US health agency releases 2025 quality ratings for Medicare plans The U.S. government announced quality ratings for 2025 Medicare health and prescription drug plans on Thursday, the first indication of which large health insurers, including CVS Health, UnitedHealth ... 10/10/2024 - 12:11 pm | View Link
See the list: 7 plans, compared to 38 last year, receive 5 stars in the MA Star Ratings Changes in methodology in 2024 and 2025 added Tukey outlier deletion that is used to set cut points for CAHPS measures. 10/10/2024 - 12:07 pm | View Link
Upstream Bio raises $255 mln in US IPO Upstream Bio , which is developing treatments for some respiratory disorders, said on Thursday it had raised $255 million in its initial public offering in the United States. 10/10/2024 - 11:42 am | View Link
Medicare Advantage star ratings dip slightly once again in 2025 Just 40% of Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans offered in 2025 achieved a score of four stars or higher, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revealed Oct. 10. | It's harder than ... 10/10/2024 - 10:15 am | View Link
US releases preliminary list of $2 generic drugs for Medicare recipients The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released on Wednesday a preliminary list of 101 generic drugs that would be available for no more than $2 for a month's supply to those enrolled in ... 10/9/2024 - 2:38 am | View Link
Florida’s first loss of the season might have been costly, with captain Aleksander Barkov leaving with 1:10 remaining after crashing into the end boards and getting hurt.
Barkov was trying to prevent an empty-net goal when he got hurt, giving chase toward a loose puck that Ottawa’s Tim Stutzle tapped into the net to seal the Senators’ 3-1 win.
UCF‘s home football game against Cincinnati will kick off as scheduled on Saturday at 3:30 p.m., despite the devastation from Hurricane Milton.
School officials announced Thursday evening that normal campus operations, including playing the game, would resume on Saturday. Final details surrounding gameday operations and hurricane relief efforts will be announced on Friday.
Hurricane Milton, which made landfall Wednesday evening, killed 12 people and left 3.2 million people without power.
Cuban reggaeton artist El Taiger died Thursday at the age of 37, one week after he was found in Miami with a gunshot wound to the head.
The singer, who was born José Manuel Carbajal Zaldívar, died Thursday afternoon, according to a statement posted on his Instagram Story.
His family thanked the staff at Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital for trying to save his life and thanked his fans for their unwavering support.
“These last few days have been incredibly difficult for those who loved him, and the support received from around the world has meant a lot,” the statement read.
Insurance analysis firm Fitch Ratings said on Thursday that losses from Hurricane Milton will further weaken the “precarious position” of Florida’s property insurance market and possibly lead to “hardening” of premiums for policyholders next year.
Hardening is an insurance term that means premiums could rise.
Milton spawned high winds, substantial storm surge, heavy rain, tornadoes and flooding as it barreled into the state on Wednesday night.
By JESSE BEDAYN and MATTHEW BROWN
DENVER (AP) — Twelve people were rescued Thursday night after being trapped for about six hours at the bottom of a former Colorado gold mine when an elevator malfunctioned at the tourist site, authorities said. One person died in the accident.
The elevator was descending into the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine near the town of Cripple Creek when it had a mechanical problem around 500 feet (150 meters) beneath the surface, creating a “severe danger for the participants,” and one person was killed, Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell said.
The 12 adults who were trapped were about 1,000 feet (305 meters) below ground, but they had access to water and the atmosphere was considered good.