Tag: plan-options
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Exclusive: State attorneys general joining probe of health insurer mergers
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) – About 15 state attorneys general have joined the Justice Department's probe of two big insurance mergers, according to people familiar with the matter, increasing the scrutiny on proposed deals that would reduce the number of nationwide health insurers to three from five. The formation of a large group to…
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One in four children in conflict zones ‘risk losing their future’: UNICEF
By Alex Whiting LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nearly one in four children growing up in conflict zones are missing out on education, with South Sudan, Niger, Sudan and Afghanistan the worst-affected countries, the U.N. children's agency (UNICEF) said on Tuesday. An estimated 24 million children of school-going age are out of school in 22…