One critic said UnitedHealth Group chief executive Andrew Witty should “resign and then dedicate every dollar he has to dismantling the current system brick by brick and building one based on public health in its stead.” UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty wrote in a New York Times op-ed Friday that the for-profit U.S. healthcare system “does not work as […]
(Juneau) – Earlier last week, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy and the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Dr. Tamika Ledbetter announced $66.7 million in unobligated CARES Act funding to be deposited into the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund. “Our top priority is to rebuild the solvency while we keep costs low for Alaska […]
President Joe Biden is set to sign orders related to health care Thursday, including a special enrollment period for a health insurance marketplace that could help those who have lost coverage during the coronavirus pandemic. Employer-related coverage is the most common way Americans get health insurance, and with the pandemic putting more people out of […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. unemployment benefit claims jumped sharply last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday, as the surging number of coronavirus cases restricts many businesses throughout the world’s biggest economy. Seasonally adjusted, a total of 853,000 laid-off workers filed for jobless compensation last week, up 137,000 from the revised figure of the week before. […]