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John Oliver Jabs at David and Larry Ellison While Criticizing UnitedHealthcare on HBO

Oliver tied a hard-hitting look at insurer denials to questions about billionaire financing for Paramount Skydance’s bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.

Employers Trim Coverage of GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs

Trump Announces $500 Rebate Checks for About 1 Million ACA Enrollees

Disney Systems Mark 91-Year-Old Retiree as Dead, Cutting His Pension and Health Coverage

UnitedHealthcare Removes Prior-Authorization for 1,700 CPT Codes

Epic Rolls Out CRD API to Four Health Systems for Real-Time Prior-Authorization Checks

KFF Analysis Finds Insurers Denied 12%–18% of Prior Authorization Requests in 2025

Wegovy Tablets Set to Reach German Pharmacies on September 1

Federal Employees Sue OPM Over Ban on Gender‑Affirming Care

G-BA Chair Says Reconsideration of GLP‑1 Weight Injections for Insurance Coverage Is Worth Considering

Physiotherapists Will Be Allowed To Carry Out France’s Mon Bilan Prévention From October

Ghirardelli Flagship Shuts as Union Begins Three-Day Strike

Abbott Unveils Essential Benefits Option to Lower Employer Plan Costs

German Insureds Paid €1.1 Billion Extra for Assistive Devices in 2025

France Doubles Annual Medical Franchise Cap to €200

One in Four U.S. Workers Stay in Unwanted Jobs to Keep Health Insurance

New Studies and Policy Pilots Push GLP‑1 Drugs into Wider Use as Cost and Safety Questions Grow

Japan Adds iPS-Derived Heart Patch to Public Insurance

Ex‑Accountant Says She Paid Maradona’s Doctors as Chats Show Associate Intervened in Care

Intuitive Surgical Beats Q2 Estimates as U.S. Procedure Growth Slows and Shares Slide