By Manas Mishra and Leroy Leo (Reuters) – Humana Inc on Friday joined larger health insurer UnitedHealth in warning of a jump in medical costs this year due to higher-than-expected demand for surgeries and other medical procedures. Pandemic-driven restrictions and hospital staffing shortages had led to long delays in elective procedures such as hip and …

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By David Shepardson (Reuters) -Two U.S. senators on Thursday urged the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to reconsider its decision to tell automakers not to comply with a recently effective Massachusetts state “right to repair” law designed to allow customers access to vehicle data. Massachusetts voters approved a 2020 ballot initiative to allow independent …

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By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Banking Committee will consider a bill Wednesday that would allow regulators to claw back compensation for executives at failed banks. The measure, backed by committee Chairman Sherrod Brown and Senator Tim Scott, the panel’s top Republican, would give regulators the ability to reclaim two years’ worth …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The national security advisers of the United States, Japan and the Philippines on Friday discussed regional security issues and ways to strengthen the trilateral alliance, they said in a joint statement. It was the first meeting between White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and his counterparts, Akiba Takeo of Japan and …

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