U.S. drug prices hit by insurer tactic against copay assistance: analysis
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A recently adopted tactic by U.S. health plans to limit the financial assistance drugmakers provide directly to consumers for prescription medicines is taking a toll on drug prices, according to a new analysis released on Tuesday.
Colorado wildfire grows, firefighters gain on New Mexico blaze
(Reuters) – Authorities sought the evacuation of hundreds of residences in southwest Colorado on Tuesday as a largely unchecked wildfire grew in size, with forecasters placing several western and southwestern U.S. states under an elevated risk for blaz…
‘Status quo’ Illinois budget leaves fiscal woes unaddressed: S&P
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois’ new budget does little to tackle the state’s financial problems like escalating pension contributions and a structural deficit, dimming prospects for a credit rating upgrade, S&P Global Ratings said on Tuesday.
U.S. Medicare reserves seen lasting three years less than prior forecast
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government’s healthcare program for the elderly will exhaust its reserves for hospital insurance in 2026, three years earlier than last year’s forecast, the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees said in a report …
Ex-Michigan State president apologizes in gymnastics sex abuse scandal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The president of Michigan State University, who resigned over a scandal involving a doctor convicted of molesting young female gymnasts, apologized before a U.S. Senate Committee on Tuesday.
Microsoft launches program for women returning to work
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp is stepping up its hiring of women seeking to rejoin the workforce, following a rash of complaints about sexual harassment and gender discrimination at the world’s largest software company.
Kate Spade, designer who built handbag empire, found dead
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Kate Spade, the designer who built a fashion empire on the popularity of her signature handbags before selling the brand, was found dead in her New York City apartment on Tuesday morning in an apparent suicide, police said.
Delaware sports betting first out of gate, but competitors close in
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Delaware gained a competitive edge on Tuesday in newly legal sports betting as the first U.S. state in a quarter century to expand its athletics gambling program, but the boost could be short lived as rival states close in, analyst…
California, New Jersey voters set stage for U.S. congressional elections
SACRAMENTO, Calif./PRINCETON, N.J. (Reuters) – Voters in eight U.S. states will select candidates for November’s midterm elections on Tuesday, with Democrats eyeing more than a dozen Republican-controlled seats in California and New Jersey as crucial t…
‘Apprentice’ contestant’s lawsuit against Trump to proceed: NY judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former contestant on Donald Trump’s reality TV show “The Apprentice” may pursue her defamation lawsuit against the U.S. president, a New York state judge ruled on Tuesday, despite Trump’s effort to have an appeals court put it on…
