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Healthcare Startups: The Future of Healthcare Access

WebIn a survey by Rock Health Enterprise Sales, 85% of digital health startups had a B2B or B2B2C business model, and 61% of them had initially started with B2C but switched to B2B. Yet the B2B business model in the healthcare industry relies on traditional healthcare providers, which feeds into the issue of lack of coverage for a large portion of

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SHIP & Health Insurance

WebThe BRB Bottomline: Time to make sense of all that health insurance jargon that makes you feel sick in the stomach.Stick with us as we deconstruct health insurance and break down what Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) does for you.

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AI in Healthcare: Patients, Hospitals, and Pharma

WebThe global market for AI in healthcare was valued at $10.54 billion in 2021 and is projected to grow to $64.10 billion by 2029. The reasons for the immense projected growth of AI in healthcare have become clear when considering the potential benefits it has to reshape the industry and how it operates. The integration of AI with conventional

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Going back to the roots: a look into the future of the wellness

WebTake-Home Points. The wellness industry has long faced controversy as an entity that peddles pseudoscience. Under the COVID-19 pandemic, where protecting our physical and mental health has taken a new sense of urgency, we need to reevaluate how we can best approach the wellness industry.

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Genetic Data in Jeopardy: Unraveling the Details of the Aftermath …

WebThe renowned genetic testing and analysis company, 23andMe, suffered a significant data breach. Hackers infiltrated their databases, gaining unauthorized access to the genetic information of millions of individuals worldwide. This raises profound ethical questions regarding the use and protection of personal genetic data.

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The Toll of Catastrophe: The Economics of Natural Disasters

WebThe Toll of Catastrophe: The Economics of Natural Disasters. Author: Mason Drake. BRB Bottomline: Natural disasters can leave catastrophic damage around that world that exceeds geographical damage. Nigeria, Indonesia, and Maui faced distinct natural disasters that demonstrate how economic variables vary in the midst of catastrophe.

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The Stripper Index: Decoding the Economic Signals of Sex Work

WebThe Stripper Index, named for how it relates the revenue generated by strippers’ cash tips to the financial strain of consumers and the current economic cycle, though it encompasses all forms of sexual labor, has been mostly a joke to economists as they continue to explore different methods of predicting the economy. However, when X …

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Are Savings Accounts Increasing Inequality

WebAuthor: Mayuri Hebbar. The BRB Bottomline. Health savings accounts may actually be contributing to increasing inequality between the privileged and less advantaged groups.

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Intellectual Property in a Pandemic: Does Vaccine Access Need to …

WebOn October 2, 2020 India and South Africa proposed a temporary waiver on coronavirus vaccine patent rights in a meeting of the World Trade Organization. With over 100 co-signatories (mostly developing countries), the so-called "TRIPS Vaccine Waiver" has raised questions about intellectual property and access ethics during a pandemic.

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The Importance of Financial Literacy

WebTo the statement, “I feel stressed about my personal finances in general,” 67% of students at four-year public universities (64.9% at UC Berkeley) agreed. On answering questions regarding financial knowledge, students at four-year public universities scored on average 3.38 out of 6 points, while the average UC Berkeley student scored …

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Deep in the ‘Heartbeat Bill’ of Texas

WebTexas has attacked women’s reproductive rights with the passage of Senate Bill 8, the strictest anti-abortion law in the country. In the following article, Community columnist Amalia Nichols, a Texas native, investigates the extensive impacts this bill will have on business, the economy, and women, who are essential to both former points.

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Why Are Nordic Countries So Happy

WebIngredient #3: Equality. Lastly, Nordic countries are well-known for their low levels of income inequality, a contributing factor to why Nordic countries enjoy high levels of happiness. The most straightforward way to look at the income inequality of a country is through its Gini coefficient, of which Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and

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A New Great Recession: Financial Sector During the 2008 Financial

WebThe COVID-19 has, unequivocally, triggered a global crisis comparable in size to historical precedents such as the Great Recession of 2008. While the two may be similar in their ramifications, the current crisis differs significantly from the 2008 crisis. This article discusses noteworthy insights for policymakers and investors alike.

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The Environmental Cost of Music Streaming

WebWith the closure of retail stores and live performances due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this number has increased further with streaming revenues of $4.8 billion in the first half of 2020 alone. This means that carbon emissions have likely increased considerably since 2016, but the music streaming industry has overlooked this cost as …

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The Rise of Ecommerce and the Fall of Retail

WebThe BRB Bottomline. Ecommerce and online retailers have capitalized on the COVID-19 pandemic by providing convenience and cleanliness. However, the rise of ecommerce has consequently led to the decrease of consumers purchasing products from smaller retailers. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a defining moment of 2020 by …

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COVID-19 and the Asian American Community

WebThe COVID-19 pandemic brought about economic disaster across the globe. However, one of the most highly-impacted demographics over the past year has been the Asian American community, which has had to battle both the virus and xenophobia. Lockdowns, decreases in overall consumer spending, and blockages in international …

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The Vitamin Industry: Supplement or Placebo

WebFrom CVS to Vons, most pharmacies or grocery stores will have a section dedicated to miscellaneous vitamins, some of which you didn’t even know existed. Although maintaining proper vitamin and mineral levels is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle, this article will take a look at whether expensive over-the-counter supplements are worth their …

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Selling Insurance to People Selling Insurance, a Pyramid Scheme …

WebBRB Columnists were invited to a World Financial Group (WFG) branch where they learned about “paying it forward,” the Exchange Principle, company-wide trips to Vegas, and everything it takes to make it rich by selling life insurance—all while our recruiter tried to sell us an insurance policy, hundreds of dollars of license fees, and the …

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Fear of the Coronavirus spreads waves of Xenophobia Globally

WebChinese officials recently confirmed over 31,161 cases of the new coronavirus, furthering a global wave of panic. This number surpasses that of SARS, a similar respiratory infection that spread across China, which killed nearly 800 people and cost almost $40 billion worldwide between 2002 to 2003.. Wuhan, the outbreak’s epicenter, has become a ghost …

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