DES MOINES— The future of private management of Iowa's $7 billion Medicaid program hinges on which candidate voters choose to become the state's next governor on Nov. 3. Terry Branstad, a Republican, issued an executive order that contracted the management of Iowa's Medicaid program to private companies that are known as Managed Care Organizations, or MCOs.

That drop occurred after Congress let subsidies lapse, which caused premium payments to skyrocket. Consumer advocates and healthcare workers are concerned that number will continue to rise if the Pennsylvania Insurance Department approves the 2027 rate increases requested by insurers. "Pennsylvania families are being squeezed from every direction, and…

Opinion editor’ s note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. For four years, Miraya Gran, a Bloomington mom, and other advocates have asked state lawmakers to require health insurers to cover the medical care Minnesotans may need to have children. Unfortunately, Minnesota has yet to join them.

RICHMOND- Diesel prices topped $6 a gallon in Richmond and other parts of Virginia on Friday, while inflation ticked up because of rising costs for energy and housing, setting the stage for a likely increase in interest rates by the Federal Reserve Board. The average price of regular unleaded gasoline exceeded $4.12 a gallon in Richmond and statewide because of…

Diesel prices topped $6 a gallon in Richmond and other parts of Virginia on Friday, while inflation ticked up because of rising costs for energy and housing, setting the stage for a likely increase in interest rates by the Federal Reserve Board. The average price of regular unleaded gasoline exceeded $4.12 a gallon in Richmond and statewide because of higher…

SACRAMENTO, CA., 9/ 12/ 2026– In November, California voters will choose who oversees one of the biggest insurance markets in the world. Those responsibilities have a direct effect on California residents' pocketbooks as risks for wildfires and other climate-related disasters grow. California residents also face higher costs for just about everything,…

The Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee meets next week. But as NPR's Rafael Nam reports, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh is doing things differently. RAFAEL NAM, BYLINE: There's a big debate going on with even bigger potential consequences.

Taya Hailstone has been in remission from childhood Hodgkin lymphoma for five years. For stories on the science of healthy living, subscribe to NPR's Health newsletter. Before making the decision, the state didn't seek records from the medical team treating Hailstone, according to letters from those doctors reviewed by KFF Health News.

Anyone who's picked up a prescription lately can relate: Rising drug prices are driving up costs across Connecticut's healthcare ecosystem and helping to worsen the state's affordability crisis. Pharmacy expenses rose 15% year-over-year for customers of both ConnectiCare and UnitedHealthcare, insurance executives told a gathering sponsored by the…