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2+ hour, 15+ min ago (967+ words) As it announced its first quarterly results after listing, fintech giant Pine Labs began its earnings call with a presentation on its new payments and currency management products. The demo involved a look at the UI and user experience for those using Pine Labs today. This is unusual among Indian tech companies for certain. Most prefer to stick to the template and do a Q&A. But this is also Pine Labs" way of saying things are shifting. Such a presentation is after all the norm in the software business. This is the Pine Labs 2.0 that came to the fore ahead of the IPO. Before we delve into this shift, let"s look at the numbers. Net profit grew to INR 6 Cr in Q2 FY26 from INR 4.8 Cr in the previous quarter and a loss of INR 32 Cr in the year-ago period. Operating…...

4+ hour, 2+ min ago (1001+ words) Next year, those monthly fees will rise by $200 " a significant enough increase that the program manager in Aldie, Virginia, has resigned himself to finding cheaper coverage. "I won't be able to pay it, because I really drained out any savings that I have right now," he said. "Emergency fund is still draining out " that's the scary part." Bigny is among the many Americans dependent on Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance plans who are already struggling with the'high cost of health care, according to'a new survey'from the health care research nonprofit KFF. Most of the more than 1,300 enrollees surveyed in early November say they anticipate that their health costs'will be impacted next year'if Congress doesn't extend'expiring COVID-era tax credits'that help more than 90% of enrollees pay for health insurance premiums, per KFF. The possibility of an extension'looks increasingly unlikely. The enhanced…...

4+ hour, 44+ min ago (58+ words) Congress is weighing an extension of the Affordable Care Act subsidies while millions of Americans are unsure what their insurance will cost next year. A deadline approaches as ACA subsidies hang in the balance Congress is weighing an extension of the Affordable Care Act subsidies while millions of Americans are unsure what their insurance will cost next year....

9+ hour, 15+ min ago (860+ words) While many older Americans have struggled with the rising cost of living in 2025, an increase in Part B Medicare premiums in 2026 likely won't make things any easier. In fact, this increase packs a one-two punch that will not only affect health insurance premiums, but Social Security benefits as well. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently announced the monthly cost of Part B coverage would increase from $185 to $202.90 per month, an increase of 9.7%, CNBC reports (1). I'm almost 50 years old and have nothing saved for retirement. What do I do? Don't panic. Here are 6 easy ways to catch up (and fast) This increase is particularly noteworthy because Part B premiums are automatically deducted from Social Security benefit payments. And while the Social Security Administration has set its cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) at 2.8% for 2026, the additional cost of Part B premiums will…...

10+ hour, 40+ min ago (641+ words) An Iowa small business owner says changing or eliminating some federal mandates would make employer-sponsored insurance premiums more affordable. Marcie Strouse, a partner and consultant at Capitol Benefits Group in Des Moines, is one of eight employees at the firm. She testified yesterday before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. "Premiums [] An Iowa small business owner says changing or eliminating some federal mandates would make employer-sponsored insurance premiums more affordable. Marcie Strouse, a partner and consultant at Capitol Benefits Group in Des Moines, is one of eight employees at the firm. She testified yesterday before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. "Premiums have risen more than 120% since the early 2000s, while the number of insurers offering small group plans has sharply declined," Strouse said. "It's no wonder that 98% of small business owners fear they will…...

11+ hour, 15+ min ago (914+ words) CLEVELAND, Ohio " Hundreds of thousands of Ohioans could take a financial hit, putting their health care in jeopardy, unless Congress acts in the next few weeks to extend expiring aid on federal insurance premiums. Access to affordable health care for millions of Americans was a bargaining chip used to end the federal government shutdown. Now, that access could be jeopardized, with potentially serious consequences, if Congress doesn't vote to extend tax credits that help pay for that coverage. "When you push someone off their health insurance, you're condemning them to not getting health care, and that could be deadly or impairing," said Dr. Arthur Lavin, a retired pediatrician and co-chair of Doctors Organized for Healthcare Solutions. "People get into accidents, they have heart attacks, they have strokes, they develop infections, they are diagnosed with cancer " no American should die for…...

11+ hour, 59+ min ago (1090+ words) David Garza sometimes feels as if he doesn't have health insurance now that he pays so much to treat his Type 2 diabetes. His monthly premium payment of $435 for family coverage is roughly the same as the insurance at his previous job. But the policy at his current job carries an annual deductible of $4,000, which he must pay out-of-pocket for his family's care until he reaches that amount each year. "Now everything is full price," said the 53-year-old, who works at a warehouse just south of Dallas-Fort Worth. "That's been a little bit of a struggle." To reduce his costs, Garza switched to a lower-cost diabetes medication, and he no longer wears a continuous glucose monitor to check his blood sugar. Since he started his job nearly two years ago, he said, his blood sugar levels have inched upward from an…...

13+ hour, 22+ min ago (58+ words) On the newest episode of Newsmaker, Anchor John Hook talks about the future of Obamacare premiums with Michael F. Cannon, the Director of Health Policy Studies at Cato Institute. On the newest episode of Newsmaker, Anchor John Hook talks about the future of Obamacare premiums with Michael F. Cannon, the Director of Health Policy Studies at Cato Institute....

13+ hour, 23+ min ago (84+ words) [CENTRAL TO Israel's push is its effort to influence the rapidly expanding ecosystem of AI-powered chatbots. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)]AI in health insurance has led to an increase in denied claims, with 41% of doctors reporting that more than 10% of their claims are denied. AI infighting: Patients use bots to fight health insurance claim denials AI in health insurance has led to an increase in denied claims, with 41% of doctors reporting that more than 10% of their claims are denied....

13+ hour, 34+ min ago (515+ words) As if shutting the government down in the name of health insurance subsidies wasn't enough, a federal judge took an axe to another meaningful way to reform American health policy " auditing bad actors in'Medicare Advantage. A District Court judge in Texas recently invalidated a Biden-era HHS rule'that allowed the Centers for'Medicare'and Medicaid Services to examine'Medicare Advantage'plans'and the insurance companies profiting from them more closely. It's not surprising that Humana, a top-100-ranked company in the U.S. by market cap, disputed this rule and won the case. Insurers will continue to try to take'advantage'of the average taxpayer to boost their bottom line. But this ruling doesn't mean that the government should give up the fight to clean up'Medicare'Advantage. If anything " they need to get more creative about the solution. In practice, the system is all but broken due to misaligned government incentives....