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Top parental rights group targets key policy that could quickly score Trump administration a victory

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FIRST ON FOX: A top parental rights group is urging President Donald Trump to take more steps to improve healthcare pricing transparency, an issue the Trump administration says Joe Biden’s administration failed to adequately address.
The American Parents Coalition, which previously made headlines for its advocacy on behalf of parents regarding gender identity issues, sent a letter to President Trump, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Treasury and the Department of Labor on Tuesday thanking them for the work they have done so far on improving healthcare pricing transparency and urging them to do more.
«There is still much work to be done on this front,» the letter to Trump insisted. «Healthcare shouldn’t be a gamble for parents, and we shouldn’t have to fight for transparency when our full focus should be on our children’s health.
«With clear, detailed, and accurate price breakdowns before care, informed parents can do what they have always wanted: make the best decisions for their children’s wellbeing, without sacrificing financial stability.»
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The Trump administration has continued actions to improve healthcare pricing transparency that it began pursuing during President Trump’s first administration. (George Clerk via Getty Images)
One of the president’s first moves on this issue during his second term was a February executive order aimed at ramping up implementation and enforcement of existing transparency regulations for hospitals and health plans ushered in during his first term. According to the order, progress on price transparency «stalled» during the Biden administration, pointing out that price transparency data that was supposed to be posted was often incomplete or not even posted at all.
«After President Trump’s landmark price transparency regulations from his first term were left to languish by the inept Joe Biden, the second Trump administration is in full gear developing the most aggressive price transparency enforcement possible,» White House spokesperson Kush Desai told Fox News Digital.
After the February executive directive, HHS and the Labor and Treasury departments jointly announced a package of actions to «strengthen healthcare price transparency.» Among those actions was a request for public input on how to better increase price transparency and updated federal guidance aimed at eliminating meaningless or redundant data while making cost information easier for people to understand and utilize.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) also released independent agency guidance directing hospitals and health plans to post «the actual prices of items and services, not estimates.»
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz speaks at a news conference with Senate Republican leadership in Washington, D.C., Sept. 16. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Since these actions early in Trump’s first term, the entire administration has continued to take steps to carry out the orders from Trump’s February executive order on price transparency, which built on similar initiatives from his first administration. One example is updating its federally operated repository with new resources to help hospitals comply with changes to hospital price transparency requirements.
«President Trump already signed another price transparency executive order just over a month into his second term to fine noncompliant hospitals, and additional actions to advance this presidential priority are actively under review,» the White House noted.
According to the American Parents Coalition, which argued in its letter to President Trump that the financial uncertainty regarding healthcare costs «is crippling American families,» there is one policy prescription that could be a quick, yet monumental, win for families and parents.
In its letter to Trump, the American Parents Coalition said that a new policy directed at insurance providers, requiring them to tell patients «exactly» what they will cover, what they will not and transparently sharing how much patients will have to pay out-of-pocket «could be quickly implemented to deliver another win for American families.»

The American Parents Coalition says the next step in promoting better healthcare pricing transparency is to compel insurers to tell patients what they will cover, will not cover and how much in out-of-pocket expenses will be required for treatment. (Getty Images; AP; iStock)
«Parents deserve to know the price of healthcare, just like when we shop for groceries or plan activities for our kids. Hidden healthcare costs make financial planning impossible and decisions difficult,» said American Parents Coalition Executive Director Alleigh Marré.
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«Given the uncertainty of pricing when going to the doctor, parents may forgo medical care or opt out of appointments for themselves or their children, putting their health at risk. Thanks to President Trump and his Make America Healthy Again agenda, he is paving the way for families to have access to prices through healthcare price transparency, but there is more work to be done and we are urging the Trump Administration to continue implementing these transparency policies that will have huge impacts on parents.»
As part of the coalition’s effort to continue pushing for greater price transparency within the healthcare system, it launched a new television advertisement that began airing Tuesday and a new website, ParentsNeedPrices.com.
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Los cambios del mundo laboral en los próximos 20 años: el liderazgo del futuro combinará inteligencia emocional y habilidades tecnológicas

Durante los próximos veinte años, la inteligencia artificial, cambios demográficos y nuevas formas de organización transformarán completamente la manera en que las personas trabajan y las empresas gestionan el talento, según el análisis de cinco especialistas en recursos humanos y transformación organizacional consultados por The Wall Street Journal.
El epicentro de esta transformación será la integración de tecnologías de medición y análisis de datos en tiempo real, impulsadas por IA. Cara Brennan Allamano, ex directiva de Lattice y cofundadora de People Tech Partners, explicó que “en vez de depender sólo de encuestas o datos autoinformados, veremos señales en tiempo real a lo largo de la experiencia del empleado”, lo que permitirá comprender con precisión aspectos como los horarios de máxima productividad y los patrones de colaboración más efectivos.
Allamano anticipó que, al analizar datos de rendimiento y bienestar, los sistemas inteligentes podrán alinear flujos de trabajo con el ritmo natural de cada trabajador, generando colaboraciones de alto impacto. No obstante, advirtió que la gobernanza de la IA y la protección de la privacidad serán tareas claves para los responsables de recursos humanos en esta nueva etapa.
Al mismo tiempo, la fuerza laboral disminuirá considerablemente en regiones como Europa, Japón y Estados Unidos. Peter Fasolo, antiguo vicepresidente ejecutivo de Johnson & Johnson y director del Human Resource Policy Institute en la Universidad de Boston, remarcó que “habrá menos trabajadores disponibles y el cambio demográfico será profundo”.
Fasolo auguró una mayor inversión en educación vocacional y formación basada en habilidades más que en credenciales académicas, y previó que las empresas se convertirán en verdaderas aulas, apostando por el desarrollo continuo de sus empleados para asegurar su competitividad profesional. “Las compañías que busquen relaciones sostenibles con sus empleados deberán adoptar un modelo de inversión, y no uno meramente transaccional”, enfatizó.

El vínculo entre personas y tecnología se volverá inseparable, modificando no solo las tareas cotidianas, sino la estructura misma de las organizaciones. Alan Guarino, vicepresidente de Korn Ferry, sostuvo que “el lugar de trabajo será irreconocible, con empleados y sistemas inteligentes trabajando como un solo equipo”.
Según su perspectiva, la IA asumirá tareas y puestos completos, pero permitirá a los humanos concentrarse en decisiones críticas y creativas. Guarino también proyectó que los niveles intermedios de gestión podrían desaparecer, mientras que el liderazgo se enfocará en conducir equipos mixtos de personas y máquinas inteligentes. Pese a la digitalización creciente, Guarino destacó que el “contacto cara a cara no solo será indispensable, sino invaluable”, y subrayó que la inteligencia emocional, combinada con habilidades tecnológicas, distinguirá a los líderes del futuro.
Por otro lado, el auge del trabajo independiente y la economía gig cobrará una relevancia inédita gracias a los avances en computación cuántica y el acceso democratizado a herramientas de IA. Ravin Jesuthasan, socio senior de Mercer, señaló que los contratistas independientes podrán ofrecer mayor valor que nunca, ya que “el talento frecuentemente accede a herramientas más poderosas fuera de las empresas y suele dominarlas mejor”.

Jesuthasan ejemplificó que, mientras los empleados de grandes corporaciones pueden verse limitados a plataformas como Microsoft Copilot, los trabajadores autónomos podrán emplear suites completas de OpenAI, Google o Anthropic para maximizar su productividad.
La demanda de roles generalistas y habilidades de conexión transversal también se intensificará. Gaurav Gupta, director de investigación en Kotter International, explicó que “el trabajo migrará hacia roles generalistas que valoren la capacidad de establecer conexiones y resolver problemas de manera creativa”.
Gupta anticipó una reducción de puestos enfocados en planificación y análisis estratégico, en favor de nuevas posiciones orientadas a la agilidad, modelado de escenarios y activación de cambios. Según su visión, la formación en liderazgo se extenderá a todos los niveles, habilitando así una acción rápida y descentralizada en organizaciones sometidas a cambios constantes.
De este modo, la próxima década y media estará marcada por un entorno laboral regido por datos en tiempo real, una fuerza de trabajo más escasa y diversa, estructuras menos jerárquicas, el empoderamiento de los trabajadores independientes y un énfasis renovado en habilidades generalistas y liderazgo colectivo.
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Pope Leo XIV opens 2026 urging world to reject violence in powerful New Year’s Day message

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Pope Leo XIV opened the new year Thursday with an appeal to the world for peace and urging people everywhere to begin 2026 by rejecting violence and committing to reconciliation.
Speaking during his first Angelus address of 2026, the pope invited the faithful to «build a year of peace by disarming our hearts and refraining from every form of violence.»
Around 40,000 gathered in St. Peter’s Square in Rome to hear the pope’s New Year’s Day message on the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God, which also coincides with World Day of Peace.
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Pope Leo XIV delivered a peace message to 40,000 gathered in St. Peter’s Square Thursday. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images)
At the start of his address, Pope Leo extended his wishes for peace and good in the new year and offered a special greeting to the president of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella.
After the Angelus prayer, the pope said Jan. 1 has been marked as the World Day of Peace since 1968 at the initiative of Pope St. Paul VI.
Reflecting on the meaning of the day, Pope Leo referred to the words that came to him after his election as bishop of Rome: «Peace be with you all.»
«This peace,» the pope said, «is unarmed and disarming. It comes from God; it is a gift of his unconditional love, and it is entrusted to our responsibility.»
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The pontiff spoke during his first Angelus of 2026 on World Day of Peace. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images)
He also emphasized that peace is not something imposed by force, but a gift that needs personal conversion and choices in daily life.
Calling on Christians and all people of goodwill, Pope Leo urged them to begin immediately.
«With Christ’s grace,» he said, «let us start today to build a year of peace, disarming our hearts and refraining from all violence.»
The pope acknowledged that efforts to build peace are already underway across the world and expressed appreciation for individuals and organizations dedicated to ending conflict and promoting dialogue.
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Pope Leo XIV delivers a World Day of Peace message calling for global reconciliation in 2026. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images)
In line with the peacekeeping theme, he highlighted a national peace march held Dec. 31 in Catania, Italy, and mentioned another organized by members of the Community of Sant’Egidio, known for its international peace initiatives.
Pope Leo also welcomed students and teachers from Richland, New Jersey, who were in the square watching.
At the end of the address, the pope spoke about the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi, a figure also closely associated with peace.
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He closed with the saint’s biblical blessing: «The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift his countenance upon you and give you peace.»
Pope Leo ended by entrusting the new year to Mary, the Mother of God, asking that she guide humanity on its journey in the new year.
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