New State Laws Take Effect in 2025: Minimum Wage Hikes, Healthcare Restrictions, and Medicare Changes
On January 1, 2025, new laws in several states increased minimum wages, with Washington's reaching $16.66, and Minnesota's implementing a $11.13 standard for all employers; New Hampshire banned gender-affirming surgeries for minors; New York constitutionally protected abortion rights; and Medicare b...
New State Laws Take Effect in 2025: Minimum Wage Hikes, Healthcare Restrictions, and Medicare Changes
On January 1, 2025, new laws in several states increased minimum wages, with Washington's reaching $16.66, and Minnesota's implementing a $11.13 standard for all employers; New Hampshire banned gender-affirming surgeries for minors; New York constitutionally protected abortion rights; and Medicare b...
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44% Bias Score
U.S. Stock Market Soars in 2024 Amidst Economic Uncertainty
The U.S. stock market soared in 2024, with the S&P 500 up over 23%, driven by a healthy economy, falling inflation, and the AI boom; however, concerns remain about the long-term effects of President-elect Trump's policies.
U.S. Stock Market Soars in 2024 Amidst Economic Uncertainty
The U.S. stock market soared in 2024, with the S&P 500 up over 23%, driven by a healthy economy, falling inflation, and the AI boom; however, concerns remain about the long-term effects of President-elect Trump's policies.
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44% Bias Score
Elevance Health Acquires Indiana University Health Plans, Expanding Medicare Advantage Presence
Elevance Health acquired Indiana University Health Plans, adding 28,600 members (19,000 Medicare Advantage and 9,600 commercial) to its Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield operations in Indiana, reflecting a national trend of hospital systems exiting the insurance market and increasing consolidation i...
Elevance Health Acquires Indiana University Health Plans, Expanding Medicare Advantage Presence
Elevance Health acquired Indiana University Health Plans, adding 28,600 members (19,000 Medicare Advantage and 9,600 commercial) to its Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield operations in Indiana, reflecting a national trend of hospital systems exiting the insurance market and increasing consolidation i...
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48% Bias Score
Dutch crackdown on disguised self-employment: Boon for delivery workers, threat to healthcare
Starting January 1st, 2024, the Netherlands will enforce stricter regulations on disguised self-employment, benefiting food delivery workers but potentially harming the healthcare sector, where an estimated 170,000 independent contractors may leave due to inflexible new rules, exacerbating existing ...
Dutch crackdown on disguised self-employment: Boon for delivery workers, threat to healthcare
Starting January 1st, 2024, the Netherlands will enforce stricter regulations on disguised self-employment, benefiting food delivery workers but potentially harming the healthcare sector, where an estimated 170,000 independent contractors may leave due to inflexible new rules, exacerbating existing ...
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56% Bias Score
Congo: Healthcare Workers' Salaries to be Paid Following Government Meeting
On December 30, 2024, the Congolese Minister of Finance met with healthcare unions to address salary concerns and prevent a nationwide strike, confirming the release of supplementary payments starting immediately, following the signing of internal payment orders on December 26th, 2024.
Congo: Healthcare Workers' Salaries to be Paid Following Government Meeting
On December 30, 2024, the Congolese Minister of Finance met with healthcare unions to address salary concerns and prevent a nationwide strike, confirming the release of supplementary payments starting immediately, following the signing of internal payment orders on December 26th, 2024.
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40% Bias Score
Senegal Midwives Push for Law Implementation to Improve Healthcare
Senegal's National Association of State Midwives (ANSFES) is pushing for the implementation of a 2017 law creating a national midwives' order to improve healthcare quality, noting that the lack of a decree outlining its operation has stalled the process. Eleven of seventeen Francophone African count...
Senegal Midwives Push for Law Implementation to Improve Healthcare
Senegal's National Association of State Midwives (ANSFES) is pushing for the implementation of a 2017 law creating a national midwives' order to improve healthcare quality, noting that the lack of a decree outlining its operation has stalled the process. Eleven of seventeen Francophone African count...
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40% Bias Score
China Expands Medical Insurance, Cutting Drug Prices by 63%
China's National Healthcare Security Administration added 91 drugs to its medical insurance scheme in 2024, reducing patient costs by an estimated 7 billion USD and expanding coverage for various diseases, including tumors, diabetes, and rare diseases.
China Expands Medical Insurance, Cutting Drug Prices by 63%
China's National Healthcare Security Administration added 91 drugs to its medical insurance scheme in 2024, reducing patient costs by an estimated 7 billion USD and expanding coverage for various diseases, including tumors, diabetes, and rare diseases.
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40% Bias Score
Paramedic Fatally Stabbed by Patient in Irkutsk Oblast
A 35-year-old paramedic in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, Alexander Pechilatov, was fatally stabbed on November 21, 2023, by a patient he was transporting; the patient, a migrant worker from Zabaykalsky Krai, is now in custody.
Paramedic Fatally Stabbed by Patient in Irkutsk Oblast
A 35-year-old paramedic in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, Alexander Pechilatov, was fatally stabbed on November 21, 2023, by a patient he was transporting; the patient, a migrant worker from Zabaykalsky Krai, is now in custody.
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28% Bias Score
Israel's Assault on Gaza Cripples Healthcare, Humanitarian Access
Israel's assault on Gaza's healthcare system, including the closure of Kamal Adwan Hospital and detention of its director, has severely restricted humanitarian access, with over 60 percent of UN-coordinated movements obstructed since Friday, leaving civilians without essential supplies during harsh ...
Israel's Assault on Gaza Cripples Healthcare, Humanitarian Access
Israel's assault on Gaza's healthcare system, including the closure of Kamal Adwan Hospital and detention of its director, has severely restricted humanitarian access, with over 60 percent of UN-coordinated movements obstructed since Friday, leaving civilians without essential supplies during harsh ...
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52% Bias Score
France's Medical Cannabis Trial Ends: Uncertainty Remains
France's medical cannabis trial, launched in March 2021, will end December 31, 2024, affecting 1,800 patients; a six-month transition period will help them switch to other treatments, while the future of medical cannabis in France remains uncertain due to political factors and lack of transparency.
France's Medical Cannabis Trial Ends: Uncertainty Remains
France's medical cannabis trial, launched in March 2021, will end December 31, 2024, affecting 1,800 patients; a six-month transition period will help them switch to other treatments, while the future of medical cannabis in France remains uncertain due to political factors and lack of transparency.
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36% Bias Score
Family alleges medical negligence in death of 58-year-old woman following COVID-19"
Natalya Bronova, 58, died on January 30, 2023, after contracting COVID-19 on January 1, 2022. Her family alleges medical negligence, citing inadequate treatment, misdiagnosis, and lost medical records, leading to a criminal investigation under Article 238 of the Russian Criminal Code and a 5 million...
Family alleges medical negligence in death of 58-year-old woman following COVID-19"
Natalya Bronova, 58, died on January 30, 2023, after contracting COVID-19 on January 1, 2022. Her family alleges medical negligence, citing inadequate treatment, misdiagnosis, and lost medical records, leading to a criminal investigation under Article 238 of the Russian Criminal Code and a 5 million...
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64% Bias Score
MP's 40-Year Tribute to Children's Hospital
British MP Marie Tidball, disabled since birth, returned to Sheffield Children's Hospital 40 years after life-changing treatment, praising the "outstanding care" that enabled her to walk and achieve her potential; the visit reunited her with former medical staff and showcased the hospital's new heli...
MP's 40-Year Tribute to Children's Hospital
British MP Marie Tidball, disabled since birth, returned to Sheffield Children's Hospital 40 years after life-changing treatment, praising the "outstanding care" that enabled her to walk and achieve her potential; the visit reunited her with former medical staff and showcased the hospital's new heli...
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52% Bias Score