This article is an on-site version of our #techAsia newsletter. Sign up here to get the newsletter sent straight to your inbox every Wednesday Hello everyone, Ken here from Tokyo. Just like in other parts of the world, almost every news story here is related to Russia and Ukraine these days. Nonetheless, the tech world…
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Credit Suisse is facing shareholder calls to cut its fossil fuel exposure while a new study has revealed European companies’ slow progress on emissions, as pressure mounts on the corporate world to step up its climate efforts. Investors with €2.2tn under management filed a resolution at the Swiss bank on Wednesday calling for it to…
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At what point does the slump in US technology stocks stop being dismissed as a mere “tech wreck” primarily centred on the most speculative companies and become considered a fully-fledged dotcom crash 2.0? The combination of increasingly hawkish central banks and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been toxic for equity markets this year. The MSCI…
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Congress will include a months-long extension of telehealth flexibilities in a package to fund the government, fulfilling a key ask made by providers and advocates. Under a draft of the provisions obtained by Modern Healthcare, Medicare will cover an array of telehealth services for at least 151 days after the end of the public health…
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The lead lobbying organization for nursing homes wants a sit-down with President Joe Biden and his top health officials to talk about the White House’s plans to more tightly regulate skilled nursing facilities. Mark Parkinson, president and CEO of the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living, wants to meet with…
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The UK is to clamp down on online scams and “unlicensed financial promotions” as it expands plans to restrict what people can post on the internet. Under a broadened scope of the forthcoming Online Safety Bill, social media sites and search engines would be forced to prevent and remove fraudulent advertisements, including “catfishing” romance scams…
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Insurers say the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ proposal to stop pharmacy benefit managers from clawing back fees from pharmacies goes against Medicare law, setting the stage for potential legal action if CMS finalizes the policy. But litigation might also go forward if CMS doesn’t finalize the policy, given that pharmacy trade groups sued…
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Amazon Pharmacy partnered with five Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurers and their pharmacy benefit manager to integrate its drug discount card into their healthcare coverage, the company announced on Tuesday. Individuals who receive health insurance through Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska, Blue Cross Blue Shield…
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The NHS is on “an unsustainable financial trajectory” and without reforms funding for areas such as education and infrastructure will continue to be squeezed to pay for it, the health secretary said on Tuesday. Sajid Javid used a speech at the Royal College of Physicians in London to emphasise his credentials as a “small-state Conservative”…
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