Tag: Medicare Advantage
Trump tax cuts helped health giants dodge billions while patients faced...
New report finds seven major healthcare corporations avoided over $34 billion in taxes since 2017 while boosting buybacks, dividends, and executive pay as claim denials and patient safety issues escalated.
As Americans ration care, health insurers rake in record $71.3 billion...
Despite rising out-of-pocket costs and millions losing coverage, U.S. health insurance giants posted record profits in 2024 while their CEOs took home a combined $146 million.
Under the microscope: DOJ’s antitrust probe into UnitedHealth’s market dominance
In a landmark move, the Biden DOJ initiates an antitrust investigation into UnitedHealth, unraveling the healthcare behemoth's sprawling influence and its implications for patient care and market competition.
Seniors grapple with complex Medicare choices: A healthcare quandary unveiled
Discover the hidden struggles of seniors navigating the Medicare labyrinth, where choices can lead to unforeseen healthcare hurdles.
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Traders placed massive bets minutes before Trump Iran post raising insider trading concerns
Unusual oil and stock trades worth hundreds of millions of dollars occurred minutes before the president’s social media announcement about Iran peace talks, prompting calls for investigations into possible insider knowledge.
Mo. Senator Eric Schmitt’s asinine SHIELD Act would classify blowing whistles as ‘Obstruction of...
Meanwhile Schmitt ignores blatant obstruction by Bondi’s DOJ.
Multi-million dollar agreement to import giant pandas from China collapses
Reports from advocacy groups like SF Zoo Watch and In Defense of Animals call on Mayor Daniel Lurie to halt new animal acquisitions and transform the 100-acre site from a traditional exhibition-based zoo into a 21st-century ecological park.
ICE at the gates: Rights groups warn Trump airport deployment risks civil liberties crisis
Civil liberties advocates, unions, and lawmakers raise alarm over use of immigration agents in airport security amid shutdown-driven staffing crisis.