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Retirement Upside

Why More Medicare Advantage Plans Are Trimming Benefits

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After years of aggressive expansion, many Medicare Advantage plans are recalibrating popular extras and changing costs.

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Healthcare

Neurotech Startup Treating Blindness Nabs $1.5 Billion Valuation

Science Corp., a brain-implant startup developing a device that can enable blind people to see again, just raised $230 million from investors.

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Personal Finance

Trump’s Retirement Savings Plan Offers Potential Bonanza for Firms Like Fidelity

If the accounts come to fruition, they could achieve a longtime goal of industry advocates and policymakers on both sides of the aisle.

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Advisor Upside

Clients’ Medicare Costs Set to Soar in 2026

Out-of-pocket care expenses for a healthy couple are near $1 million, and federal policy proposals could soon make matters worse.

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Healthcare

Moderna Spikes After FDA’s About-Face on mRNA Flu Vaccine

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Just last week, the agency rejected Moderna’s initial application, citing flaws in the company’s research design.

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ETF Upside

New ETFs Aim to Help Investors Pay for Rising Healthcare Costs

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With the average cost of health care regularly outpacing inflation, Americans are struggling to afford it.

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CIO Upside

Letting AI into the Lab Setting

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AI functions as a sidekick in healthcare labs, but it can make a huge difference by accelerating drug development and boosting data accuracy.

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