A $5.7 billion startup wants AI to cut government benefit fraud. Experts aren't sold yet.

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In this photo illustration, Checkr logo is seen on a smartphone and on a pc screen. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Daniel Yanisse, the CEO of Checkr, said the company aims to secure government contracts for identity verification.

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Veterans can buy the opioid medication naloxone at CVS but not the VA. A new, bipartisan bill aims to change that.

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I'm still working at 80 to help my family with medical bills. Caregiving has brought me closer to my grandkids, but I don't think I'll retire.

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Noe Parenteau (right) with his sister (left)

Noe Parenteau

Hims & Hers attacks the rich in its Super Bowl ad — including a Jeff Bezos lookalike

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Hims & Hers Super Bowl 2026
Hims & Hers' design chief said he expects the ad will "ruffle some feathers."

Hims & Hers

No network? No problem. How I built an AI startup at 18 with teens around the world.

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Smiling young man with glasses and a backpack standing outdoors with trees and buildings behind him.
Alex Yang founded a startup with other high schoolers he met online.

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Nvidia's healthcare boss talks changes coming to doctors' offices — and which companies may get a boost and lower costs

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Kimberly Powell speaking onstage at the HLTH 2024 conference, with a large HLTH sign behind her.
Kimberly Powell Nvidia healthcare general manager

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10 of America's most affordable retirement spots, where the weather is good and healthcare is top-notch

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The Villages, Florida
The Villages, Florida.

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Walmart is shuttering all its 51 health centers and ending virtual care services as Amazon leans into the space

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A Walmart health clinic
Walmart opened its first health clinic in 2019 and how has a presence in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois and Texas.

Walmart

Inside a prison healthcare company's ownership shell game

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An office inside a county jail
Posters for YesCare and Corizon are on display at the Doña Ana Detention Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico, which contracted out its health care services to the companies.

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Texas moms can now get an additional 10 months of Medicaid after giving birth

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Pregnant person in hospital gown.
Texas is one of 43 states to increase postpartum Medicaid coverage. The change could help lower maternal mortality rates.

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