Woman's last hope for rare cancer is out-of-province trial, but Quebec won't cover part of costs
Stéphanie Alain is hoping Quebec’s health insurance board will reverse its decision and cover part of the cost associated with an experimental treatment that could save her life. Her oncologist says there’s no other option for the 31-year-old mom.
Source: CBC | Health - August 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Montreal Source Type: news

American Airlines sues Skiplagged travel site after company bars teen for using for cheap ticket
American Airlines is suing a travel website that sells tickets that let people save money by exploiting a quirk in airline pricing. American sued Skiplagged Inc. in federal court in Fort Worth, Texas, this week, accusing the website of deception. It threatened to cancel every ticket that…#americanairlines #skiplaggedinc #fortworth #gainesville #fla #charlotte #newyorkcity #skiplaggeds #unitedairlines #orbitz
Source: Reuters: Health - August 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

American Airlines sues Skiplagged, claiming cheap tickets are ‘classic bait and switch’
Fort Worth-based American Airlines is suing travel website Skiplagged for selling low-cost tickets to its flights without permission. In the lawsuit, the airline claims Skiplagged is deceiving the public into buying cheap tickets that could be voided at any point. While legal, the controversial…#fortworth #americanairlines #gainesville #fla #charlotte #skiplagging #dallasmorningnews #aktarerzaman #unitedairlines #orbitz
Source: Reuters: Health - August 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

A looming insurance shock spells trouble for housing markets in Florida and California
Home insurers are pulling out of California and Florida, at what feels like alarming rates. Earlier this year, State Farm, California’s largest property insurer, announced that it would stop accepting new applications for all property and casualty insurance in the state, citing “historic increases…#florida #statefarm #farmersinsurance #allstate #fortune #johnburnsresearch #consulting #ericfinnigan #finnigan #northerncalifornia
Source: Reuters: Health - August 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Global Communications Manager
Organization:Founded in 1968, the Guttmacher Institute is a global leader in advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights. Through a unique and interrelated program of high-quality research, evidence-based advocacy and strategic communications, the Institute works to generate new ideas, encourage enlightened public debate and promote sound policy and program development. The Institute ’s overarching goal is to ensure the highest standard of sexual and reproductive health and rights for all people worldwide. The Institute is engaged in building a more inclusive, transparent and equitable organization. Position Sum...
Source: The Guttmacher Institute - August 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: aahire Source Type: news

Blue Shield of California Looks to Cut Reliance on CVS Blue Shield of California Looks to Cut Reliance on CVS
Blue Shield of California plans to stop using most of CVS Health ' s pharmacy benefit management services and work with others in a bid to reduce drug costs for its insurance plan members.Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pharmacist News Source Type: news

Future insurance: Top trends transforming the industry
In a video interview, Wouter Bosschaart and Amy Harding of Aon discuss the opportunities that various ‘megatrends’ will present and how insurers can capitalise on them. The insurance sector has an exciting future ahead of it, as new technologies will create opportunities, disruptions and…#wouterbosschaart #amyharding #aon #siliconrepubliccom #aonstgs #dailybrief #siliconrepublics #scitech
Source: Reuters: Health - August 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cheap Sats as BTC Dips; 🇦🇷 Bitcoiner Wins Argentinian Primary; 🇪🇺 EU Gets 1st BTC EFT
Source: Reuters: Health - August 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Allianz bolsters private credit bet with new $1.6 bln fund
Allianz Global Investors, the insurance company's money management division, is pushing ahead with plans to raise at least 1.5 billion euros ($1.63 billion) for a new global private credit fund, a spokesperson said, as investors boost exposure to the asset class. The company established the…#luxembourg #allianz #preqin #proskauer
Source: Reuters: Health - August 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cancer in Kids Is Too High a Price for Cheap Gas
Source: Reuters: Health - August 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Medicare Sales M & A: What ’s Changed For Insurance Agency Owners
Founder of Redbird Advisors and EVP of Digital & Acquisition Marketing for Senior Market Advisors, a Medicare FMO. Change is the only constant we as business owners can always anticipate. This is especially true in my core industry, the life and health insurance industry. As of late, the life and…#evp #medicare #fmo #selectquote #gohealth #ltv #mediocre #forbesfinancecouncil
Source: Reuters: Health - August 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Health Insurance Reform Has Surprisingly Little Impact on Actual Health
The typical American’s health compares poorly to that of their counterparts in other high-income countries, even though the U.S. spends twice as much as these countries do on medical care. Behind that middling average lies substantial health inequality. A 40-year-old American male can expect to live 15 years less if he’s one of the poorest 1% of Americans rather than one of the richest 1%. Black children who live in the richest parts of the United States have higher mortality rates than White children in the poorest parts of the country. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Many have put these obser...
Source: TIME: Health - August 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Liran Einav and Amy Finkelstein Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news

Brighthouse Financial Says Some Policyholders ’ Data Were Stolen
Brighthouse Financial said some of its policyholders’ personal data, including Social Security numbers and zip codes, were compromised in a cybersecurity incident at a third-party vendor. Brighthouse Financial said Genworth Life Insurance, which administers a block of long-term-care insurance…#brighthousefinancial #socialsecurity #brighthouse #genworth #pbiresearchservices #willfeuer #willfeuerwsjcom
Source: Reuters: Health - August 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Primary Care Vision Testing Rates in Children Low Primary Care Vision Testing Rates in Children Low
Vision testing rates by primary care physicians in children were low and differed by insurance status, an anlysis of pooled data found.MDedge News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Source Type: news

Lahaina Worries About Real-Estate Speculators After Fire Destruction
Wildfires destroyed Lahaina. Now Hawaii officials are trying to ward off outsiders from scooping up properties on the cheap in the popular tourist destination.#lahaina #hawaii
Source: Reuters: Health - August 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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