UnitedHealth Pays Restitution, Fine to Settle Charges It Illegally Denied Coverage August 13, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel UnitedHealth Group Inc., the largest U.S. health insurer, has settled federal and New York state charges it illegally denied coverage...
Pass Measures to Lower Prescription Drug Prices, Biden Urges Congress August 13, 2021 By Jeff Mason and Susan Heavey President Joe Biden on Thursday called on U.S. lawmakers to enact legislation aimed at lowering drug prices, including allowing Medicare...
McDonald’s Franchise Settles Workers’ COVID-19 Lawsuit August 13, 2021 By Daniel Wiessner A McDonald’s Corp. franchise in Oakland, California, has agreed to take steps to protect workers from COVID-19 to settle a...
Concerned Scientists Outline What U.S. Should Do to Deal with Climate Change August 12, 2021 By Don Jergler Six insurers have ruled out Arctic refuge drilling, according to a report out this week from the Gwich’in Steering Committee....
People Moves: WCRI Adds Negrusa; WTW’s Atkinson, Pokora Move to Marsh; WTW Appoints Drummond, Romano August 12, 2021 The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) announced that Dr. Sebastian Negrusa has joined the Cambridge, Mass.-based Institute to manage its...
U.S. Is Vulnerable Enough to Hurricanes. We Don’t Need Another Storm From an Insurance Tax. August 12, 2021 By Kevin McCarty As a longtime Florida resident, I have witnessed the destructive power of hurricanes on the lives and properties of countless...
Trial Begins Over Sacklers, Purdue Pharma $10 Billion Opioid Liability Exit Plan August 12, 2021 By Jeremy Hill Purdue Pharma LP and its owners, members of the Sackler family, are nearing the end of their decades-long association with...
Flying Taxi Maker Archer Countersues Rival Wisk for $1B Over Trade Secret Accusations August 12, 2021 By Tracy Rucinski Flying taxi developer Archer Aviation is seeking $1 billion in damages from Wisk Aero, a rival backed by Boeing and...
Americans’ Mental Health Needs, Help Gap Worsen in COVID’s Second Summer August 12, 2021 By Alex Tanzi It’s been nearly a year since the U.S. Census Bureau started asking Americans about the mental-health effects of the pandemic...
Update: U.S. Companies Making Masks, Vaccines Mandatory August 12, 2021 The resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the United States due to the Delta variant and the new guidance from the...