Officials in Chicopee, Massachusetts are working to recover money the city paid for health insurance premiums for municipal employees who had retired and in some cases died. While acknowledging the data review is not finished, Chicopee Mayor John Vieau said the financial loss is expected to be less than 1 percent of the $15 million
There is no shortage of proposals for health insurance reform, and they all miss the point. They invariably focus on the nearly 30 million Americans who lack insurance at any given time. But the coverage for the many more Americans who are fortunate enough to have insurance is deeply flawed. Health insurance is supposed to
How will AI affect the international private medical insurance market? | Insurance Business America Life & Health How will AI affect the international private medical insurance market? AXA head speaks on bias and freeing workers from the ’80/20 rule’ Life & Health By Gia Snape Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are rapidly transforming
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Employees of a Hempstead-based industrial laundry facility contend they are working in rodent-infested sweatshop-like conditions, including extreme heat and a lack of hot water, and have been without a contract and health insurance for the past six years. Some of the 175 workers at FDR Services Corp. rallied outside the company’s headquarters Tuesday, holding signs
Parliament Ratifies USD 308 Million Japanese Loan for Universal Health Insurance The Egyptian House of Representatives ratified a JPY 44 billion (USD 308 million, EGP 9.5 billion) loan agreement with the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on 21 June to help fund Egypt’s universal health insurance program. The loan will complete its disbursement by
Jun. 24—MASSENA — Town of Massena retirees say they’re happy with a new health insurance plan that will kick in on Jan. 1. Zachary Zuckerman, a group benefits consultant at USI Insurance Services in Syracuse, outlined the new plan for the Massena Town Board, with several retirees in attendance. Among them were some who had
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HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) – Your health insurance could go up by around 12% next year. Connecticut attorney general William Tong calls the price hikes “exorbitant”. In total, there are 10 filings made by 9 health insurers for plans that cover around 188,000 people. The proposed average individual rate of request is a 12.4% increase. The