UnitedHealthcare, the nation’s largest health insurer, said rate increases of more than 25% and “targeted service area” reductions could reduce its Obamacare customer base by about “two-thirds,” the health insurer’s CEO said Tuesday,…
Category: 5. Health
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RFK Jr. May Oversee Special Education For Students With Disabilities
NEWTON, MA – JANUARY 14: At the Angier School, fourth grade teacher Lauren Comando has 24 students, one aide and one special education teacher in classroom that is under the standard size. (Photo by Joanne Rathe/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
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Knesset: IDF suicide attempts rise sharply in 2024-2025
Knesset: IDF suicide attempts rise sharply in 2024-2025 | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Health & WellnessA new Knesset report shows a significant rise in suicide attempts among IDF soldiers, with 279 attempts recorded between January 2024 and…
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Health Insurers Are Behind Washington’s Shutdown
“Democrats insist the shutdown is about protecting health care. It’s really about protecting a subsidy gambit that has enriched their political patrons in the insurance industry,” writes Pipes.
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The federal government shutdown…
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Eli Sharabi: Surviving Hamas and Choosing Life
If you’ve followed Unpacking Israeli History for a while, you know I’m drawn to patterns. Study history for long enough, and it’s hard not to see them: echoes, cycles, recurring themes. If you had asked me, before October 7th, to…
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What’s Driving The Cost Of Health Insurance And What To Do About It
Health insurance premiums reflect both medical costs and policy choices that shape prices and coverage.
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If your family’s health insurance premium feels like a second mortgage, you’re not imagining things. According to new data from the…
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The number of steps that reduces the risk of death by 40%
The number of steps that reduces the risk of death by 40% | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Health & Wellness/ExerciseIs the 10,000-step myth about to be shattered? A new study shows that even moderate activity just twice a week can…
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Two tiny genetic shifts helped early humans walk upright
Two small genetic changes reshaped the human pelvis, setting our early ancestors on the path to upright walking, scientists say.
One genetic change flipped the ilium — the bone your hands rest on when you put them on your hips —…
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Why Paying For Cures Is The Next Great Challenge
In recent years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved more than a dozen gene-editing and cell-based therapies.
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We are now in the second great wave of the genetic revolution, not defined by reading the human code of…
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What to Do After Losing Coverage
At age 26, young adults must move off their parents’ plans and secure health insurance on their own.
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Just as 65 is the year Medicare begins, age 26 marks the moment your child’s health-insurance coverage changes under the Affordable Care…
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