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Greece to Implement New Health Index for Lifelong Insurance Cost Increases
Greece is developing a new health index to standardize annual increases in lifelong health insurance, using total claim costs across all programs and considering hospitalization frequency and policyholder age, aiming for cost stability starting in 2026.
Greece to Implement New Health Index for Lifelong Insurance Cost Increases
Greece is developing a new health index to standardize annual increases in lifelong health insurance, using total claim costs across all programs and considering hospitalization frequency and policyholder age, aiming for cost stability starting in 2026.
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36% Bias Score
Cigna's Q1 Profit Soars to $1.3 Billion on Improved Cost Control and Strategic Divestiture
Cigna's first-quarter 2025 profit was $1.3 billion, a significant turnaround from a loss in the same period last year, driven by improved medical cost control and strong Evernorth performance; revenue jumped 14% to $65.5 billion, exceeding expectations, while the sale of its Medicare business positi...
Cigna's Q1 Profit Soars to $1.3 Billion on Improved Cost Control and Strategic Divestiture
Cigna's first-quarter 2025 profit was $1.3 billion, a significant turnaround from a loss in the same period last year, driven by improved medical cost control and strong Evernorth performance; revenue jumped 14% to $65.5 billion, exceeding expectations, while the sale of its Medicare business positi...
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40% Bias Score
23andMe Bankruptcy: 15 Million Users' Genetic Data Up for Sale
Bankrupt ancestry company 23andMe is selling its database of 15 million users' genetic information, including data from Ashkenazi Jews, prompting privacy concerns and calls to delete data due to the company's poor data security record and undisclosed data-sharing agreements.
23andMe Bankruptcy: 15 Million Users' Genetic Data Up for Sale
Bankrupt ancestry company 23andMe is selling its database of 15 million users' genetic information, including data from Ashkenazi Jews, prompting privacy concerns and calls to delete data due to the company's poor data security record and undisclosed data-sharing agreements.
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56% Bias Score
Muface Finalizes New Healthcare Agreement After Membership Drop
Muface, a Spanish mutual healthcare provider, finalized a new three-year agreement with Adeslas and Asisa starting May 1, 2025, following a period of crisis; a special period for member changes is open in May and June, after 45,629 members left for public healthcare in January due to contract uncert...
Muface Finalizes New Healthcare Agreement After Membership Drop
Muface, a Spanish mutual healthcare provider, finalized a new three-year agreement with Adeslas and Asisa starting May 1, 2025, following a period of crisis; a special period for member changes is open in May and June, after 45,629 members left for public healthcare in January due to contract uncert...
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40% Bias Score
Delhi Air Pollution to Hike Health Insurance Premiums
Health insurance premiums in New Delhi may rise by 10-15% due to pollution-related health claims, following the World Air Quality Report 2024 naming Delhi the world's most polluted capital city; insurers are considering pollution as a risk factor in pricing, potentially pressuring governments to imp...
Delhi Air Pollution to Hike Health Insurance Premiums
Health insurance premiums in New Delhi may rise by 10-15% due to pollution-related health claims, following the World Air Quality Report 2024 naming Delhi the world's most polluted capital city; insurers are considering pollution as a risk factor in pricing, potentially pressuring governments to imp...
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36% Bias Score
County-Level Disparities in US Healthcare Spending Hit Record High
A new study reveals that Americans spent a record $470 billion in out-of-pocket healthcare costs in 2019, with tenfold variations county-by-county due to insurance coverage, location, and healthcare utilization.
County-Level Disparities in US Healthcare Spending Hit Record High
A new study reveals that Americans spent a record $470 billion in out-of-pocket healthcare costs in 2019, with tenfold variations county-by-county due to insurance coverage, location, and healthcare utilization.
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36% Bias Score
Aetna Exits Obamacare, Raising Concerns About Future of Individual Market
Aetna, part of CVS Health, is leaving the Obamacare individual health insurance market in 2026, affecting nearly 1 million people in 17 states; this follows the Trump administration's cuts to enrollment assistance and may signal further insurer withdrawals if Republicans reduce ACA support.
Aetna Exits Obamacare, Raising Concerns About Future of Individual Market
Aetna, part of CVS Health, is leaving the Obamacare individual health insurance market in 2026, affecting nearly 1 million people in 17 states; this follows the Trump administration's cuts to enrollment assistance and may signal further insurer withdrawals if Republicans reduce ACA support.
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40% Bias Score
23andMe Bankruptcy Underscores Need for Genetic Data Privacy Reform
23andMe's bankruptcy necessitates updating the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act to protect consumer genetic data from misuse, given the growing use of polygenic indexes for various predictions, creating both opportunities and challenges for individuals and insurers.
23andMe Bankruptcy Underscores Need for Genetic Data Privacy Reform
23andMe's bankruptcy necessitates updating the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act to protect consumer genetic data from misuse, given the growing use of polygenic indexes for various predictions, creating both opportunities and challenges for individuals and insurers.
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44% Bias Score
Australian Private Health Insurance Premiums Rise Sharply
Australian private health insurance premiums are rising by a national average of 3.73 percent, the largest increase since 2018, impacting 15 million policyholders, with increases varying widely between providers and levels of cover, following government intervention to reduce initially requested hik...
Australian Private Health Insurance Premiums Rise Sharply
Australian private health insurance premiums are rising by a national average of 3.73 percent, the largest increase since 2018, impacting 15 million policyholders, with increases varying widely between providers and levels of cover, following government intervention to reduce initially requested hik...
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40% Bias Score
German Bundesrat Debates Unequal Healthcare Access for Publicly Insured Patients
Germany's Bundesrat is debating a proposal to address unequal healthcare appointment access between publicly and privately insured patients, with significant wait times reported for specialists; Lower Saxony proposes quotas or financial incentives for doctors treating publicly insured patients, whil...
German Bundesrat Debates Unequal Healthcare Access for Publicly Insured Patients
Germany's Bundesrat is debating a proposal to address unequal healthcare appointment access between publicly and privately insured patients, with significant wait times reported for specialists; Lower Saxony proposes quotas or financial incentives for doctors treating publicly insured patients, whil...
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44% Bias Score
Financial Crisis at Healthscope Prompts Urgent Meeting of Australian Healthcare CEOs
Australian Health Minister Mark Butler called an urgent meeting of private hospital and insurer CEOs due to the financial crisis at Healthscope, Australia's second-largest private hospital operator, impacting public services and threatening the 488-bed Northern Beaches hospital.
Financial Crisis at Healthscope Prompts Urgent Meeting of Australian Healthcare CEOs
Australian Health Minister Mark Butler called an urgent meeting of private hospital and insurer CEOs due to the financial crisis at Healthscope, Australia's second-largest private hospital operator, impacting public services and threatening the 488-bed Northern Beaches hospital.
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52% Bias Score
Dutch Insurers Limit Coverage of Two Breast Cancer Drugs
Dutch health insurers ended full coverage for two expensive breast cancer drugs (ribociclib and abemaciclib), impacting 2,000 women, due to high costs and a price negotiation failure with drug manufacturers, despite oncologists' concerns about differing drug effectiveness and side effects.
Dutch Insurers Limit Coverage of Two Breast Cancer Drugs
Dutch health insurers ended full coverage for two expensive breast cancer drugs (ribociclib and abemaciclib), impacting 2,000 women, due to high costs and a price negotiation failure with drug manufacturers, despite oncologists' concerns about differing drug effectiveness and side effects.
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48% Bias Score
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