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Yukon River King Salmon Crisis
Yukon River king salmon populations have been declining, and a new study sheds more insight on what's affecting the state’s favorite fish.
Annual award program celebrates improvement work across VH
Vanderbilt Health held the fourth annual Quality, Safety and Risk Prevention Pursuit of Excellence Poster Session and Award Ceremony Oct. 22.
NFL Monday Night Football preview: Vikings defense gets a tough test vs. Josh Allen and Bills
Trump Administration Announces $10 Billion in Second Year of Rural Health Transformation Awards to All 50 States
HHS, through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced $10 billion in awards to all 50 states for the second year of the Rural Health Transformation Program
WBCSD guide shows how companies can connect ISSB disclosures with business strategy and financial impacts
It delivers practical recommendations to support implementation of IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 Geneva, 9 November 2026 – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) today launched ISSB in Practice: Reporting Examples and Insights, the first practice-based synthesis of insights from the first year of mandatory reporting against ISSB standards. Combining real-world company reporting
The Ninety Percent Problem: Unlocking Value in Unstructured Data for Enterprises
Enterprises spent two decades perfecting their structured data. AI just made the other eighty to ninety percent – the messy, noisy, uncatalogued majority – the biggest prize in the building. Most companies cannot even tell you what they own. For twenty years, the corporate data story has been a story about tables. Rows, columns, schemas, […]
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Phil Everly’s original 1959 Gibson J-200, displayed with Everly Brothers memorabilia
Brandon Lowe could fix the Orioles’ second base woes
The longtime Tampa Bay Ray would bring a powerful left-handed bat to the Birds.
4 biggest fallers in College Football after Week 10
After Week 10 in the college football season, these are the biggest fallers.
Business Monday: Organic Kona coffee farm for sale for $4.8 million
Thirty-five of the 78 acres are dedicated to Kona-certified organic coffee, milled and roasted on-site in a fully off-grid operation.
Debbie Redwine turns math and science into fun lessons at Mill Creek Elementary
For nearly 20 years, Debbie Redwine has turned math and science into fun, interactive lessons for Bulloch County students.
Report: Bills have scanned safety pool before NFL trade deadline
Another report on the Bills’ intentions at the trade deadline
Rangers Daily: Korpisalo ‘going to get better;’ Devils Hellebuyck decision
Joonas Koripsalo is a pretty low-key guy. So, it wasn’t a big surprise that the veteran goalie was pretty matter […]
Skydance Starts Layoffs In Games Division After Warner Bros. Games Acquisition
After acquiring Warner Bros. Games as part of the bigger deal, layoffs have begun in the games division at Skydance.
Mental health, bias, and trauma: Building trust in sexual medicine
Mental health, bias, and trauma shape sexual health visits, and histories should assess function, not just risk, according to Sameena Rahman, MD.
Agentic AI Transforms Banking: Scaling Struggles
Financial services leverage Agentic Artificial Intelligence in Banking. Only 5% of institutions scale AI agent ecosystems beyond pilot phases. Ambition meets execution challenges.
Russell Brand sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison for rape and sexual assault
Russell Brand, the disgraced British comedian and actor who frequently boasted about his sexual exploits over the years as part of his polarizing public persona, was sentenced on Monday to 10 years and six months in prison after being convicted of raping a fan and assaulting three women during his showbiz career.
Julia Garner shares cryptic update on starring in Madonna’s delayed biopic
Julia Garner shared a cryptic update on Madonna’s delayed, self-directed biopic. ‘Every hour it changes,’ the Emmy-winning ‘Ozark’ star said, after starring in Madonna’s ‘Confessions II —The Film.’
2 Business Owners Challenge Ald. Daniel La Spata In 1st Ward Race
La Spata seeks his third term and faces Laura Yepez, the 1st Ward committeeperson for the Cook County Democratic Party, and businessman Bill Thanoukos.
Entertainment isn’t just promotion; it is value creation: Authentic Brands Group’s founder Jamie Salter
Authentic Brands Group’s founder Jamie Salter shares his playbook on creating a powerhouse of brands, eyeing $100 billion in sales.
SoftBank Corp. might launch its U.S. AI cloud business in other countries first
The mobile carrier's CEO is gauging the effect of the Democratic midterm sweep and rising anti-data center sentiment
College Football Playoff projections: Could Big Ten and SEC only get 6 teams in the 12-team field?
Drones that see, sense and hunt | Business of Defense
Sig Sauer mounts its pistols to small drones in an effort to counter small unmanned threats, while other drone makers look to innovate battlefield capability.
Gov.-elect Hinojosa wants to expand Medicaid in Texas. An executive order won’t make that happen
Texas Dems may craft a state “trigger bill” to activate Medicaid expansion if Congress repeals costly Trump administration restrictions.
NFL trade deadline: Will WR's breakout game affects 49ers moves?
The San Francisco 49ers got a big-time game from WR Jordan Watkins, but will that affect their trade deadline plans?
Poppi founders look to disrupt hydration market with new electrolyte drink
The founders behind Poppi are entering a new beverage category after their nearly $2 billion PepsiCo deal, betting they can replicate their soda success in the competitive hydration market.
DRIP Tasting Room co-owners discuss new Roanoke business
DRIP Tasting Room co-owners talk about their community-centered space.
Biden says Trump’s Jan. 6 actions ‘should follow him to his grave’
In his forthcoming memoir, “Promise Me, America,” Biden also wrote that Trump ‘bordered on fawning’ and complimented his jobs record in their meeting after the 2024 election.
Trump told Biden they’d be ‘good friends’ if not for politics, ex-president reveals
Biden shared how he was ‘surprised’ at Trump’s ‘friendly’ tone when he hosted the then-president-elect at the White House in November 2024
Managers with the best win percentages in La Liga history
Winning consistently in La Liga is no easy feat, particularly in a division dominated by two of world football's biggest clubs. Yet a select group of managers have maintained remarkable records in Spa...
From Bioprinted Tissue to Teen Heart Health: Explore the Fall 2026 Issue of University of Miami Medicine Magazine
Explore the Fall 2026 University of Miami Medicine Magazine, featuring research on vaccine response, vaping and teen hearts, HIV testing and more.
Bond to Report Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Host Quarterly Business Update Webinar
Webinar will be held on November 13, 2026, at 11:00 AM Eastern TimeNEW YORK, Nov. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Our Bond, Inc. (“Bond”) (NASDAQ: OBAI), the creator of the world’s first AI-powered Preventative Personal Security platform adopted by leading multinational companies, today announced that it will release its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026, before the market opens on November 13th, followed by a business update webinar at 11:00 am Eastern Time to review
Retirement is now part of the affordability crisis. Politicians should pay attention.
Americans are more concerned about retirement than ever, and some of their biggest fears can’t be fixed by individual behavior alone.
Could supplements be the next big opportunity in the GLP-1 weight-loss drug boom?
Novonesis is exploring whether gut health supplements could benefit patients taking GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, opening up a potentially lucrative new market.
Roundtable on CBP’s Supply Chain Visibility ANPRM
The Office of Advocacy is hosting a virtual roundtable/listening session to gather small-business feedback on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM), Heightened Import Disclosures for Supply Chain
Allison Ellsworth’s Next Billion-Dollar Business Idea
The woman behind Poppi has another billion-dollar business idea: keeping you hydrated.
Yoshi Is Finally Due To Arrive In Lego Form In A New Adult Set For 2027
'Adult set' doesn't mean what you might think, just that it's a bigger, more complicated build
Kansas City Royals news: The Royals sign reliever Hobie Harris
And more on the Hunter Mense hire.
The career of your average MLB reliever
Sometimes I like to look at a player’s journey and their unlikely road to getting to the present day. And while every player has a tough journey to the big leagues, sometimes that journey involves getting drafted in the high rounds, going through the system methodically, and then making your MLB debut with the team […]
Asking More of Science: How Daiichi Sankyo Is Challenging Assumptions About the Future of Cancer Care
After playing a key role in sparking a new era in cancer treatment through its work in antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), Daiichi Sankyo is pursuing an even bigger ambition: to shape what comes next | See how Daiichi Sankyo is asking more of science to bring the next wave of innovation to patients.
L.A. had its worst mosquito year this decade. El Niño could make it even worse
There’s no vaccine and no cure. And a wet El Niño winter could set up an even bigger mosquito boom.
After Silicon Valley spending spree, more moderate Democrats are heading to the Capitol
Big Tech spent big on California Legislature candidates as regulations on data centers and AI loom
Opinion | Tuesday Upended Everything We Thought We Knew About American Politics
Bill Curry: The 2026 election upended American politics — on money, DEI, wokeness, polarization, and the supposed centrist-left divide.
Alisson reveals future ambitions with Liverpool contract set to expire
The Brazilian goalkeeper, 34, has won every major club honour during his time at Anfield
A new rule to prevent the spread of bioweapons
AI makes it easier for people to come up with new potential medicines, but may also increase the possibility of bad actors creating new bioweapons. New guidelines from Trump officials seek to deter this problem:
Hellebuyck Trade: 5 Starts Show Promise for the Devils
The Hellebuyck trade was always going to bring big expectations for the New Jersey Devils. Adding a goalie with his resumé gives fans reason to believe the Devils can take another step. Three starts will not tell us whether the move was worth everything New Jersey surrendered to the Winnipeg Jets, but they give us …
Apple's Siri Boss May Leave - Here's Who Could Take Over
Mike Rockwell "continues to seriously consider stepping down" as Apple's vice president of Siri engineering and could leave the company altogether next year, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Gurman described the potential move as a major blow to Apple. If Rockwell departs or moves to another role, responsibility for Siri would likely fall to one of two people.
AN2 Therapeutics Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Recent Business and Scientific Highlights
MENLO PARK, Calif., November 09, 2026--AN2 Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANTX), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel small molecule therapeutics derived from its boron chemistry platform, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026 and recent business and scientific highlights.
Boston's Museum Of Science Puts Creators At The Center Of Its Global Ambitions
The Museum of Science used its first SciCom Summit on November 2 to put other people’s channels at the center of its strategy. The invite-only gathering in Boston brought science creators and scientists into the museum’s new Bloomberg Public Science Common, on the bet that a museum reaches the world by convening the people who already reach it.
Business Notes: Kiln Creek Kroger reopens; Veteran-owned company launches first branded product
Cure Coffeehouse opened in Suffolk; Yorktown-based, veteran-owned company, recently launched its first branded product, Victory Series gloves. View more business notes throughout Hampton Roads.
Higher premiums, bigger bills: Can NJ families afford to use their insurance?
A New Jersey survey found 62% of respondents delayed or went without medical care because of cost.
Joe Biden, in White House memoir, says Trump should carry the weight of Jan. 6 riots 'to his grave'
Former U_S_ President Joe Biden writes in his White House memoir that Donald Trump has deeply damaged the country and world with an administration determined to “tear down institutions and inflame hatreds.”.
Workplace health costs will take a major bite out of 2027 paychecks
It's open enrollment season for millions of workers making selections in their employer-based health insurance plans for 2027.
Parkway Bank’s new CEO plots aggressive growth strategy including downtown location
CEO Chip Reeves plans to scale up by growing the bank's middle-market commercial business, aiming to double or triple its $3.6 billion in assets over the next five years.
‘A complete repudiation’: public health won big in US midterm elections
Election wins of Annie Andrews, Abdul El-Sayed and more who ran on healthcare issues are viewed as sign of home as Trump administration unravels US health policy
Vinod Khosla is betting AI will kill the static website
Billionaire VC Vinod Khosla is doubling down on Coframe, a startup that aims to turn websites into what it calls the "living internet."
Five Years In, Mustang Mach-E Battery Data Shows What Real-World Electric Vehicle Durability Looks Like
More than five years after the first Mustang Mach-E reached customers, real-world data from the Class of 2021 offers a closer look at battery health across everyday driving, high-mileage use, and long-term ownership.
Bill Hader’s $92M Comedy Stumbles at Box Office Despite No. 2 Opening
Bill Hader’s $92 million animated comedy just hit theaters, and Warner Bros. might already be sweating. The studio’s latest big-budget release opened at No. 2 domestically, and early numbers suggest i...
Here’s how to watch Bills at Vikings in Week 8
All the ways to catch the action live when the Buffalo Bills take on the Minnesota Vikings during Monday Night Football in Week 9
Scientists Reach a Record Temperature: 280 Billion Times Colder Than The Universe
Pack your thermals...
Doximity expands clinical AI footprint to more than 190 health systems
Doximity is rapidly expanding its clinical AI footprint with health systems, with more than 190 organizations having now purchased its AI suite, up from 165 organizations last quarter. | Doximity is rapidly expanding its clinical AI footprint with health systems. The company is also making clinical reliability a major part of its competitive positioning, launching DoseCheck and a partnership with Wolters Kluwer's UpToDate.
Schimpff's Confectionery Owners Honored with State's Highest Tourism Award
Jill and Warren Schimpff, 4th-generation owners of Schimpff's Confectionery in Jeffersonville, were honored as the 2026 recipients of the Will Koch Indiana Tourism Leadership Award . “The …
Navigating the changing market for cyber insurance
Preparing organizations against evolving digital threats
What is the 'Protect College Sports Act' and why does it face an uphill battle in the House?
A bipartisan Senate bill addressing college athlete payments and Olympic sports protections faces opposition in the House during Congress's lame-duck session.
What is the 'Protect College Sports Act' and why does it face an uphill battle in the House?
A bipartisan Senate bill addressing college athlete payments and Olympic sports protections faces opposition in the House during Congress's lame-duck session.
What is the 'Protect College Sports Act' and why does it face an uphill battle in the House?
A bipartisan Senate bill addressing college athlete payments and Olympic sports protections faces opposition in the House during Congress's lame-duck session.
Billionaires Tried to Buy Texas This Election. Can Dems Now Do Something About It?
Elon Musk sunk millions into keeping Texas red this cycle, but the state has a long history of money influencing politics on the right and left.
Wellness Unit provides free mental health services to Upstate deputies
FOX Carolina's Margaret-Ann Carter has the details.
Wellness Unit provides free mental health services to Upstate deputies
FOX Carolina's Margaret-Ann Carter has the details.
Wellness Unit provides free mental health services to Upstate deputies
FOX Carolina's Margaret-Ann Carter has the details.
Wellness Unit provides free mental health services to Upstate deputies
FOX Carolina's Margaret-Ann Carter has the details.
Wellness Unit provides free mental health services to Upstate deputies
FOX Carolina's Margaret-Ann Carter has the details.
Wellness Unit provides free mental health services to Upstate deputies
FOX Carolina's Margaret-Ann Carter has the details.
Wellness Unit provides free mental health services to Upstate deputies
FOX Carolina's Margaret-Ann Carter has the details.
Roc360’s Arvind Raghunathan Discusses Residential Business Purpose Loans
The firm has directly funded roughly $22 billion across 50,000 residential transition loans since its founding 13 years ago.
Philly patients with HIV more likely to follow treatment plans after receiving SNAP benefits
Researchers say the findings show that even though modern HIV medicines are "biomedical miracles," issues like food insecurity can interfere with their effectiveness.
Exclusive: Here’s what Samsung’s Galaxy AI Premium plan brings and what remains free
Samsung has been steadily expanding Galaxy AI features across its flagship smartphones and tablets. For over a year, rumors have suggested that the company migh
The cost of healthcare is hitting America where it hurts: The wallet
Overall U.S. healthcare costs rose from $3 trillion in 2014 to $5.3 trillion in 2024, forcing people to forgo health insurance, ration medications, cut back on doctor visits and put off health procedures. It's not just the poor or uninsured, but "an all-of-us issue” now.
Scientists May Have Discovered a Massive Starless Galaxy
The promising candidate contains roughly 2 billion times the sun’s mass in hydrogen, yet appears to have no stars. Studying it could help answer questions that have vexed astronomers for years.
Lula races to pass agenda before rightward shift in Congress
Government narrows priorities as a more conservative legislature prepares to take office next year
“Just Lost His MVP Bid,” “Getting Carried by Defense”: NFL Fans React As Caleb Williams Throws 4 INTs in Bears’ Win vs. Buccaneers
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams struggled with multiple interceptions in Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Despite the quarterback’s disastrous night, the Bears pulled off a dramatic 27-24 victory.
Here’s what the new Galaxy S24 update brings
Samsung has released a new software update for the Galaxy S24 series. Considering that the update is coming out in November, people may think that it brings the
Bengals News: Steelers Revenge Week
Cincinnati has to get back to business quickly with a big game against the Steelers on deck.
Confused about health insurance? Here’s help with open enrollment
Selecting a Marketplace health insurance plan can be confusing and costly, leading to surprise costs and IRS bills. Here's how to get free guidance.
NTRA Q3 2026 deep dive: management transition and pharma business investments offset margin gains
Genetic testing company Natera (NASDAQ:NTRA) reported Q3 2026 results beating Wall Street’s revenue expectations, with sales up 34.1% year on year to $794 million. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $3.02 billion at the midpoint came in 3.8% above analysts’ estimates. Its GAAP loss of $0.42 per share was 56.4% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
1st Place Art + Science Competition: Hillerbrand and Magsamen
For the Art + Science Competition entitled States of Change, we asked to see photography that examines art and science through transition, transformation, and instability. Change may be gradual or abrupt, visible or difficult to perceive, ranging from emotional shifts to environmental conditions. We invited artists to consider how photography can reveal states of change—where
Democrats conquered the statehouses, too. Just look at New England
Some of the biggest Democratic wins on Election Day happened far from Washington.
Inside New Jersey's surprising Hollywood revival
New Jersey has rolled out the red carpet for filmmakers. The state is helping finance Netflix's construction of a $1-billion studio complex on an abandoned Army base near the Jersey Shore.
After midterms, health care costs to be top priority for Democrats
While there will be urgency to pass bills, President Trump quickly reminded Democrats eager to reform the health system that he wields the veto.
The cities using AI the most aren’t the ones building it
New Census data shows business AI adoption climbing fast and nearly everywhere — but the metros leading it fall outside the traditional technology hub map.
The Unfinished Business of American Socialism
For generations, Democrats have borrowed socialism’s most workable ideas. Now Silicon Valley has taken up its dream of a world beyond wage labor.
The Real Story of the Polar Bear in a UVM Science Hall Starts With Two Montpelier Agents Undercover in the Arctic
A polar bear has been hanging out in a UVM science hall for decades. Subscribe He’s a full-grown male, standing behind glass on an artificial iceberg in the lobby of the University of Vermont’s Marsh Life Science Building in Burlington. Most Vermonters have no idea he’s there. Students who asked about him heard he came from Canada. A poacher killed him, the story went, federal officers seized the hide at the Vermont border, and the government gave him to UVM on “indefinite loan.” A UVM biology professor told it that way in 2012. The university’s own news office repeated it in 2021. That story was wrong. The bear was evidence. In 1972, two federal wildlife officers from Montpelier posed as trophy hunters, bought their way into an illegal hunt run by a poaching ring, and followed it all the way to the frozen Arctic Ocean north of Alaska. One of them shot this bear. Sonia DeYoung, who works with UVM’s natural history collections, pieced the real story together from a half-remembered campus rumor, a case file buried in Anchorage and one stripped claw. She told it Nov. 6 in UVM Magazine. The Undercover Buy Early in 1972, Paul Bagalio and Bruce Parker walked into a Seattle taxidermy shop. Both lived in Montpelier. The case file lists Parker as a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agent and Bagalio as a deputy game warden for the service. On paper, Bagalio was an unlikely undercover man. Born in Northfield and raised in Montpelier, he served in the Marines after high school, graduated from Norwich University in 1957, taught at Vermont Technical College and worked as an engineer at Rock of Ages, according to his obituary in the Times Argus. He founded Ramchem, a company that made epoxies for the Barre granite industry. He was also a hunter. His obituary passes along his advice: “Don’t ever miss an opportunity to hunt.” And it says he worked undercover for the U.S. Department of the Interior, helping expose what his family calls one of the largest poaching rings in U.S. history. In the Seattle shop, Bagalio and Parker posed as unscrupulous trophy hunters who wanted a polar bear and didn’t care how they got one. They came away with a scribbled note: a phone number and a hefty price. The Seattle Times later reported the number. In a May 1972 story, later reprinted in the Congressional Record, the paper said the two-man hunt cost $6,500, more than $50,000 in today’s money. The Times cited a federal search-warrant affidavit alleging that the ring paid two men who held valid Alaska permits so the hides and skulls could be shipped and processed under their names. Bagalio and Parker traveled to Barrow, on Alaska’s Arctic coast, with guides working with the taxidermist. These were not men to cross. The case file describes a man taking a 12-gauge automatic shotgun from his plane and telling Parker it was “the persuader.” One photo in the file shows a mustached accomplice peering out from beneath a heavy fur hood. On March 8, 1972, on the pack ice about 100 miles north of Point Barrow, the northernmost point in the United States, Bagalio shot a male polar bear. Parker shot a second. Bagalio had no legal permit to kill it, and that was the point. The bears were hard evidence of what the ring was selling. Back in Fairbanks, a Fish and Wildlife agent marked Bagalio’s bear so it could be identified later. He smeared fluorescent dye around its nose and ripped the dark outer sheath off one of its front claws. Bagalio and Parker went on to run several more undercover hunts against poachers in the West. The danger was real. Bagalio later told the Bennington Banner, according to DeYoung’s account, “My guide made it perfectly clear that he would leave me dead in the mountains if he thought I was an investigator.” Subscribe The Faded Rumor The bear came to UVM in 1975. How the government handed him over is still unknown. A rumor came with him. A student named in the UVM Magazine article simply as Carol helped catalog the university’s specimens in those years, and she heard it: an undercover federal agent had killed the bear in Alaska because he feared his cover would be blown and his life was in danger. Over the years the rumor faded. In the 1980s, the bear was put away in storage long enough for mice to chew the fur off his ankles, and several of his front claws went missing. He was later brought back out and set up on his iceberg in the Marsh Life Science lobby, where he has stood for decades since. Somewhere along the way, the Canada story took over. The Case File Decades later, DeYoung met Carol at an open house for UVM’s zoological collections. Carol told DeYoung’s research partner, Dave Moroney, what she remembered. They were delighted, and skeptical. At DeYoung’s request, David Rippeto, a UVM graduate who is now a Fish and Wildlife special agent in Anchorage, went through a mountain of old case files stashed in cardboard boxes and found the right one. It ran more than 80 pages: photographs, letters, permit records and a typewritten account of the case. Carol’s rumor had the core of it right. A federal officer had shot the bear in Alaska while undercover. But the file showed it wasn’t a desperate move to save his own skin. The shooting was part of the plan. The Stripped Claw One question remained. Was the bear in Burlington really Bagalio’s? DeYoung and Moroney shone a black light on the bear’s snout, looking for the dye. Nothing glowed. They already had the answer. The year before, a conservator repairing the mouse damage had found that one of the bear’s supposedly missing front claws was still there, minus its dark outer sheath, just as the agent in Fairbanks had left it in 1972. “Fifty years later, the marker originally meant for law enforcement told us we had our bear,” DeYoung wrote. Paul Bagalio didn’t live to see it. He spent the rest of his life in Vermont, most of it at Horn of the Moon in East Montpelier, and died Dec. 11, 2022, at 90, a few months before DeYoung first opened the case file. His family remembered the bear differently. The obituary says he took a record-class polar bear in Siberia, across the international date line. The federal case file puts the bear in this story about 100 miles north of Point Barrow. The obituary doesn’t say whether it’s the same animal. His bear is still on the iceberg. Go see him: The polar bear stands in the entrance to Benedict Auditorium, between the Marsh Life Science and Hills buildings on UVM’s Burlington campus. Compass Vermont is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe
Arrow Electronics Expands AI Infrastructure Business as Quarterly Sales Jump 39%
For the first nine months of 2026, Arrow reported sales of $30.18 billion, up 36.5% from $22.11 billion a year earlier. Net income increased 119.3% to $826 million from $377 million.
Russell Brand conviction renews scrutiny of sexual misconduct in UK entertainment industry
Floyd Brenz, Philippine Canadian Inquirer November 09, 2026 The conviction of British comedian and actor Russell Brand has reignited calls for accountability across the United Kingdom’s entertainment industry, with public […]
Oscar Piastri Splits From Mark Webber’s Management After 7 Years
Oscar Piastri has ended his professional relationship with Mark Webber and his management after working together for seven years. Piastri joined Webber’s JAM Sports Management back in 2019 when he was racing in the Formula Renault Eurocup championship. The Australian…
Dave Chappelle’s Biggest Controversies Amid Charlie Kirk Backlash
Dave Chappelle faces backlash over a Charlie Kirk joke, reigniting debate about his history of controversial remarks
Biggest Christmas and winter holiday events in the Sarasota area
Biggest Christmas and winter holiday events in the Sarasota area, including parades, light displays, Santa visits and more.
Potential impacts Democratic health care proposals on employer-sponsored health care
Summary: Democratic state and federal wins in the midterm elections could lead to Medicaid expansion in some states, and focuses attention on the House Democrats’ memo on health care priorities in the new Congress. Few of these proposals are likely to become law before 2029, but they could form the foundation for Democratic health care reform efforts after the 2028 Presidential election. Portion of total newly eligible for Medicaid if non-expansion states expanded Source: Cervantes, S et al How Many Uninsured Are in the Coverage Gap and How Many Could be Eligible if All States Adopted the Medicaid Expansion? KFF, July 27, 2026 It’s been almost a week since the midterm elections, and the Democrats will have large majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, although not large enough to overcome Senate filibusters or Presidential vetoes. I reviewed some of what I thought these midterm results could mean in a post last week. In retrospect, I might have understated the elections’ impact on health care due to changes in governorship and majorities in many state legislatures. A Democratic trifecta (governorship and both houses) could mean expansion of Medicaid in Wisconsin, and a Democratic governor and House in Texas and Georgia could increase pressure in both states to expand Medicaid. That’s especially important, because Texas currently represents almost half of those who would be newly eligible for insurance from Medicaid expansions. Medicaid expansions matter to employers because they have been shown to decrease the risk of closure of rural hospitals and support workers’ ability to stay employed and productive. The House Democrats’ Cost of Living Healthcare Working Group published an 84-page memo in September with recommendations for the first hundred hours, the first hundred days, and the first year. The midterm results make this document more important. Here’s a review of what some of these recommendations could mean for employer-sponsored health insurance. Elements that could lower employer health care spending Restore the expanded advance premium tax credit for ACA plans. This could bring healthier enrollees back to the marketplace plans, which would improve the risk status of these plans and decrease the rate of uninsurance. Fewer people with insurance puts higher pressures on provider rates of employer plans. More stable ACA plans could encourage employers to consider transitioning from employer-sponsored plans to ICHRA/Choice, providing a fund for employers to purchase their own insurance on an exchange. Repeal Medicaid work requirements and other administrative rules of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act which as written will lead to a large increase in the uninsured rate. Fewer people with insurance leads to more pressures from hospitals for commercial rate increases. Extend Inflation Reduction Act negotiated drug prices to commercial health plans. These are now only applicable to Medicare Parts D (outpatient drugs) and B (drugs administered by providers. The Medicare negotiated prices are lower than net prices negotiated by PBMs. Hospital price limits. Some of the Democratic House proposals would institute site neutral payment and limit outlier hospital prices to 200% of Medicare. The average commercial health plan pays about 247% Medicare rates for inpatient hospital care, and many commercial health plans currently pay over 300% of Medicare for hospital services. PBM regulations. The proposals would mandate more transparency and prevent PBMs from paying subsidiaries more than market rates. Antitrust enforcement. The plan would break up vertically integrated health care monopolies which could lower prices through competition. Ban on non-compete contractual clauses could increase competition by increasing flexibility and supply of clinicians, although it could also increase physician leverage and lead to higher wages which could raise prices. Lower the Medicare eligibility age, which could take older, more expensive, workers off employer sponsored plans. Create a Medi-Kids plan to insure all children and potentially young adults up to age 26. These plan members have low non-preventive utilization and cost less per person than older plan members, but removing children from employer plans would decrease volatility because a few children have very high medical costs. Elements that could increase employer spending (in many instances for high value services) Mandate three primary care and three mental health visits without cost sharing Eliminate cost sharing for mental health care and substance use care during pregnancy and in the year after delivery Require coverage of infertility services Cap cost sharing for insulin, epipen and respiratory inhalers Count copay coupons and assistance toward member deductibles and cost sharing Cap total health care costs (premium and out-of-pocket costs) at 8% of household income Leave a comment Elements that could improve the market Increased price transparency Tightening enforcement of short-term plans, fixed indemnity plans, and cost-sharing ministries. These skimpy health plans skim off healthier people, leaving sicker people on marketplace exchanges and employer-sponsored health plans. Here’s a past post on the perils of cheap insurance. Most of these proposals are likely not to become law in the next two years, but could form the foundation of a Democratic proposal for health care reform in 2029 and beyond. The document does not provide cost estimates for these proposals. Share Thanks for reading! If you found this useful, please share, subscribe, like, and restack. You can find previous posts at this link. Views expressed in Employer Coverage are purely my own. Thanks for reading Employer Coverage ! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Subscribe
Luxury brands try to entice younger consumers with new experience
Attending a legacy luxury brand’s workshop is “almost like being at a museum-level exhibit” because of the history on display, said a marketing professor.
Black Women’s Political Power and the Future of Democracy in Brazil
Luiz Inácio (“Lula”) da Silva’s historic reelection for a fourth term as president of Brazil on October 25 highlighted the power of mass mobilization to turn the tide in a hotly contested election. While much of the international media coverage of Brazil’s recent elections focused on Brazil’s rightw