A New $16,000 Postpartum Depression Drug Is Here. How Will Insurers Handle It?
(MedPage Today) -- A much-awaited treatment for postpartum depression, zuranolone (Zurzuvae), hit the market in December, promising an accessible and fast-acting medication for a debilitating illness. But most private health insurers have yet to... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - March 17, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Why Donald Trump poses " very hazardous " risk In E. Jean Carroll case
The insurance company backing Donald Trump's $91.6-million bond in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case is taking a big risk because of Trump's history of exaggerating his wealth, a bond expert has said. Trump had to post the entire $83.3 million a jury awarded Carroll in her defamation lawsuit as…#donaldtrump #ejeancarroll #trump #carroll #chubbinsurance #chubb #arthurengoron #scotland #letititajames #jdweisbrot (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Automakers are sharing consumers ’ driving behavior with insurance companies
LexisNexis, which generates consumer risk profiles for insurers, knew about every trip taken by GM owners, including when they sped, braked too hard or accelerated rapidly.#lexisnexis (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘Just when we need them most’: Britain’s car share clubs face closure as last insurer pulls out
Up to 40 community car clubs across the UK could be forced to close after the last insurance firm covering such groups announced it was pulling out of the sector. For several years, the clubs – often groups of like-minded neighbours – have been sharing cars as a way to cut their carbon footprint.…#chriswilson #marmaladelane #cambridge #richarddilks (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Automakers Are Telling Your Insurance Company How You Really Drive
How do you know the internet has a deepfake porn problem? Just look at copyright takedown requests. WIRED found this week that Google is receiving thousands of Digital Millennium Copyright Act complaints for deepfake nudes, most of which are published by just a handful of websites. Experts say the…#google #dmca #airbnb #nadeemanjarwalla #nigeria #pentagon #section702 #donaldtrump #trump #discord (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Farmers Insurance affiliate drops 100,000 customers in California
Chris Cott says he has spent three days searching for answers after getting this letter from his insurance company. "I still haven't gotten an explanation," Cott said. The letter states that his auto insurance will expire in May and will not be renewed. The reasoning is that " this insurer no…#chriscott #cott #farmersdirect #farmersinsurance #californians #abc10news #farmers #steveyoung #stateinsurance (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Subscription-based health care models pick up steam in KC
Kansas City-area primary care doctors are switching to subscription-based services, like direct primary care and concierge care, to avoid the hassle of dealing with insurance companies and to spend more time treating patients. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - March 16, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Grace Mayer Source Type: news
Can California's last-resort home insurer handle the demand?
With home insurers scaling back coverage in the state, enrollment is surging in California’s backstop insurance plan — as is the plan’s risk of sustaining losses that it can’t cover. Victoria Roach, president of the FAIR Plan Assn., told lawmakers this week that property owners even in areas with…#victoriaroach #californians #fairplan #fair #florida #statefarmandallstate #gavinnewsom #ricardolara #proposition103 #lara (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Commissioner unveils plan for home insurers to base California rate hikes on catastrophe prediction models
In an effort to staunch the exodus of home insurers fleeing the state, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Thursday unveiled a proposal for letting those insurers use computer models of possible future catastrophes to justify rate increases. The plan is part of yearlong effort to…#californiainsurance #ricardolara #bayarea #proposition103 #harveyrosenfield #prop103s #florida #rosenfield #ricardolarainsurers #lara (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Measuring data access and re-use in the European Legal Framework for Data, from the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law to the Proposed Data Act: the case of vehicle data - Crepax T, Gaur M, da Rosa Lazarotto B.
This article delves into the difficulties and opportunities associated with the acquisition, sharing, and re-purposing of vehicle data, particularly information derived from black boxes used by insurance companies and event data recorders installed by manu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
A Blood Test for Colon Cancer Shows Promise
A blood test for colon cancer performed well in a study published Wednesday, offering a new kind of screening for a leading cause of cancer deaths.
The test looks for DNA fragments shed by tumor cells and precancerous growths. It’s already for sale in the U.S. for $895, but has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration and most insurers do not cover it. The maker of the test, Guardant Health, anticipates an FDA decision this year.
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In the study, the test caught 83% of the cancers but very few of the precancerous growths found by colonoscopy, the gold stan...
Source: TIME: Health - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Carla K. Johnson/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
HHS Opens Investigation into United Health Cyberattack
THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 -- Following a cyberattack on one of the nation ' s largest health insurers that ' s thrown health care payments into disarray and likely exposed reams of private patient data, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 14, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
US Insurers Out of Step With IBD Treatment Guidelines US Insurers Out of Step With IBD Treatment Guidelines
Most US insurance companies require patients to fail conventional therapies for Crohn ' s disease and ulcerative colitis before they will cover a biologic agent, contrary to treatment guidelines.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - March 14, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Chubb CEO defends backing Trump appeal bond in E. Jean Carroll case
Evan Greenberg, president and chief executive officer of Chubb Ltd., arrives for the morning session of the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., on Wednesday, July 10, 2019. The CEO of the Chubb insurance company on Wednesday defended a subsidiary providing…#evangreenberg #chubbltd #allenco #sunvalley #idaho #chubb #donaldtrump #ejeancarroll #contessabrewer #trump (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How your car might be selling you out to insurers
There’s a reason your auto insurance premium may be going up. It’s not that you had an accident or any traffic violations on your record. Instead, as some people are discovering, insurance companies are sourcing personal driving data from car manufacturers that can reveal if you are a higher risk…#securityalerts #seattle #jump #lexisnexis #askkurt #answers #cyberguy #windows #iphone #android (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
