Posts by Y@DminG
Bausch Yanked Online Prescribing After Dermatologist Backlash
When a new service allowing people to shop online for prescription skin medications launched last month, Anne Marie McNeill had her doubts. The site, Dermatology.com, is backed by drug manufacturer Bausch Health Companies Inc. Before receiving a prescription, a user … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBoeing Plans Full Drawdown of $13.825 Billion Loan
Boeing Co. is planning to draw down the full amount of a $13.825 billion loan as early as Friday as the planemaker grapples with worldwide travel disruptions from the coronavirus, people familiar with the matter said. Boeing obtained the loan … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePG&E Strikes Deal With FEMA Over $3.9 Billion in Fire Claims
PG&E Corp. reached a deal with the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency over $3.9 billion in relief Washington provided after the utility’s power lines sparked devastating wildfires. The settlement, which requires court approval, calls for FEMA to reduce its claim … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBusiness News: Cambridge Mobile Telematics, Kingstone and Insurity, Fullerton Beck
CMT Offers Free Use of Driving Safety App Cambridge Mobile Telematics, which produces the sensors and software used by insurance carriers to reward safe drivers with discounts on policies, is now offering its product to the general public for free. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFlorida Theme Parks Keep Eye on Virus as Spring Break Nears
ORLANDO, Fla. — As Florida’s busy spring break season kicked off this month, coronavirus czar Vice President Mike Pence addressed something that’s been on the mind of tens of thousands of families preparing to travel to theme parks: Is it … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJuul Labs Sought to Court State AGs as Teen Vaping Surged
WASHINGTON — Juul Labs, the nation’s largest electronic-cigarette company, donated tens of thousands of dollars to the campaigns of state attorneys general in an effort to build relationships with these powerful officials and potentially head off legal challenges over how … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreShe Thought She Had Health Insurance, but Was Left Owing $40,000
BOISE, Idaho — Susan Calvin was healthy. Her family was, too. But their health insurance premiums and deductibles were climbing. When she started shopping for an insurance plan for 2017 and lamented the cost, Calvin says, her insurance broker suggested … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUber’s Challenge to Balance Driver Safety With Customer Privacy
NEW YORK — Margaret Bordelon can still feel the hands of the drunk man who tried to pull her in for a kiss at the end of his Uber ride last September in Lafayette, Louisiana. An Uber driver for only … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCoronavirus Motel Ignites Clash at Epicenter of Seattle Outbreak
What started as a bold plan to slow the spread of the coronavirus in the Seattle area is quickly devolving into a Nimby battle. Officials in King County, Washington, the epicenter of the outbreak in the U.S., said this week … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNursing Homes Face Catastrophic Mix of Virus and Lax Oversight
In 2017, a flare-up of scabies in a Downey, California, nursing home persisted for more than six months and left at least seven patients covered in rashes from the skin-boring mites before staff members corralled the problem. A year later, … Source: Claims Journal
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