Medicaid cuts move closer to reality
The House Budget Committee will meet Friday in the next step toward passage of a massive bill that would extend tax cuts, establish new tax breaks and potentially take health coverage from millions of Americans.
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The House Budget Committee will meet Friday in the next step toward passage of a massive bill that would extend tax cuts, establish new tax breaks and potentially take health coverage from millions of Americans.
The Conference Board said this week that the 1.6% projected GDP growth rate is up slightly from the 1.2% growth rate the board predicted in April – when President Donald Trump first announced a broad set of tariffs on trading partners
Two independent insurance claims adjusters and a U.S. Senator accused property/casualty insurance companies of directing adjusters to lower their claims estimates to reduce insurer payouts to homeowners – a practice described as “a pattern of systematic fraud.”
Generation Z is beginning to make its mark on the world, and they are proving to be the most serious generation when it comes to finances.
Millions of Americans could lose their health insurance if Republican-led proposals are successful in scaling back subsidies that enable consumers to buy coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
States would be forced to either revamp how they finance their Medicaid programs or cut benefits under a House Energy and Commerce Committee proposal announced Sunday night.
If Congress approves massive cuts to federal Medicaid spending, the results could hit children especially hard.
Aetna recently announced it will withdraw from the Affordable Care Act marketplaces in 17 states at the end of 2025. Will any other carriers follow suit?
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S&P Global Ratings’ outlook for the life and property/casualty industry is stable, despite a predicted slowdown in the overall U.S. economy.
Medicaid remains in the crosshairs as House Republicans consider a proposal to impose per capita caps on funding for the program that provides health care for low-income Americans, including children and nursing home residents.
Advisors turn their attention to helping younger women form good financial habits and protect what’s important to them.
Sam Philbrook took the lessons in leadership and service he learned in the Army to serve his clients and community.
Congress returns to Washington from its spring recess to face a jam-packed agenda, with extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act its top priority.
Medicaid cuts would disproportionately impact rural communities, older and disabled Americans, and commuities of color.
Money is the one tool we all use, and anyone can sharpen their skills with it. Those are the words that Stephanie Batten lives by as she helps others hone their financial literacy skills.
Protection is the new performance in today’s volatile market environment, and that is why so many consumers are turning to indexed universal life.
Key provisions from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 are set to expire Dec. 31, and the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors is making renewal of those provisions one of its top legislative priorities this year.
Tari Trowbridge shares her experience of establishing and running a small business with high school students in her community, to help educate them on the realities of the business world.
The financial services profession and industry has an opportunity “to go on offense” now that a new administration and a new Congress has taken over the reins in Washington, said Finseca CEO Marc Cadin.