This study examines the impact of geographically limited disasters on health care quality performance scores of Medicare Advantage contracts, finding limited impact on performance scores. Objective: ...

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Natural disasters impose significant direct and indirect economic losses that extend well beyond the immediate areas affected, precipitating widespread impacts on industrial sectors and interdependent ...

Scott Simon speaks with chief economist of the Insurance Information Institute, Robert Hartwig, about how insurance companies calculate risk, taking things like weather trends and global warming into ...

Likely one of the major decision in life is where to live: state, city and neighborhood. While most people are totally oblivious to the possible impacts of a disaster on where they want to live, now ...

Throughout the first week of April, the state of Kentucky witnessed flooding, due to heavy rains, specifically in the Franklin County. The reason being, it is located on the Kentucky River for over ...

BARCELONA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Deaths, economic damage and other negative impacts from disasters have caused losses equivalent to 42 million life years annually since 1980, a measure that is ...

Disasters are growing in frequency and intensity It’s common to experience a variety of emotions before, during, and after a disaster Being prepared and getting support can help protect mental health ...

When Denuwarage Kusumalatha (54) saw flood water reach her doorstep in the wee hours of Nov. 29, it was already too late. A ...

Data is being collected on the damage caused by flooding in southeast Wisconsin. Milwaukee County has reported the most significant damage as a result of the storms. The data is being collected by ...

The Finance Ministry expects the Sumatra disaster to only have a slight impact on gross domestic product growth in the fourth ...

A tense extinction-event thriller packed with strong performances, clean effects, and a surprisingly grounded approach to end-times panic.