If you bet on "Chris' smiling face will appear on NPR.org this year," you just won big.
You also have a gambling problem :)
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/20/nx-s1-5614949/aca-subsidies-health-insurance-costs
Lisa Melton
boosted
They bought #HealthInsurance promoted by #Trump. Then they needed surgery.
The cheap #health #insurance promoted by Trump officials has a catch.
Some states have banned “short-term” insurance plans with limited coverage, & consumer advocates have warned of the drawbacks.
#law #scammers #affordability #healthcare #HealthcareCrisis #CostOfLiving #economy #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #Aporophobia #SocialCleansing #EconomicDiscrimination #plutocracy #policy #USpol
https://wapo.st/4oRpNtt
They bought #HealthInsurance promoted by #Trump. Then they needed surgery.
The cheap #health #insurance promoted by Trump officials has a catch.
Some states have banned “short-term” insurance plans with limited coverage, & consumer advocates have warned of the drawbacks.
#law #scammers #affordability #healthcare #HealthcareCrisis #CostOfLiving #economy #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #Aporophobia #SocialCleansing #EconomicDiscrimination #plutocracy #policy #USpol
https://wapo.st/4oRpNtt
Stéphane Bortzmeyer
and 2 others
boosted
I was renewing an #Insurance policy this morning and they said they no longer accept @protonprivacy emails addresses because 'they are associated with fraud'. WTAF?
They used my #Protonmail address happily for 3 years. Where has this change come from? Is this #BigTech selling #CyberSec #InfoSec products which just happen to lock end users into their products?
#Allianz since you asked.
I was renewing an #Insurance policy this morning and they said they no longer accept @protonprivacy emails addresses because 'they are associated with fraud'. WTAF?
They used my #Protonmail address happily for 3 years. Where has this change come from? Is this #BigTech selling #CyberSec #InfoSec products which just happen to lock end users into their products?
#Allianz since you asked.
The health ministry is beginning full-scale discussions on a proposal to review the public health insurance coverage of prescription medicines whose ingredients and effects are similar to over-the-counter drugs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/10/japan/coverage-prescription-medicines-otc-drugs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #medicine #insurance
Alex Akselrod
boosted
With little public scrutiny, the #Trump admin is handing out hundreds of billions of dollars in tax cuts to some of the country’s most profitable companies & wealthiest investors.
The #Treasury Dept & #IRS, through a series of new notices & proposed #regulations, are giving breaks to giant #PrivateEquity firms, #crypto companies, #foreign #RealEstate investors, #insurance providers & a variety of multinational #corporations.
How the #Trump Administration Is Giving Even More #TaxBreaks to the #Wealthy
The #Treasury Department & #IRS are issuing rules that provide hundreds of billions of dollars in tax relief to big #corporations & the #ultrarich.
#law #SeparationOfPowers #aristocracy #plutocracy #WealthGap #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/business/trump-administration-tax-breaks-wealthy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
With little public scrutiny, the #Trump admin is handing out hundreds of billions of dollars in tax cuts to some of the country’s most profitable companies & wealthiest investors.
The #Treasury Dept & #IRS, through a series of new notices & proposed #regulations, are giving breaks to giant #PrivateEquity firms, #crypto companies, #foreign #RealEstate investors, #insurance providers & a variety of multinational #corporations.
Neil Brown
boosted
I expect insurance to be awkward. I expect it to involve difficult forms, delays, arguments, and devaluing.
But this is not the case with Bikmo.
My son's bike was stolen in the early hours of Sunday. We put the claim into the insurers yesterday (Monday), via a slightly clumsy form that asked mostly sensible questions. We got confirmation today (Tuesday) that they're paying out in full.
So my son can get his replacement bike and be back on the road (or rather, greenways) in just a few days.
If only all insurance was like this!
#cycling #insurance
I expect insurance to be awkward. I expect it to involve difficult forms, delays, arguments, and devaluing.
But this is not the case with Bikmo.
My son's bike was stolen in the early hours of Sunday. We put the claim into the insurers yesterday (Monday), via a slightly clumsy form that asked mostly sensible questions. We got confirmation today (Tuesday) that they're paying out in full.
So my son can get his replacement bike and be back on the road (or rather, greenways) in just a few days.
If only all insurance was like this!
#cycling #insurance
Rising yields in Japan are prompting some of its biggest life insurers to boost domestic bond holdings and pare overseas debt, with foreign returns no longer stacking up as they once did. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/29/companies/insurers-foreign-debt-cut/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #lifeinsurance #insurance #sumitomolife #daiichilife #meijiyasuda #jgb
Djoerd Hiemstra 🍉
boosted
‘Discrimination and AI in insurance: what do people find fair? Results from a survey’
By Marvin van Bekkum, Iris van Ooijen, Gabi Schaap, Maaike Harbers, Tjerk Timan, and me.
New paper out in the European Journal of Risk Regulation.
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/european-journal-of-risk-regulation
‘Discrimination and AI in insurance: what do people find fair? Results from a survey’
By Marvin van Bekkum, Iris van Ooijen, Gabi Schaap, Maaike Harbers, Tjerk Timan, and me.
New paper out in the European Journal of Risk Regulation.
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/european-journal-of-risk-regulation
Alex Akselrod
boosted
Update: the insurance person figured out that it was the family deductible that was still $1,000 which is why insurance didn’t take more off.
But she was lovely and found me a way to get a co-pay card for Paxlovid through the manufacturer - I used it and it made the medication FREE. From $1,000 to $0.
Link for anyone else in my predicament (you gotta have private insurance to be eligible): https://www.paxlovid.com/enroll-in-co-pay-program
#COVID #US #USPol #healthcare #insurance #medicine
Alex Akselrod
boosted
In a twist of irony - I apparently picked up #COVID on the day of my #US naturalization ceremony.
Went to the doctor today where I got tested and diagnosed - all good. Insurance covered it, I paid $40 co-pay.
They prescribed Paxlovid. Great, definitely want to take it.
Went to the pharmacy, they tell me the 5 days of it will cost $1,777. I nervously laugh, telling them they need to make sure to run it through insurance.
They take my insurance, and say “that’s strange, it’s still really expensive”. New total: $1,000.
They try to add a discount code, but it cancels out the insurance, so the total is $1,500.
I ask if there are generics - nope, not available. I double-check my plan details: I’m $100 away from my deductible and the plan covers basically all prescribed medications. Pharmacy is in-network, supposedly.
Anyway, now I’m home and trying to call my insurance and wondering how in the world people are being made to choose between higher risk of hospitalization and paying $1-1.7k for five days of medication with a private insurance plan.
At least I got to pick up more KN-95 masks to wear while I’m contagious….
In a twist of irony - I apparently picked up #COVID on the day of my #US naturalization ceremony.
Went to the doctor today where I got tested and diagnosed - all good. Insurance covered it, I paid $40 co-pay.
They prescribed Paxlovid. Great, definitely want to take it.
Went to the pharmacy, they tell me the 5 days of it will cost $1,777. I nervously laugh, telling them they need to make sure to run it through insurance.
They take my insurance, and say “that’s strange, it’s still really expensive”. New total: $1,000.
They try to add a discount code, but it cancels out the insurance, so the total is $1,500.
I ask if there are generics - nope, not available. I double-check my plan details: I’m $100 away from my deductible and the plan covers basically all prescribed medications. Pharmacy is in-network, supposedly.
Anyway, now I’m home and trying to call my insurance and wondering how in the world people are being made to choose between higher risk of hospitalization and paying $1-1.7k for five days of medication with a private insurance plan.
At least I got to pick up more KN-95 masks to wear while I’m contagious….
Update: the insurance person figured out that it was the family deductible that was still $1,000 which is why insurance didn’t take more off.
But she was lovely and found me a way to get a co-pay card for Paxlovid through the manufacturer - I used it and it made the medication FREE. From $1,000 to $0.
Link for anyone else in my predicament (you gotta have private insurance to be eligible): https://www.paxlovid.com/enroll-in-co-pay-program
#COVID #US #USPol #healthcare #insurance #medicine
In a twist of irony - I apparently picked up #COVID on the day of my #US naturalization ceremony.
Went to the doctor today where I got tested and diagnosed - all good. Insurance covered it, I paid $40 co-pay.
They prescribed Paxlovid. Great, definitely want to take it.
Went to the pharmacy, they tell me the 5 days of it will cost $1,777. I nervously laugh, telling them they need to make sure to run it through insurance.
They take my insurance, and say “that’s strange, it’s still really expensive”. New total: $1,000.
They try to add a discount code, but it cancels out the insurance, so the total is $1,500.
I ask if there are generics - nope, not available. I double-check my plan details: I’m $100 away from my deductible and the plan covers basically all prescribed medications. Pharmacy is in-network, supposedly.
Anyway, now I’m home and trying to call my insurance and wondering how in the world people are being made to choose between higher risk of hospitalization and paying $1-1.7k for five days of medication with a private insurance plan.
At least I got to pick up more KN-95 masks to wear while I’m contagious….