free health insurance for migrants
January 2, 2024 | 4:30pmExtending offers of free health care to illegal migrants is an act of sheer insanity given the scope and scale of the wider US border crisis and the cost to...
Undocumented immigrants will qualify for free health care in cash-strapped California on Jan. 1
December 29, 2023 | 7:35pmOn Jan. 1, California will become the first state to offer free health care to all qualifying individuals — regardless of immigration status or age.
Lifeforce review: 41 and taking control of my health through proactive care
December 26, 2023 | 8:00amLifeforce isn't a New Year's resolution, it's a new life revelation.
Your expert guide to using HSA and FSA funds: 21 eligible items to shop before 2023 ends
December 14, 2023 | 2:08pmHere's how to get the biggest bang for your buck before 2024 starts.
US health insurer Cigna scraps $10B deal to buy Humana: report
December 10, 2023 | 1:46pmU.S. health insurer Cigna has ended its attempt to negotiate an acquisition of peer Humana, two sources familiar with the situation said on Sunday, plans to buy back $10 billion...
Boom in weight-loss drugs to drive up US employers' medical costs in 2024: consultant
November 17, 2023 | 6:48pmBooming demand for newer weight-loss and diabetes drugs is expected to accelerate the rise in medical expenses for employers in the United States next year, staff health benefits consultant Mercer...