There are two important purchases you should make if you buy Apple's new...
Apple's latest iPhones, the iPhone XS and XS Max, are on sale now.But if you choose to buy either of these new phones, there are two extra purchases you should also make: AppleCare+, and a phone...
View ArticleHere are some of the biggest arguments against Bernie Sanders' 'Medicare for...
Democrats are increasingly promoting an overhaul of US healthcare known as "Medicare for All."The idea, popularized by Sen. Bernie Sanders, would expand the government-run healthcare program to all...
View ArticleMitch McConnell just hinted Republicans could take another crack at repealing...
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the GOP would take another shot at repealing Obamacare if the party kept control of Congress this fall.McConnell called the failure to repeal Obamacare "the...
View ArticleThe Trump administration is trying to make it easier for states to undermine...
The Trump administration released new rules around the use of Obamacare's state innovation waivers on Monday.The Department of Health and Human Services and Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services...
View ArticleMy company offers free health insurance — here’s why I decided to spend...
I just started a new job at Business Insider, and I had to pick a health-insurance plan for the first time.Figuring out which plan to choose was really complicated — and I've been writing about...
View ArticleThe CEO of a big New York hospital explains why he wants everyone in the US...
NewYork-Presbyterian CEO Steven Corwin knows how expensive the hospital can be."We do a lot of very expensive things," Corwin told Business Insider. "We have to figure out how to reduce our costs."One...
View ArticleTrump keeps claiming the GOP will 'protect people with preexisting...
President Donald Trump and Republican candidates have argued that the party supports protections for people with preexisting conditions.Trump and the GOP's record flies in the face of that...
View ArticleThese are the states with the most expensive and cheapest car insurance rates...
For drivers, there are few numbers more important than car insurance rates. A car insurance premium is the rate an owner pays to activate an insurance policy which protects them against accidents,...
View ArticleThe midterm elections cemented Obamacare's legacy and showed Democrats can...
With Democrats' victory in the House, Obamacare repeal is dead.Democrats hold a strong advantage on healthcare and Obamacare looks stronger than ever.Three deep-red states expanded Medicaid, a key part...
View ArticleWildfires in California have destroyed thousands of homes, and the...
Three California wildfires continue to ravage California, destroying more than 7,000 structures and displacing hundreds of thousands of people.With heightened wildfire activity across California,...
View ArticlePeople are outraged Kim and Kanye reportedly hired private firefighters to...
The Woolsey fire has burned nearly 100,000 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties.TMZ reported that Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West hired a team of private firefighters to protect their $60...
View ArticleWe got the first look at Oscar's financials since Alphabet made its $375...
Health insurance startup Oscar Health just came out with its third-quarter results. According to state insurance filings compiled by Business Insider, for the first nine months of 2018, Oscar lost $12...
View ArticleThis Andreessen Horowitz General Partner talks about the tech companies...
Andreessen Horowitz's General Partner Angela Strange spoke about the history of the insurance industry and the tech companies that are helping to shape its future. Strange explains why no new insurance...
View ArticleA Greycroft venture partner shares the 3 areas of fintech that are ripe for...
Kamran Ansari, a venture partner at venture-capital firm Greycroft, shared three areas of financial technology where he expects to see disruptions by startups in the coming years.Those areas are...
View ArticleApple quoted me $1,500 to repair a MacBook Pro, so I paid less than $500 at...
Apple quoted me $1,475 to repair a liquid-damaged MacBook Pro. An unauthorized Apple repair shop quoted me $425 to perform the same repair.I went with the unauthorized repair shop.The repair shop...
View ArticleZuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital is being criticized for leaving...
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital is being criticized after a Vox article detailed how its insurance practices were leaving some patients with high emergency-room bills.The public hospital is...
View ArticleThe head of innovation at $483 billion insurance giant John Hancock shared an...
Steve Dorval, head of innovation at insurance giant John Hancock, said startups and financial firms could do a better job of working together more efficiently.Dorval said one issue is that startups...
View ArticleA superintendent was arrested after using her insurance to help a sick...
A school superintendent in Indiana has been arrested on charges of official misconduct, insurance fraud, and identity deception.Casey Smitherman, the superintendent of Elwood Community Schools, helped...
View ArticleA leaked letter is fueling a new fight in healthcare over who's to blame for...
A leaked letter is fueling a battle between drugmakers and the intermediaries in charge of negotiating discounts on prescription drugs.In the letter, a middleman in the drug business demanded almost...
View ArticleWarren Buffett warns of natural or human-made 'megacatastrophe,' and says our...
Warren Buffett released his annual letter on Saturday.In it he warned about the prospect of 'The Big One' — a major hurricane, earthquake, or cyber attack that will 'dwarf hurricanes Katrina and...
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