Should People Who Play Sports Pay Higher Medical Premiums? Should People Who Play Sports Pay Higher Medical Premiums?
Some suggest that if people engage in sports and get injured, they should pay more for health insurance. Bioethicist Arthur Caplan, PhD, disagrees.Medscape Business of Medicine
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - September 11, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Commentary Source Type: news

6 Things to Do if Your Doctor Isn ’ t Listening to You
Liz Helms still remembers the way her doctor looked at her 30 years ago, when she described the severe pain she was experiencing in the area around her jaw. She told him she had limited facial movement and frequent muscle spasms, and that it felt like she was being struck by lightning again and again. She cataloged the ways her life had turned upside down. “But I could see it in his face—he either wasn’t listening or didn’t believe me,” Helms says. She remembers thinking: “They treat animals better than they’re treating humans.” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] ...
Source: TIME: Health - September 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Angela Haupt Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

HSA For America Helps Small Businesses Save Thousands on Health Benefit Costs
HSA for America: Save Big on Health Costs FORT COLLINS, Colo., Sept. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- HSA For America, a leading provider of innovative health insurance and alternative health sharing solutions, is thrilled to announce its expansion into the small business group health plan...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 11, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: SBS CXP Source Type: news

The FDIC ' s 2023 Risk Review shows the surprising resilience of community banks despite inflation and shifting interest rates
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) recently released its Risk Review for 2023, detailing a substantial increase in unrealized losses–$617.8 billion in the last quarter of 2022 and $515.5 billion in the first quarter of 2023–driven in large part by “declines in medium- and long-term…#fdic #riskreview #nim #fdicriskreview #christosamakridis #dainamic #scienceengineering #stanford #fortunecom #fortune
Source: Reuters: Health - September 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Climate Change Is Causing an Insurance Crisis in Louisiana
Source: Reuters: Health - September 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Insurers Are Charging Thousands of Dollars for Generic Drugs
The cancer drug Gleevec went generic in 2016 and can be bought today for as little as $55 a month. But many patients’ insurance plans are paying more than 100 times that.
Source: Reuters: Health - September 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Covid Vaccines May Roll Out Within Days
The F.D.A. is expected to approve a new round of shots by Pfizer and Moderna as early as Monday to prepare Americans for the fall and winter season when infections usually tick upward.
Source: NYT Health - September 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Jewett Tags: Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Vaccination and Immunization Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Deaths (Fatalities) Influenza Elderly Health Insurance and Managed Care Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Coronavirus Omicron Variant Immune System BioNTech S Source Type: news

CMS: Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
Notice from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) seeking comments on the re-establishment of a matching program between CMS and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), titled "Verification of Eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Through a Veterans Health Administration Plan." The purpose of the matching program is to provide CMS with VHA data to determine individuals' eligibility for financial assistance in paying for private health insurance coverage. Comments are due by October 11, 2023.
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - September 11, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Prudential Hong Kong invests in AI, clinics to capture share of booming policy sales to visitors from mainland China
Prudential Hong Kong will continue to add more agents, open more health clinics and invest in technology including artificial Intelligence (AI) to boost its insurance business, as…#prudentialhongkong #intelligenceai #africa #lawrencelam #prudential #enochyiu #hongkong #manulife #hsbclife #bowtielife
Source: Reuters: Health - September 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Humana sues the federal government to stop $4.7 billion clawback in Northern District of Texas Fort Worth
Humana filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas Fort Worth Division as it seeks to block a new policy that would enable Medicare to clawback $4.7 billion in payments to insurance companies. The new policy — called the “Final Rule” — is for calculating payment recoveries in Medicare Advantage audits.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 10, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Joel Stinnett Source Type: news

Ignorance is not bliss for ChatGPT | Letters
Geoff Renshaw has realised that the chatbot can ’t say ‘I don’t know’,Tom Brown thinks it has been reading too much KafkaFrom Elif Batuman ’s experience with ChatGPT, it seems that artificial intelligence possesses one very human characteristic: a deep reluctance to confess to ignorance (Proust, ChatGPT and the case of the forgotten quote, 5 September).Many, many times I have found that instead of simply and candidly replying “I don’t know” to my question, my human respondent will answer a nominally similar but significantly different question, often at great length.Geoff RenshawLeamington Spa, WarwickshireContinue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 10, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Guardian Staff Tags: Artificial intelligence (AI) ChatGPT Computing Consciousness Neuroscience Psychology UK news Franz Kafka Source Type: news

Oman ’s insurance sector reports 12% growth in H1
RIYADH: Oman’s insurance sector has showcased resilience and growth with a 11.9 percent surge in premiums during the first half of 2023 compared to the same period in the previous year, reported the state-run news agency. According to Oman News Agency, the total insurance premiums collected soared…#oman #omannewsagency #sultanate
Source: Reuters: Health - September 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

These are the top tips to keep your home gas safe
Research reveals many UK homeowners wouldn't be able to spot the signs of a dangerous gas leak, putting their health at serious risk.
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Saudi Insurance Authority set to foster local and international sector growth
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s insurance sector is preparing itself for a game-changing new regulatory body that is set to grow the market and encourage new players in line with the rapid pace of change taking place in the Kingdom. In August, the Saudi Cabinet, chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman,…#saudiarabias #kingdom #saudicabinet #insuranceauthority #finance #mohammedaljadaan #saudi #kingdomsvision #ia #cabinets
Source: Reuters: Health - September 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Short-term relief from Bank of Canada interest rate hold and more of this week ’s top real estate stories
Here are The Globe and Mail’s top housing and real estate stories this week, with the lowest mortgage rates available in Canada today, commentary from our mortgage expert and one home worth a look. Take The Globe’s business and investing news quiz Homeowners with mortgages to get short-term…#globeandmails #takeglobes #homeowners #futurebankofcanada #bankofcanada #rachelleyounglai #canadians #bankofcanadas #robertmclister #russian
Source: Reuters: Health - September 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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