UnitedHealth Group Inc., the largest U.S. health insurer, has settled federal and New York state charges it illegally denied coverage to thousands of patients suffering from mental health problems and substance abuse. The U.S. Department of Labor said on Thursday …
President Joe Biden on Thursday called on U.S. lawmakers to enact legislation aimed at lowering drug prices, including allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices and imposing penalties on drugmakers that hike prices faster than inflation. The Democratic president’s remarks laid …
A McDonald’s Corp. franchise in Oakland, California, has agreed to take steps to protect workers from COVID-19 to settle a 2020 lawsuit claiming managers gave employees dog diapers and coffee filters to use as face masks. The franchise said in …
Six insurers have ruled out Arctic refuge drilling, according to a report out this week from the Gwich’in Steering Committee. The Gwich’in are the northernmost Indian Nation living in 15 villages scattered across an area from northeast Alaska to the …
MAPFRE Insurance and AAA Washington entered into definitive agreements to form a jointly owned insurance company to write automobile and homeowners insurance in Washington and North Idaho. The joint venture, which was announced on Thursday, is subject to regulatory approval. …
Tropical Depression Fred could lead to heavy rainfall across southern Florida according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm was moving across portions of Hispaniola the morning of Aug. 12. Fred is expected to be near the Florida Keys and …
The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) announced that Dr. Sebastian Negrusa has joined the Cambridge, Mass.-based Institute to manage its research programs and accelerate WCRI’s focus on new topics in workers’ compensation. An economist and expert in labor and health …
A Louisiana man pleaded guilty of participating in insurance fraud scheme involving staged accidents with commercial trucks in the New Orleans area. The U.S. Justice Department said Dewayne Coleman, age 22, of Marrero, Louisiana, entered a plea of guilty to …
As a longtime Florida resident, I have witnessed the destructive power of hurricanes on the lives and properties of countless Floridians and others across the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Hurricanes can pack such enormous power that they have literally altered …
Flooding and debris from storm runoff closed a 17.5-mile stretch of U.S. between Superior and Miami in east-central Arizona, authorities said. The Arizona Department of Transportation said there was no estimated reopening time. U.S. 60 is a major route between …
