The following information was released by Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen:. Senator Chris Van Hollen joined Senator Ruben Gallego and five of their Senate colleagues in calling on Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh to maintain the Federal Open Market Committee's longstanding schedule of at least eight meetings per year. In addition to Van Hollen and…
Rising costs for health insurance premiums offered to Starbucks workers are sparking tension. Starbucks told The Seattle Times that some workers experienced larger premium increases, "though the majority" saw more modest changes. “The company is dramatically raising the workers’ share of the monthly cost for premiums, even doubling that cost in some cases,…
2026 SEP 08– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Ecology Daily News– New research on Economics- Environmental and Resource Economics is the subject of a report. For more information on this research see: The Effects of Competition In the Retail Gasoline Industry. Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2026; 13: 1311-1336….
When the Colorado General Assembly created the Colorado Option in 2021, we were thrilled. As an advocate for small-business owners across Colorado, Small Business Majority had heard for years from entrepreneurs who were unable to afford health coverage for their employees and who struggled to access care for themselves. There's also been a lack of needed…
Kevin James Murphy was killed on the 100th floor while working for Marsh& McLennan, a global professional-services firm specializing in insurance brokerage, risk management, consulting and other services. From Smithtown, Long Island, and one of five children, he had just turned 40 on Sept. 1. His widow, Beth Murphy, was left to raise their two children, Connor, 7, and…
2026 SEP 08– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Data detailed on Managed Care have been presented. According to news reporting originating in Providence, Rhode Island, by NewsRx journalists, research stated,“ Home health care helps patients-including those recently discharged from the hospital-regain function and maintain…
2026 SEP 08– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Investigators publish new report on Engineering. Funders for this research include National Science Foundation, NSF-Simons SkAI Institute, NSF CAREER, National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health- USA, Google Research Scholar Award, Cisco gift grant.
2026 SEP 08– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Researchers detail new data in Managed Care. According to news reporting out of Little Rock, Arkansas, by NewsRx editors, research stated,“ Medicare beneficiaries 65 years and older are susceptible to receiving potentially inappropriate medications, for which the risks outweigh the…
2026 SEP 08– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Fresh data on Cancer are presented in a new report. According to news reporting originating in Menlo Park, California, by NewsRx journalists, research stated,“ The burden of a new cancer diagnosis on state Medicaid programs is not well understood. Our study aimed to quantify Medicaid program…
Rising health costs may leave Main Street business owners facing increased difficulty attracting new employees and making key investments, experts warned the Daily Caller News Foundation. "Sky-high and rapidly escalating health plan costs are a major problem for small businesses, which often run on razor-thin margins," Job Creators Network Foundation…
