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Healthy Returns: Trump made sweeping changes to health care in his first week
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a House Republican members conference meeting in Trump National Doral resort, in Miami, Florida, U.S. Jan. 27, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. […]
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Medicaid portals down in all 50 states after Trump funding freeze, Sen. Wyden says
FILE PHOTO: A rally against Medicaid cuts in front of the U.S. Capitol on June 6, 2017. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Medicaid reimbursement portals were down Tuesday in every U.S. state on the heels of a funding freeze ordered by the Trump administration of federal grants and loans, Sen. Ron […]
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Trump funding freeze challenged in lawsuit by nonprofits, small business group
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as reporters ask questions aboard Air Force One during a flight from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Miami, Florida, U.S., January 25, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters Non-profit groups and a small-business organization filed a lawsuit on Tuesday asking a judge to temporarily block a funding freeze ordered by the […]
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Food-as-medicine startups hope Kennedy, if confirmed as HHS secretary, will boost their businesses
Robert Kennedy Jr., U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services, arrives at the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 16, 2024. Benoit Tessier | Reuters As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faces two days of Senate confirmation hearings this week in his quest to […]
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Target rolls back DEI initiatives, the latest big company to retreat
Customers exit a Target store on November 20, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Target on Friday said it’s rolling back diversity, equity and inclusion programs — including some that aim to make its workforce and merchandise better reflect its customers. In a memo sent to its employees, the Minneapolis-based retailer said […]
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UnitedHealthcare taps company veteran Tim Noel as new CEO following Brian Thompson killing
UnitedHealthcare (UHC) health insurance company signage is displayed on an office building in Phoenix, Arizona on July 19, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images UnitedHealthcare on Thursday tapped company veteran Tim Noel as its new CEO following the targeted killing of its former top executive, Brian Thompson, in Manhattan in December. Noel […]
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Healthy Returns: Biotech and pharma M&A is off to a good start in 2025 — but will it last?
The New York Stock Exchange welcomes Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) on Dec. 5th, 2023. NYSE Group A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. I’m back in New York City after spending nearly a […]
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Goldman Sachs sees ‘significant’ investment opportunities as the population ages
The world is getting older — and with that demographic change comes “significant” investment opportunities, according to Goldman Sachs. Fertility rates are declining and people are living longer, resulting in an older demographic taking a larger share of the total population. The global population is expected to rise by about 20% through 2050, said analyst […]
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The 15 most expensive U.S. states to retire—No. 1 requires over $2 million in savings
You need to be a millionaire just to cover basic retirement costs in 15 U.S. states, according to a new analysis by GOBankingRates. The states with the highest retirement expenses tend to also have the highest housing costs, whether it’s big-city hubs like New York and California, or Hawaii, where the natural beauty and mild […]
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Trump announces White House economic policy team
White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett addresses reporters during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. February 22, 2018. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced senior staff appointments to his White House National Economic Council. The council advises the President on U.S. and global economic […]
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