Thomson Reuters Slammed for Deal That Gives ICE Access to Private Profiles of Tens of Millions of Americans More than two dozen watchdog organizations are calling on Congress to investigate reports that the data broker Thomson Reuters is making its investigative database available to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which they warn will make Americans vulnerable to Fourth Amendment violations.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/thomson-reuters-iceHospitals push for upfront payments as patient deductibles and out-of-pocket costs riseMedical providers are collecting larger shares of what patients might owe at a time when rising deductibles mean patients are owing more for care. The preservice charge could be all or part of a remaining deductible, for example, or a sizable percentage of what the visit or treatment might cost. Those deductibles go up when hospital prices, drug costs, and labor expenses increase, as insurers try to slow premium growth by shifting more costs to patients.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hospitals-upfront-payments-rising-deductibles/US Citizen Calls ICE ‘Unhinged’ After Agent Points Gun at HerFootage recorded by American citizen Carolina Molina, which went viral earlier in the week, showed a masked federal immigration agent pointing a handgun at her an office parking lot in Falls Church, Virginia, as they detained two men.
https://www.newsweek.com/video-shows-ice-agent-pointing-gun-at-us-citizen-in-virginia-falls-church-12312508https://archive.ph/ozWi8US appeals court voids formula used to avert surprise medical billsThe case concerned the No Surprises Act, a 2020 law requiring healthcare providers and insurers to negotiate reimbursement rates themselves rather than stick patients with huge bills for out-of-network treatments, especially in emergencies. … Tuesday's majority sided with the providers in
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