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CVS Health plans to lay off nearly 3,000 workers

CVS Health is laying off about 2,900 employees across the company and the affected positions are “primarily corporate functions,” Mike DeAngelis, executive director of corporate communications, confirmed to USA TODAY on Tuesday. “Our industry faces ongoing disruption, regulatory pressures and…

On the campaign trail, Vance presents a “conceptual plan” for health care

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance’s plan to overhaul the health care law signed by President Barack Obama is vague on details, but many conservative health experts say it would take the Republican Party back to a place it doesn’t…

Advocate for Aurora to provide debt relief to patients with liens on their homes

Some Wisconsin residents who have unpaid medical bills from Advocate Aurora Health could receive relief as health care providers face greater scrutiny over the issue. Advocate Health, a nonprofit health system and parent company of Advocate Aurora Health, plans to…

San Antonio-based USAA lays off employees for the second time this year | San Antonio

click to enlarge Courtesy of USAA USAA employs around 19,000 people in San Antonio. San Antonio-based insurance and banking giant USAA has laid off more employees. Officials at USAA, one of the city’s largest employers, confirmed the layoffs Wednesday but…

Nebraska Farm Bureau introduces new health insurance plans to reduce health care costs for individuals

Hall County, Nebraska — Lowering health insurance costs for individuals and families in Nebraska is a high priority for the Nebraska Farm Bureau (NEFB). That’s why the NEFB has introduced a new product, the Nebraska Farm Bureau Health Plans, that…

Pennsylvania police chiefs oppose efforts in Congress to increase truck weight

Scott L. Bohn | It’s your turn Military helicopter lands at Perry School in Erie for Truck Day 2024 As part of the school’s Truck Day, a military helicopter landed in the parking lot next to the playground behind Perry…

Tree falls during storm and narrowly misses house

“It just turned white and everything looked like the rain was coming from the side. It’s hard to describe,” These were the moments that caused one of the trees in Bethany Montgomery’s yard to snap and fall during today’s storms….

Patients suffer from underfunded, complicated Indian Health Service program

Arielle Zionts and Katheryn Houghton | KFF Health News When the Indian Health Service cannot provide medical care to Native Americans, the federal agency can refer them elsewhere. But each year it denies tens of thousands of requests for funding…

Texas homeowners face tax increases after storms

Following recent storms in the state, homeowners in Texas’ most populous county face an 8 percent property tax increase. Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas as a Category 1 storm on July 8, leaving nearly 3 million people without power…

Food truck offers “seagull insurance” with meals to protect against thieving birds

A food truck in the UK offers its customers “seagull insurance” with their meals in case the annoying birds fly away with the food. Hawkins BBQ on the tiny Isle of Man in the Irish Sea between Ireland and Great…