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2 weeks ago

Encuesta: muchos estadounidenses culpan lucros y negativas de aseguradoras por muerte de CEO de UHC

WASHINGTON — La mayoría de los estadounidenses cree que los ingresos de los seguros médicos y las denegaciones de cobertura son también responsables del asesinato del director general de UnitedHealthcare, aunque no tanto como la persona que apretó el gatillo, según una nueva encuesta. Aproximadamente 7 de cada 10 adultos dicen que las negaciones de cobertura de atención médica por …

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2 weeks ago

Most Americans blame insurance profits and denials alongside the killer in UHC CEO death, poll finds

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Most Americans believe health …

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2 weeks ago

Most Americans blame insurance profits and denials alongside the killer in UHC CEO death, poll finds

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Most Americans believe health insurance profits and coverage denials share responsibility for the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO — although not as much as the person who pulled the trigger, according to a new poll. About 7 in 10 adults say that denials for health care coverage by insurance companies, or the profits made by health insurance companies, also …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Most Americans blame insurance profits and denials alongside the killer in UHC CEO death, poll finds

LA Times

A demonstrator holds up a sign while waiting for the arrival of Luigi Mangione for his arraignment at Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday in New York. Most Americans believe health insurance profits and coverage denials share responsibility for the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO — although not as much as the person who pulled the trigger, according to a new poll. …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

The challenge of universal health coverage

The Hindu

The ongoing national conversation on what India needs to do for universal health coverage often misses the complexity of multiple health systems and the unique challenges they bring. Not the solution Government health expenditure in West Bengal, which was ₹1,346 per capita in 2019-20, is only about 61% of the estimated ₹2,205 required to offer UHC. The story is no …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Former Manhattan prosecutor to represent suspect in killing of UHC CEO

Associated Press

NEW YORK — The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has added a prominent defense lawyer to his legal team as Manhattan prosecutors work to return him from Pennsylvania to face a murder charge. Luigi Mangione will be represented by Karen Friedman Agnifilo, who was a high-ranking deputy in the Manhattan district attorney’s office for years before entering private …

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

Is mental health at the center of the UHC CEO attack? Experts point to something else

NPR

Is mental health at the center of the UHC CEO attack? Experts point to something else There are signs in the latest details emerging on the alleged UHC killer that his mental health may have been compromised. Several experts I talked to who study the intersection of violence and mental health said there's a lot more to consider here than …

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

UHC murder suspect railed about U.S. health care. Here's what he missed

NPR

UHC murder suspect railed about U.S. health care. Since suspect Luigi Mangione's arrest, attention has turned to a handwritten note, police say they found on him, which according to the AP called health insurance companies "parasitic" and noted the disconnect between this country's expensive health care system and low life expectancy. It's true that U.S. health care is uniquely costly …

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

"Delay, deny, depose": Florida woman arrested for echoing UHC shooter in claim call

Salon

A Florida woman was arrested for invoking words reportedly found at the scene of the fatal shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thomas in a phone call with her insurance provider. Thompson’s killer inscribed bullet casings with the words “defend,” “deny” and “depose,” law enforcement said last week, a reference to the playbook insurance companies run to keep claim rejection …

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55 years ago

Police Arrest UHC CEO Shooting Suspect, App Developer Luigi Mangione

Wired

Authorities arrested a man in Pennsylvania on Monday who police say is connected to the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City last week. Mangione was detained after he visited a McDonald’s location in Altoona, where other guests noticed his resemblance to images of the suspected shooter released by the New York Police Department and contacted …

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1 month ago

Science Quiz: On Universal Health Coverage Day

The Hindu

Science Quiz: On Universal Health Coverage Day Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit YOUR SCORE 0 /6 RETAKE THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | Primary health care is the fulcrum of UHC, at the very root. YES NO Answer : The declaration of the 1978 International Conference in Alma Ata, Kazakhstan SHOW ANSWER 2 / 6 | …

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7 months, 1 week ago

India and the ‘managed care’ promise

The Hindu

Health insurance as the main modality of universal health coverage now looks to be indisputably confirmed to be ingrained in Indian health policy thinking. Recently, a notable health-care chain in South India announced its foray into comprehensive health insurance by combining insurance and health-care provision functions under one roof — what can be called the Indian iteration of a managed …

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1 year ago

Seven Strikes, still not out | Review of ‘The Running Grave’ by Robert Galbraith

The Hindu

Clearly, J.K. Rowling — or Robert Galbraith as she prefers to call herself in the Strike novels — has taken no note of the criticism in some quarters that her previous book, The Ink Black Heart, could have benefited from a careful, sparing use of the editorial scissor. At around 950 pages, The Running Grave, the latest and seventh novel …

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1 year, 1 month ago

A milestone in the journey to universal health care

Hindustan Times

In a landmark move for India’s health care system, Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the 10,000th Jan Aushadhi Kendra under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana at AIIMS in Deoghar last week. While the media spotlight might not have brightly shone on this accomplishment, it’s a significant stride in India’s health care narrative. In his 2023 Independence Day address, PM Modi …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Voluntary health insurance and its expansion

Hindustan Times

With the launch of Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, insurance is no doubt set to play a dominant role in India as seen in other countries, in its path towards universal health coverage. These schemes form multiple risk pools extending from social health insurance like the Central Government Health Scheme and Employee State Insurance Scheme for formal employees to private …

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1 year, 9 months ago

WHO, an anniversary year, and sharpening the ‘Health for All’ goal

The Hindu

On World Health Day this year, the World Health Organization celebrates 75 years of improving public health and well-being in the South-East Asia region. For decades — and even before the 1978 Declaration of Alma-Ata — high-level leaders and policymakers from across the region have recognised the critical role that access for all to quality, affordable and comprehensive primary health …

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1 year, 9 months ago

WHO Calls for Urgent Efforts to Bridge Gaps Accentuated by Covid, Achieve Health for All

News 18

On the eve of World Health Day, the WHO on Thursday called for concerted and urgent efforts to bridge gaps accentuated by the Covid-19 pandemic and achieving health for all through universal health coverage. Today, in the shadow of the Covid-19 crisis, around 40 per cent of people in the region are unable to access essential health services," she said. …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Moving forward with a newer concept of Universal Health Care

The Hindu

Do we believe in health as a basic human right, which India’s Constitution guarantees under right to life? Any non-communicable disease, chronic disease including mental illnesses, and its investigations and treatment were almost excluded from primary health care. Looking ahead Realising that even the poor do contract chronic illnesses and non-communicable diseases such as cardiac, neural, mental and metabolic disorders, …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Report: Nearly one in every 10 hospitals in Ukraine have been damaged by attacks since Russia’s invasion

CNN

CNN — At 5:20 p.m. on April 19 last year, a Russian missile hit the only hospital in Bashtanka, a district center in southern Ukraine. “While violence against health care in conflict zones is a global phenomenon, Russia’s assault on Ukraine’s health system in 2022 stands out for its scale and indiscriminate violence against civilian infrastructure,” said Christina Wille, report …

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2 years ago

The Missing Link in India’s Journey Towards Universal Health Coverage

News 18

Out-of-pocket-expenditure remains a challenging part of India’s health system story. Further, according to NITI Aayog’s report ‘Health Insurance for India’s ‘Missing Middle’, the ‘missing middle’ constitutes at least 30% of the population which may not get covered under any government subsidised health insurance schemes like PM-JAY, social health insurance schemes like the Employee State Insurance Scheme or private voluntary health …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Where does India stand with its human resources for health?

Hindustan Times

Covid-19 initiated several conversations around the shortcomings of the health systems globally ranging from their incapability to manage the large volumes of admissions to the lack of access to basic medical facilities, tests and treatment options. The 2006 WHO report that came during the Millennium Development Goals era estimated that a minimum of 22.8 doctors, nurses and midwives are needed …

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2 years, 3 months ago

UHC in India: Insights from Indonesia and China

Hindustan Times

Current attention on global health should not take attention away from Universal Health Coverage, a global development agenda endorsed by countries, including India. There are several key issues that India must consider while taking the path of insurance as a means to UHC – providing coverage to the unorganised sector; financial sustainability of insurance; comprehensive coverage which is well-integrated with …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Why abortion should be a part of Universal Health Coverage

Hindustan Times

Access to abortion is an unconditional human right and should be entitled as a basic health care service delivered as a part of Universal Health Coverage. These various components of disparities have led to the gross neglect of women’s health, and the most overlooked is the Sexual and Reproductive Health Right, which is essential to the fulfillment of universal health …

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3 years ago

Involvement of people living with non-communicable diseases

Hindustan Times

The Universal Health Coverage Day 2021 theme of “ leaving no one behind ” is approprate, given the gaps in equitable access to health care during the Covid-19 pandemic. While accelerating progress towards UHC is essential to ensuring the health and wellbeing of all people, the brunt of inequitable access to health care is borne by those living with chronic …

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Encuesta: muchos estadounidenses culpan lucros y negativas de aseguradoras por muerte de CEO de UHC

Most Americans blame insurance profits and denials alongside the killer in UHC CEO death, poll finds

Most Americans blame insurance profits and denials alongside the killer in UHC CEO death, poll finds

Most Americans blame insurance profits and denials alongside the killer in UHC CEO death, poll finds

The challenge of universal health coverage

Former Manhattan prosecutor to represent suspect in killing of UHC CEO

Is mental health at the center of the UHC CEO attack? Experts point to something else

UHC murder suspect railed about U.S. health care. Here's what he missed

"Delay, deny, depose": Florida woman arrested for echoing UHC shooter in claim call

Police Arrest UHC CEO Shooting Suspect, App Developer Luigi Mangione

Science Quiz: On Universal Health Coverage Day

India and the ‘managed care’ promise

Seven Strikes, still not out | Review of ‘The Running Grave’ by Robert Galbraith

A milestone in the journey to universal health care

Voluntary health insurance and its expansion

WHO, an anniversary year, and sharpening the ‘Health for All’ goal

WHO Calls for Urgent Efforts to Bridge Gaps Accentuated by Covid, Achieve Health for All

Moving forward with a newer concept of Universal Health Care

Report: Nearly one in every 10 hospitals in Ukraine have been damaged by attacks since Russia’s invasion

The Missing Link in India’s Journey Towards Universal Health Coverage

Where does India stand with its human resources for health?

UHC in India: Insights from Indonesia and China

Why abortion should be a part of Universal Health Coverage

Involvement of people living with non-communicable diseases