Your tax dollars are getting spent on weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, and the total is adding up

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Getting hot new weight-loss drugs like Wegovy will still be a struggle in 2024

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A merger between Cigna and Humana that would have created a gigantic $140 billion healthcare conglomerate has been called off

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Insurance companies have discovered devious new ways to rip you off

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Insurance is supposed to make you feel secure from tragedies — but companies are eager to make dealing with them a nightmare.

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The cost of hot new weight-loss drugs could put some companies out of business, Blackstone exec warns

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AI is helping the healthcare industry cut wait times for patients and save thousands of hours on data retrieval. Here's how it could come to a doctor or hospital near you.

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Humans still do the heavy lifting, like medical research, but artificial intelligence is starting to help out in healthcare, too: One insurance company is automating administrative customer-service tasks, while New Mexico is using AI-driven tech to help enroll eligible newborns into Medicaid.

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