WASHINGTON (Gray DC) – With the help of a handful of Senate Democrats who broke ranks, the end the 43-day federal government shutdown ended Wednesday night. President Donald Trump signed the legislation officially reopening the government. “I want to also thank the eight Senate Democrats who finally did the right thing in voting to end…
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during an event to announce a deal with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to reduce the prices of GLP-1 weight‑loss drugs, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 6, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump proposed a compromise on…
Andy Manis/Getty Images Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. In December of 2024, Mark Cuban took to social media platform Bluesky to share why he thinks the medical system is broken and what the U.S. can do to fix it. One of his suggestions included…
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters as Senate Democratic leaders hold a press conference following their weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 9, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Congressional Democrats are zeroing in on health care as a key sticking point in negotiations with the threat…
UnitedHealth Group Inc. signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on April 21, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stock Chart IconStock chart icon UnitedHealth Friday Shares of UnitedHealth were down nearly 50% for 2025 through Thursday’s close before Buffett’s filing. The largest private health insurer has become the face…
Corporate Insight’s 2025 Health Plan Experience Benchmarks reveal significant mobile improvement as insurers race to meet consumer expectations NEW YORK, Aug. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Health insurers accelerated their mobile app investments over the past 12 months, with nearly universal improvements in member experience scores as organizations race to meet consumer expectations shaped by retail…
UnitedHealthcare signage is displayed on an office building in Phoenix, Arizona, on July 19, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images UnitedHealth Group on Tuesday issued a 2025 outlook that fell short of Wall Street’s expectations, as the company’s insurance unit continues to grapple with higher medical costs. Shares of UnitedHealth Group fell…
Shares of health insurance provider Elevance Health (NYSE:EVH) fell 11.5% in the afternoon session after the company reported its second-quarter results and cut its full-year profit guidance, citing rising medical costs. The health insurer announced second-quarter adjusted earnings of $8.84 per share, which missed Wall Street’s expectation of $9.16 per share. While revenue of $49.42…
Shares of health insurance provider Elevance Health (NYSE:EVH) fell 9.9% in the afternoon session after peer, Centene pulled its full-year financial guidance, triggering a sector-wide sell-off. Centene cited that market growth was “lower than expected” and the number of people making claims was much higher than forecast. This news has sparked fears among investors that…
Avoiding this crisis requires a transformation in cooperation between healthcare providers, insurers and health authorities, underpinned by technology integration across the whole system. Ignoring the impact of Covid-19, healthcare costs rose by 23 per cent in the five years to 2023, with taxpayer-funded costs increasing from 50 per cent of the total to 52 per…