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☆ Change Healthcare's $22-million ransom may have been intercepted on the dark web
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Eamon Javers | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailChange Healthcare's $22-million ransom may have been intercepted on the dark webEamon Javers reports on the twists and turns on the dark web, where cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike believes United Healthcare may have lost $22 million after paying cybercriminals, who pocketed the money without sending it to the original hackers.

Persons: Eamon Javers, Crowdstrike, cybercriminals Organizations: Healthcare

☆ IAM Healthcare launches campaign to unionize retail pharmacy workers
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

New York CNN —Retail pharmacy workers have told CNN that their employers have left them severely overworked and understaffed. The grassroots organizers had difficulty organizing the large-scale walkout without institutional support, and failed to rally pharmacy workers on a significant level. A number of other US unions represent retail pharmacy workers. United Healthcare Workers East represents nearly 5,000 pharmacists and pharmacy techs in hospitals and retail pharmacies. The United Food and Commercial workers also represent retail pharmacy staff but do not share official membership numbers.

Persons: walkouts, ”, we’re, ” Walkouts, ” Dr, Shane Jerominski, Jerominski, Maurice Shaw, ” Jerominski, they’re, “ We’ve, we’ve, Fraser Engerman, “, Amy Thibault Organizations: New, New York CNN, Retail, CNN, International Association of Machinists, Aerospace Workers, Walgreens, CVS, Pharmacy, ” Organizers, IAM Healthcare, IAM, Facebook, “, United Healthcare Workers, Food Locations: New York, United States, North America, walkouts, Bled

☆ CVS and Walgreens pharmacy staff plan 3-day walkout
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Staff and organizers in multiple states confirmed to CNN that the walkout and picket lines will take place from October 30 to November 1. Workers at Walgreens and CVS have previously staged walkouts in Arizona, Washington, Massachusetts and Oregon in September and early October. A spokesperson from the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) told CNN on Sunday that it supports the organizers planning a walkout and protests. The Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West, a California-based healthcare union, also said it supports the walkout and protests. “UFCW members and staff have been communicating with many of the CVS and Walgreens workers who have been taking actions to stand up for their rights on the job.

Persons: Shane Jerominski, “, ” Dave Young, Renée Saldaña Organizations: New, New York CNN, Employees, Staff, CNN, Workers, Walgreens, CVS, United Food, Commercial Workers International Union, Service Employees International Union, United Healthcare Workers, Retail Pharmacy Union, UFCW, “, West Health, ” Locations: New York, United States, Arizona , Washington , Massachusetts, Oregon, California, North America, West

☆ CVS and Walgreens pharmacy staff begin 3-day walkout
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Walgreens and CVS employees are mostly not unionized, which makes a largescale walkout difficult to execute. Workers at Walgreens and CVS have previously staged walkouts in Arizona, Washington, Massachusetts and Oregon in September and early October. During prior walkouts, pharmacy staff feared retaliation from their bosses and corporate leadership, said Jerominski. A spokesperson from the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) told CNN on Sunday that it supports the organizers planning a walkout and protests. “UFCW members and staff have been communicating with many of the CVS and Walgreens workers who have been taking actions to stand up for their rights on the job.

Persons: Shane Jerominski, Jerominski, “, ” Dave Young, Renée Saldaña, “ We’re, Amy Thibault Organizations: New, New York CNN, Employees, Walgreens, CVS, Staff, CNN, Workers, United Food, Commercial Workers International Union, Service Employees International Union, United Healthcare Workers, Retail Pharmacy Union, UFCW, “, West Health, CVS Pharmacy Locations: New York, United States, Arizona , Washington , Massachusetts, Oregon, Southern California, Chicago, North America, West

☆ The Fed is losing control
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Financial markets currently see a nearly 99% chance the Fed will continue to pause rate increases in November, according to the CME FedWatch Tool. That means the Fed may not need to continue aggressively raising rates to bring spending — and inflation — down. A spokesperson from the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union told CNN that they support the organizers planning a walkout and protests. In a statement to CNN, Walgreens said about 20 stores out of about 9,000 had “disruptions over three days,” Oct. 9-11. Walgreens walkout organizers told CNN that their tally is much higher, with about 600 employees participating.

Persons: New York CNN —, Jerome Powell, Joe Brusuelas, That’s, Powell, ”, ” Johns, Laurence Ball, Shane Jerominski, Tim Wentworth, ” Kim Kardashian, Skims, Kim Kardashian, undershirts Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, Federal, Fed, Economic, of New, RSM, Financial, Treasury, Reserve, ” Johns Hopkins, “, Walgreens, Workers, CNN, United Food, Commercial Workers International Union, SEIU, United Healthcare Workers West, Organizers Locations: New York, of New York, Friday’s

A spokesperson from the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union told CNN that they support the organizers planning a walkout and protests. “We support all health care workers who are organizing and taking a stance to improve staffing.”A Walgreens pharmacy store in Austin, TX. In a statement to CNN, Walgreens said about 20 stores out of about 9,000 had “disruptions over three days,” Oct. 9-11. Walgreens walkout organizers told CNN that their tally is much higher, with about 600 employees participating. The following three Walgreens employees told CNN their reasons for walking out.

Persons: Shane Jerominski, Renée Saldaña, Mohammad Khursheed, Tim Wentworth, Wentworth, ” Fraser Engerman, Engerman, “, ” ‘ We’ve, ”, “ We’ve Organizations: New, New York CNN, Walgreens, Workers, CNN, United Food, Commercial Workers International Union, SEIU, United Healthcare Workers, West Health, Reuters Organizers, “ Locations: New York, West, Austin , TX, Friday’s, Oregon, Wisconsin, Oklahoma

☆ Strike over: Kaiser Permanente unionized health care workers end their strike without reaching a deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —More than 75,000 unionized Kaiser Permanente employees are returning to work after a historic three-day strike. This week’s temporary work stoppage — the largest health care strike in US history — concluded at 6 am PT on Saturday without a deal. Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers rally outside Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. Some issues affect the entire health care industryTo be sure, staffing issues do not only affect Kaiser Permanente. ECRI, an independent health care research firm, ranks the industry’s staffing shortage as the most significant risk to American patients.

Persons: —, Damian Dovarganes, ” Georgette Bradford, Julie Su, Su “, Joe Biden, Biden, Kaiser, hasn’t, ” Kaiser Permanente, Rocio Chacon, ” Chacon, Kaiser Permanente, Ryan Sun, James Bell, Christina Campbell, “, ” Campbell, Larriesha Malbrough, John Rudoff, ”, ‘, John August, Sal Rosselli, ” Rosselli, ECRI, Gerald Kominski Organizations: CNN, Kaiser Permanente, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Kaiser, “, Labor, Labor Department, United Auto Workers, ”, Employees International Union, United Healthcare Workers West, SEIU, Kaiser Permanent, AP, Service Employees International Union, Permanente, Coalition, Kaiser Permanente Unions, Kaiser Permanente . Nursing, National Union of Healthcare Workers, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Locations: Los Angeles, Sacramento , California, California, Michigan, Washington, United States, Kaiser, California , Colorado, Washington and Oregon, Virginia, Baldwin Park , California, Portland , Oregon

[1/7] Healthcare workers strike in front of Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, as more than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers go on strike from October 4 to 7 across the United States, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 4, 2023. Kaiser said its hospitals and emergency departments remained open, staffed by doctors, managers and "contingency workers." They are represented by the SEIU United Healthcare Workers West. The Kaiser labor coalition, made up of eight unions representing medical professionals and support staff, insists the company needs to hire 10,000 new healthcare workers to fill current vacancies. Kaiser nationwide employs 68,000 nurses and 213,000 technicians, clerical workers, and administrative staff, alongside its 24,000 doctors.

Persons: Kaiser, Christina Andersen, Michael LeRoy, Ahmed Aboulenein, Bhanvi Satija, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Healthcare, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Permanente, REUTERS, Rights, Kaiser Permanente, U.S . Bureau of Labor Statistics, District Columbia, Kaiser, Labor, Tenet Healthcare, SEIU United Healthcare Workers, SEIU, University of Illinois, D.C, Thomson Locations: United States, Los Angeles , California, U.S, Kaiser, California , Oregon, Washington , Colorado, Virginia, Claremont , California, California, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, University of Illinois Urbana, Champaign, Washington, California , Colorado , Oregon

[1/7] Healthcare workers strike in front of Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, as more than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers go on strike from October 4 to 7 across the United States, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 4, 2023. "After six months of bargaining with the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions, including a marathon effort that went through last night and into today, our bargaining sessions unfortunately ended without a settlement," Kaiser said. They are represented by the SEIU United Healthcare Workers West. The Kaiser labor coalition, made up of eight unions representing medical professionals and support staff, insists the company needs to hire 10,000 new healthcare workers to fill current vacancies. Kaiser nationwide employs 68,000 nurses and 213,000 technicians, clerical workers, and administrative staff, alongside its 24,000 doctors.

Persons: Kaiser, Christina Andersen, Michael LeRoy, Ahmed Aboulenein, Bhanvi Satija, Bill Berkrot, Navaratnam 私 Organizations: Healthcare, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Permanente, REUTERS, Rights, Kaiser Permanente, Reuters, Coalition, Kaiser Permanente Unions, U.S . Bureau of Labor Statistics, District Columbia, Kaiser, Labor, Tenet Healthcare, SEIU United Healthcare Workers, SEIU, University of Illinois, D.C Locations: United States, Los Angeles , California, U.S, California , Oregon, Washington , Colorado, Virginia, Claremont , California, California, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, University of Illinois Urbana, Champaign, Washington, California , Colorado , Oregon

☆ A contract for 75,000 workers is about to expire. The largest US health care strike in history could be next
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A labor contract for thousands of unionized health care workers across five states and Washington, DC, is set to expire on Saturday at 11:59 pm PT, potentially triggering the largest health care strike in US history. More than 75,000 health care employees who work at hundreds of Kaiser Permanente facilities plan to strike from October 4 through October 7 if a labor deal is not reached. They work in a wide range of health care support positions, which include nursing assistants, x-ray technicians, pharmacists and optometrists, among other roles. Unlike traditional fee-for-service medical systems in the United States, Kaiser Permanente patients pay membership dues for health care services. Kaiser Permanente has 12.7 million members and operates 39 hospitals and 622 medical offices, according to its website.

Persons: Kaiser Permanente’s, Renee Saldana, Hilary Costa, ” Costa, “, ”, Kaiser, UHW, Saldana, they’re, Betsy Twitchell, ” Twitchell Organizations: CNN, Kaiser Permanente, Service Employees International Union, United Healthcare, SEIU, UHW, Permanente, “ Workers Locations: Washington, DC, Kaiser, California , Colorado , Oregon, Washington , Virginia, United States

☆ 5 things you need to know about what could be the largest health care strike in US history
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Patients pay for a membership and gain access to Kaiser Permanente’s health care services. Kaiser Permanente has 12.7 million members and operates 39 hospitals and 622 medical offices, according to its website. The strike would be the largest US health care strike in history, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It would also be the first-ever national strike effort at Kaiser Permanente, according to John August, the director for health care labor relations at Cornell and the former executive director of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions. More workers are going on strikeA potential health care workers’ strike would be one in a long line of organized labor efforts that have occurred this year.

Persons: Kaiser Permanente, John August, “, Dania Maxwell, ”, Kaiser, Renee Saldana, they’re, Gabe Montoya, we’re, “ Kaiser, We’ve, UHW, you’re Organizations: Los Angeles CNN, Kaiser Permanente, Washington DC, Kaiser, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Cornell, Coalition, Kaiser Permanente Unions, Service Employees International Union, United Healthcare Workers West, SEIU, Permanente, CNN, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles Times, “ Workers, ” Employees, “ Kaiser Permanente, Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, United Auto Workers, Ford, General Motors, ’ Guild of America Locations: Kaiser, California , Colorado , Oregon, Washington , Virginia, Washington, ”, Hollywood, Los Angeles , CA, Downey , California, United States, Los Angeles

ELLEN STUTZMANEllen Stutzman was the one sitting across the table from Lombardini in the failed negotiations that led to the writers strike. Stutzman, also an attorney, took over as chief negotiator for the Writers Guild on Feb. 28, just two weeks before contract talks began. She still has the title from her previous role: assistant executive director for the Writers Guild of America West. Drescher's less-known counterparts on the writers' side — technically two unions that unite for negotiations and strikes — are Michael Winship and Meredith Stiehm. Winship is president of the Writers Guild of America East and Stiehm president of its counterpart in the West.

Persons: ”, CAROL LOMBARDINI, Carol Lombardini, she’s, ELLEN STUTZMAN Ellen Stutzman, David Young, Stutzman, ” Stutzman, “, Lombardini, Bob Iger, David Zaslav, Ted Sarandos, Iger, Sarandos, “ Lilyhammer, Max, FRAN DRESCHER Fran Drescher, Drescher, she's, ” Drescher, Michael Winship, Meredith Stiehm, Winship, Stiehm, He's, Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, DUNCAN CRABTREE, Duncan Crabtree, Crabtree, Davis, ” Crabtree, I’d, Krysta Fauria, Damian Dovarganes Organizations: ANGELES, —, Hollywood, Alliance, Television Producers, University of Chicago, Stanford, Writers, Writers Guild of America, AP, WGA, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University, Service Employees International Union, United Healthcare Workers, Writers Guild, Disney, Warner Bros . Discovery, Netflix, Warner, HBO, Screen, American Federation of Television, SAG, Associated Press, Yorkers, CBS, PBS, Sesame, AFTRA's, Georgetown, University of California Locations: Hollywood, Lombardini, Boston, Queens , New York, IRELAND, Ireland, Memphis, London, Dallas, Crabtree, Los Angeles

☆ Kaiser Permanente workers vote to authorize a strike, setting the stage for what could be the largest healthcare strike in US history
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Last month, 85,000 Kaiser Permanente employees launched a strike authorization vote. The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions represents workers in 95% of these facilities, meaning more than 11 million people who rely on Kaiser Permanente could be affected. If they fail and the workers walkout, it would be the largest healthcare strike in US history. Kaiser Permanente healthcare employees in the Coalition in Washington, Oregon, and Colorado have also voted to authorize the strike. This means the overwhelming majority of unionized Kaiser Permanente healthcare employees will strike, even as voting continues in three more states and Washington, DC.

Persons: California —, isn't, Kaiser, Keven, Miriam De La, Kaiser Permanente Organizations: Kaiser Permanente, Morning, SEIU, United Healthcare Workers West, Coalition, Kaiser Permanente Unions, Permanente, United Healthcare Workers, Miriam De La Paz, Kaiser Locations: California, United States, Washington , Oregon, Colorado, Washington, DC, Oregon

☆ More than 60,000 Kaiser Permanente workers vote to authorize strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

More than 60,000 health-care workers on Thursday voted to authorize a strike against Kaiser Permanente if an agreement is not reached when their current contract expires Sept. 30. Some 4,000 health-care workers in Oregon and Washington state voted to authorize strikes against Kaiser later Thursday. The labor groups are part of an umbrella organization called the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions that represents 85,000 health-care workers in total. Kaiser Permanente is one of the largest nonprofit health plans in the U.S. with nearly 13 million members. Kaiser Permanente, in a statement Thursday, called the unions' claims misleading and urged employees to resist any call for an actual strike.

Persons: Kaiser, Kaiser Permanente, Dave Regan, Regan Organizations: Kaiser Permanente, SEIU, United Healthcare Workers West, Coalition, Kaiser Permanente Unions, D.C, United Healthcare Workers, Kaiser Locations: California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Kaiser, U.S

☆ Three Stock Lunch: Oracle, Papa John's and United Healthcare
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThree Stock Lunch: Oracle, Papa John's and United HealthcareDavid Katz, Matrix Asset Advisors chief investment officer, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss the latest Barclay's Oracle upgrade, how to trade Papa John's after it was moved from mid-cap to a small-cap index and end of year projections for United Healthcare.

Persons: Papa John's, United Healthcare David Katz, Papa Organizations: United Healthcare, Matrix Asset Advisors, Oracle

☆ 85,000 healthcare workers are voting to authorize a strike. If they do, it will be the largest healthcare strike the nation has ever seen.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

85,000 Kaiser Permanente workers are voting on whether to authorize a strike. If the Kaiser strike is authorized, it would be the nation's largest healthcare strike in history. As this summer — already jam-packed with labor activity — turns to fall, tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers could find themselves on the picket line. The vote will last through mid-September, said Dave Regan, president of the SEIU United Healthcare Workers West, at a press conference on Thursday. With 85,000 members in its ranks, it would be the largest healthcare strike in the country's history, organizers say.

Persons: Kaiser, Dave Regan, Kaiser Permanente, Regan, Wayne Davis, Davis, Caroline Lucas, Liz Grigsby, COVID, Grigsby, Catherine Engler, Engler Organizations: Kaiser Permanente, Morning, Coalition, Kaiser Permanente Unions, SEIU United Healthcare Workers, Union, Organizers Locations: Kaiser, California , Colorado , Oregon, Washington, DC, Hawaii , Maryland, Virginia, Colorado

☆ Ex-Sheetz worker said she quit her job over the chain's 'smile policy' that bans 'obvious missing, broken or badly discolored teeth'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A former Sheetz employee said she quit over the chain's "smile policy." One employee said a manager referenced the 'smile policy' during a promotion discussionSome Sheetz employees refer to the chain's rule about teeth as the "smile policy." Managers have in some cases hired workers who technically violated the rule, however, workers told Insider. It covers half the cost of more complicated procedures, such as crowns, inlays, and denture repair, Sheetz told Insider. The same year, the company also increased its annual college tuition reimbursement amount to $5,250, up from $1,500, Sheetz told Insider.

☆ CNBC Stock World Cup: Tesla vs. United Healthcare — who wins?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCNBC Stock World Cup: Tesla vs. United Healthcare — who wins? In this round of CNBC's Stock World Cup challenge, Ross Gerber of Gerber Kawasaki gives his take on whether Tesla or United Healthcare is a better bet in giving investors a greater total return in the next year.

☆ Which to Choose: Medicare or Medicare Advantage?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Paula Span | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

Which to Choose: Medicare or Medicare Advantage? Medicare Advantage plans, like traditional Medicare, are funded by the federal government, but they are offered though private insurance companies, which receive a set payment for each enrollee. The proportion of eligible Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans has hit 48 percent. Which is better: Medicare or Medicare Advantage? Credit... Kenny Holston for The New York Times Unlike most Medicare Advantage plans, traditional Medicare does not include drug coverage.

☆ CNBC Stock World Cup: United Healthcare vs Johnson & Johnson and Netflix vs Disney — who wins?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCNBC Stock World Cup: United Healthcare vs Johnson & Johnson and Netflix vs Disney — who wins? Heading into the World Cup season, CNBC spoke to Chuck Lieberman of Advisors Capital Management on whether United Healthcare or Johnson & Johnson will give investors a greater total return over the next 12 months. And Jason Ware from Albion Financial Group gives his take on who's the winner: Netflix or Disney?

☆ Proposition 29: California could soon pass controversial new dialysis requirements
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Proposition 29 would require medical providers to be on-site while a patient is undergoing dialysis. Proposition 29 would mandate that physicians report dialysis-related infections and specify whether or not the physician has a financial stake in the clinic. They also argue that for-profit dialysis clinics are opposed to these rules because it would cut into their billion-dollar profits. No Prop 29, which is against the amendment, includes Fresenius and DaVita, two of the largest dialysis providers in the state. The state's Legislative Analyst's Office estimates that Proposition 29 will increase costs for dialysis clinics.

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☆ A billing expert investigated her husband's ER bill. She was able to knock thousands off the charge.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Bram Sable-Smith | Kaiser Health News | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

She took one look at the hospital charges and decided to investigate further. “Even in our case, we waited until the second bill,” Kalsariya said. Depending on the medical procedure, Kalsariya said, a bill could contain an overwhelming number of line items that are hard to understand. Dr. Bhavin Shah was left with a $3,319 medical bill after he landed in an emergency room following a skiing accident in Wisconsin. But when a KHN reporter responded to the family’s request for help investigating Shah’s hospital bill, the couple decided to send in the form to accurately document their saga.

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