Aetna/CVS pulling out of ACA exchanges next year as GOP allows IRA subsidies to expire

ACASignUps.net “CVS Plans To Exit Obamacare In 2026, Affecting 1 Million Aetna Members – CVS Health plans to exit the individual health insurance business also known as Obamacare next year, leaving about 1 million Aetna members in 17 states looking for new coverage in 2026…CVS’ move to exit the individual insurance market comes as the …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Health Care, Legislation, Medicine

Anthropic Economic Index: AI’s Impact on Software Development

Anthropic: “Jobs that involve computer programming are a small sector of the modern economy, but an influential one. The past couple of years have seen them changed dramatically by the introduction of AI systems that can assist with—and automate—significant amounts of coding work. In our previous Economic Index research, we found very disproportionate use of …

Subjects: AI, Economy, Knowledge Management

5 Places to Turn for Accurate Health Information

The New York Times: “Soon after President Donald J. Trump took office for his second term, thousands of health websites run by the federal government that kept the public informed about infectious diseases, mental health, vaccines and more were taken offline. Many eventually returned — in large part because a judge ordered the Centers for …

Subjects: Censorship, E-Government, Health Care, Medicine

An Employee Surveillance Company Leaked Over 21 Million Screenshots Online

Gizmodo: “With the refinement of digital tools, companies are subjecting their employees to increasing levels of surveillance — and increasing risks. Now, the security of thousands of employees and their parent companies is at risk after real-time images of their computers were leaked by an employee surveillance app. On Thursday, researchers at Cybernews reported that …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Government, E-Records, ID Theft, Internet, Privacy

US Government Registered Several Websites Potentially Linked to Trump Meme Coin

Gizmodo – “Thetrilliondollardinner.gov, DinnerForAmerica.gov, and TheTrillion.Gov were all registered recently. Donald Trump takes a lot of heat for taking down government webpages with essential information like LGBTQ health information and climate change-related data, but no one gives him credit for the webpages he puts up. 404 Media reports that the administration registered three websites with …

Subjects: Cryptocurrency, E-Government, E-Records, Economy, Financial System, Internet, Legal Research

Firefox Finally Delivers Tab Groups Feature

“Tab groups have long been the most requested idea on Mozilla Connect – our community platform – and thanks to thousands of votes, comments and passionate feedback, it’s finally here.  But this is more than just a feature launch. It’s the story of what happens when community insight, real-world pain points, and a whole lot …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Search Engines

Alarm bells: Trump’s first 100 days ramp up fear for the press, democracy

Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ): “The first 100 days of the Trump administration have been marked by a flurry of executive actions that have created a chilling effect and have the potential to curtail media freedoms. These measures threaten the availability of independent, fact-based news for vast swaths of America’s population. CPJ has noted a …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Courts, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Musk has left little of the federal government untouched in Doge role

The Guardian – “From mass firings to unprecedented influence…Musk’s role in the Trump administration is without modern precedent. Never before has the world’s richest person been deputized by the US president to cull the very agencies that oversee his businesses. Musk’s attempts to radically dismantle government bureaus have won him sprawling influence. His team has …

Subjects: AI, Courts, Defense, E-Government, Economy, Education, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Warning systems for floods, hurricanes, and famine are suffering from Trump’s data purge

The Verge [no paywall] – “By gutting USAID, the Trump administration has cut off access to data people relied on to warn people about weather disasters and food shortages around the world. Within weeks of President Trump stepping into office, key health and environmental resources that doctors and farmers rely on started disappearing from federal …

Subjects: Censorship, Climate Change, E-Government, Education, Environmental Law, Food and Nutrition, Poverty