‘Free Healthcare’: Emergency Room Delays Cause 300 Deaths Weekly in the UK

'Free Healthcare': Emergency Room Delays Cause 300 Deaths Weekly in the UK

By the year 2025, it’s predicted that over 300 individuals will die each week while waiting for emergency treatment in the UK. Hospital overcrowding has become a regular occurrence, with around 500,000 people facing waits of more than 24 hours each year. An analysis conducted by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, based on government […]

Voters in Los Angeles County turn down healthcare sales tax increase for Measure ER

Voters in Los Angeles County turn down healthcare sales tax increase for Measure ER

An initiative for a countywide half-cent sales tax increase aimed at funding health care services faced a setback in early election results on Tuesday night, as voters appeared to be rejecting it. Referred to as the Essential Services Recovery Act, this proposal seeks to implement a half-cent rise in the county’s general sales tax over […]

Blue States Begin to Limit ‘Free’ Healthcare for Migrants

Blue States Begin to Limit 'Free' Healthcare for Migrants

As federal funding dwindles and budgets continue to show deficits, several deep-blue states are quietly pulling back from previously generous “free” health care programs for immigrants. With the Trump administration starting to cut off billions in federal aid that states have depended on to care for undocumented immigrants, states like California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, […]

Existing healthcare transparency regulations require stronger enforcement.

Trump aims at drug imports with tariffs reaching 100%

Trump’s Approach to Health Care Transparency There’s a growing sense among Americans that the medical system is really struggling. Insurance costs keep rising, deductibles are climbing, and the bills that roll in often leave people scratching their heads. A big part of this issue seems to stem from a health care system that’s, well, shrouded […]

Luigi Mangione’s admirer is connected to a healthcare leader.

Luigi Mangione's admirer is connected to a healthcare leader.

One of the so-called journalists ardently supporting Luigi Mangione is revealingly linked to the health care sector. Lena Weisbrot, part of a fan group devoted to United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is actually the daughter of Reina Natello, who manages prescription drug coverage regulations for CVS Health, according to public records and her online resume. […]

Healthcare and insurance leader at OPM steps down

Healthcare and insurance leader at OPM steps down

Updated Shane Stevens, who has held the position of associate director of health care and insurance at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) since last summer, is resigning from his role. Sources reveal that Shane Stevens is stepping down from his position as OPM’s chief health and insurance official. He communicated his resignation via email […]