WRIGHT TWP. — The Crestwood school board found itself revisiting a nearly quarter-century-old issue when a vote in favor of health insurance took place at Thursday’s regular monthly meeting. The agenda called for renewing coverage for teachers and administrators with Imagine 360 for the 2024 calendar year. But teachers union President Janice Ciavarella insisted the …
(NewsNation) A Washington state nurse has filed a class-action lawsuit, claiming the state agency responsible for providing health insurance to public employees discriminates against those who struggle with obesity by neglecting to include weight-loss medications in its coverage. Insurance companies do not routinely cover these medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro when prescribed for obesity. …
new York CNN — Workers and their employers are paying significantly more for job-related health insurance this year. The annual cost of family health insurance coverage at work has soared to an average of nearly $24,000 this year, according to KFF. Employer Health Benefits Survey, released Wednesday. This is an increase of 7% compared to …
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Mary Lou Retton, the beloved Olympic gold medalist who stole hearts in 1984, recently faced a health crisis while battling a rare form of pneumonia in a Texas hospital. Surprisingly, at age 55, this legend found himself without health insurance, prompting his family to seek financial assistance to cover mounting medical costs. Her daughter, McKenna …
Image of Michael Siluk/UCG via Getty / Futurism Amid a months-long shortage of semaglutide diabetes and weight loss medications, a woman is suing her insurer for failing to cover the drugs. As theNew York Times According to reports, Washington state nurse Jeannette Simonton was told her insurer was completely banning weight-loss drugs and would not …
ROCHESTER, NY (WROC) WellNow Urgent Care announced that it plans to end its business relationship with Excellus BlueCross BlueShield by early next year if the company does not pay “fair rates.” According to a statement sent by WellNow, it is not viable for WellNow to continue doing business with Excellus due to Excellus’ inability to …