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Health Care

Nearly 1 in 5 Medicaid-Eligible Adults May Lose Health Coverage Due to Unstable Work Hours

4 September 2026

A new study suggests that nearly one in five Medicaid-eligible adults in expansion states could be at risk of losing health coverage because they may not consistently meet new federal work requirements. Women, unmarried adults,…

Cost Savings From Company Mergers Don’t Always Benefit Consumers, Study Finds

27 August 2026

Merging companies may become cheaper and more efficient to operate, but those savings do not necessarily translate into lower prices…

Guiding Principles for the Future of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

28 July 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming healthcare at an unprecedented pace, yet many hospitals lack practical guidance for evaluating new AI…

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Finance

How Public Sentiment on the Economy Shapes Hedge Fund Returns

18 September 2026

Economists have long used measures of public sentiment about the economy to forecast financial outcomes such as consumer spending and economic growth. New research from Penn State, Florida International University, the University of Cincinnati and…

Sector Indices May Not Tell the Full Financial Story of S&P 500 Companies

5 September 2026

Investors and analysts often compare companies operating within the same sector, assuming that businesses in similar industries share important financial…

Why Bigger Isn’t Always Better for Bank Networks

3 September 2026

Interbank lending can help banks cope with unexpected withdrawals by allowing connected institutions to share liquidity when it is needed.…

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Decision Making

Women Compete Equally for Top Positions and Win More Often, New Research Shows

23 August 2026

Previous research on gender and competition has often relied on laboratory tasks in which participants decide whether to compete for a fixed reward or withdraw. These short, controlled experiments have generally found that women are…

Good News, Better Returns? How People Interpret Stock Market Opportunities

21 August 2026

A study involving the Cluster of Excellence ECONtribute at the Universities of Bonn and Cologne suggests that people often interpret…

When Sugar Cravings Win Over Health

14 August 2026

Researchers at HSE University–Perm used electroencephalography (EEG) to examine how sugar cravings and health consciousness influence consumers’ evaluations of Cola-flavoured…

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