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health1 year ago•2 min saved

UnitedHealth CEO's Death Sparks Critique of Flawed Healthcare System

UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty expressed condolences over the death of Brian Thompson, head of the company's insurance arm, and criticized the U.S. health-care system as flawed and in need of reform. Witty emphasized UnitedHealth's commitment to improving the system by collaborating with various stakeholders to deliver better care and reduce costs. The statement follows Thompson's fatal shooting, which has intensified public frustration with the insurance industry over high costs and access issues. Witty acknowledged the company's role in these challenges but did not specify reform measures.

via CNBC|

#andrewwitty #brianthompson #health

health1 year ago•3 min saved

RFK Jr.'s Controversial Health Policy Push: From Raw Milk to Vaccine Skepticism

Calley Means, a health entrepreneur and former consultant to food and drug interests, is working with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Trump campaign on the "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA) movement. This initiative aims to address chronic disease by reforming healthcare incentives and reducing corruption in health agencies. Means emphasizes the need for accurate health information and policy changes, such as eliminating pharmaceutical funding of the FDA's drug approval process. The movement seeks to influence potential policies in a second Trump administration.

via Axios|

#chronicdisease #health #healthcarereform

local-news2 years ago•2 min saved

"2024 Brings a Wave of New Legislation to Pennsylvania and New Jersey"

Pennsylvania has introduced a range of new laws in 2024, affecting various sectors including crime and safety, cybersecurity, animal licensing, healthcare, education, and voter registration. Key changes include the sealing of more criminal records, a new felony classification for porch pirating, enhanced cybersecurity measures for insurance entities, mandatory dog licensing at three months old, inclusion of fentanyl testing in hospital drug screenings, elimination of out-of-pocket costs for certain genetic tests, allowance of religious garb for teachers, flexible school year scheduling, increased support for low-income families, greater transparency for state universities, and automatic voter registration with driver's license renewal. Additionally, the state has expanded benefits for seniors and permanently established the Pennsylvania Preferred Organic program.

via CBS Pittsburgh|

##cybersecurity #educationpolicy