Tag: Health Insurance
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Enhanced ACA Subsidies Expire as Congressional Talks Stall
What Could End Up Expiring? As lawmakers prepare for a planned holiday recess, the fate of the Enhanced ACA subsidies looms large. These subsidies, designed to help more Americans afford health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, have been a central tool for stabilizing markets and expanding coverage since their expansion in recent years. With…
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MOH Dims Full-Deductible IP Riders to Tame Rising Private Healthcare Bills
Singapore Tightens Private Healthcare Coverage Rules In a move aimed at slowing the rise of private healthcare costs, the Ministry of Health (MOH) announced that insurers will no longer be allowed to sell Integrated Shield Plan (IP) riders that fully cover a patient’s minimum deductible. The policy change, set to take effect in April, represents…
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New Integrated Shield Plan Riders in Singapore Get Higher Co-Payment Cap from April 2026
What’s changing for Integrated Shield Plan riders? Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced important changes for policyholders who purchase new riders to their Integrated Shield Plans. From April 2026, riders attached to new policies will come with a higher minimum co-payment cap, alongside adjustments to coverage. This means that while some benefits may be…
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MOH Ends Full-Deductible IP Riders to Curb Private Healthcare Costs in Singapore
Singapore Tightens Insurance Rules to Tame Private Healthcare Bills Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced a sweeping change to the Integrated Shield Plan (IP) framework that will take effect from April. Insurers will no longer be allowed to sell IP riders that fully cover a patient’s minimum deductible. The move is designed to curb…
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LG & AXA Mansard Partner for Free Malaria Insurance in Nigeria
LG and AXA Mansard Unite to Provide Free Malaria Insurance in Nigeria In a bid to strengthen health security for Nigerian families, LG Electronics has joined forces with AXA Mansard Health to offer free malaria insurance. The collaboration targets LG’s customers and aims to provide essential financial protection against malaria, a pervasive health challenge in…
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Choice Names 2025 Shonky Award Winners: Banking, Insurance, and Online Marketplace Draw Fire
Choice Reveals 2025 Shonky Awards: A Critical Look at Consumer Traps Australia’s consumer advocacy group Choice has unveiled the winners of its 20th annual Shonky Awards, a tongue-in-cheek ranking that highlights products and services deemed unfriendly or confusing to shoppers. The awards, which Choice describes as a lighthearted but pointed critique, focus on areas where…
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Choice Reveals 2025 Shonky Awards Winners: A Critical Look at Consumer Pitfalls
Overview: What the Shonky Awards Are Really About in 2025 Choice has announced the winners of its 20th annual Shonky Awards, a tongue-in-cheek set of accolades aimed at highlighting products, services, and companies that fall short for Australian consumers. While the term “Shonky” signals a lighthearted tone, the criticisms often reflect genuine concerns about value,…
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Choice Reveals Shonky Awards 2025 Winners: What Failed Consumers This Year
Introduction: What the Shonky Awards Are Australia’s consumer advocacy group Choice has released the 20th annual Shonky Awards, a tongue‑in‑cheek but purposefully pointed critique of products, services, and companies that fail consumers. Unlike prestigious accolades, the Shonky Awards spotlight practices or features that leave customers frustrated, misled, or stuck with poor value. The 2025 winners…
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Hospitalization Spending on Cancers in Hunan, China (2017–2019): A Comprehensive Look at Costs and Determinants
Overview Cacing the economic burden of cancer requires looking beyond incidence and mortality to how hospitalization costs accumulate. A retrospective study using the CNHSNRS data from 2017–2019 in Hunan Province, China, quantified inpatient spending for all cancers, described the cost distribution across cancer sites and patient characteristics, and identified factors associated with higher per-admission costs.…
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Hospitalization Costs for Cancers in Hunan, China (2017–2019): An In-Depth Look at Economic Burden and Driving Factors
Overview: The Economic Burden of Cancer in Hunan (2017–2019) The hospitalization expenditure for cancers in Hunan Province, China, from 2017 through 2019 reached US$2,490.36 million, illustrating a substantial economic burden on patients, insurers, and the health system. Across 872,309 cancer-related hospitalizations, medical insurance covered 64.10% of costs, while out-of-pocket payments accounted for 35.90%. These figures…