Ashley Hinson is rolling out new health care legislation aimed at increasing transparency in the health insurance industry while facing sustained criticism over her record on health care affordability and access. The proposal comes as health care has emerged as a central issue in Iowa's open 2026 U.S. Senate race, with Democratic groups and Hinson's…

Governor Maura Healey has announced that the Division of Insurance has negotiated down proposed rate increases from seven health insurers, saving Massachusetts residents and businesses a projected $72 million in health care premiums for 2027.. The Division of Insurance re-negotiated lower rates with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts HMO Blue, INC.,…

The race is in Iowa, whose Medicaid program has been plagued with controversy since 2016, when the state hired national insurance companies to manage billions of dollars' worth of benefits. With his executive order, Iowa joined most other states in privatizing the management of Medicaid, which covers healthcare for more than 67 million Americans with low…

Ashley Hinson is rolling out new healthcare legislation aimed at increasing transparency in the health insurance industry while facing sustained criticism over her record on healthcare affordability and access. The proposal comes as healthcare has emerged as a central issue in Iowa's open 2026 U.S. Senate race, with Democratic groups and Hinson's…

Lisa Cook, sending her a letter that threatens her position at the nation's central bank over unproven allegations of mortgage fraud. The letter, dated Aug. 5 and signed by White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino, gave Cook three weeks to respond. They center on the idea that she listed two homes, one in Georgia and one in Michigan, as her primary residence, which…

A former insurance producer from Missouri has agreed to a license revocation and is barred from working in the Iowa securities industry after what state officials described as preying on retired postal workers. She cannot conduct business in Iowa after an investigation "revealed a pattern of predatory financial practices targeting retired federal…

TORRINGTON– A false rumor that the Lingle Volunteer Fire Department had closed its doors is driving up home insurance premiums for some town residents, while a positive bacteria test in two of the town's wells this week put water quality briefly in question, town officials told the Lingle Town Council at its Aug. 5 meeting. Fire Chief Kasey Bangerter told the…

The continuing consistency reflects in broad terms the strategic commitment of new Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh to focus on data, not drama or political pressures. This laudable high-minded commitment is more easily declared than achieved.in Washington at any time, but especially in the current intensely charged environment. The three dissenters were Beth…

On average, ACA customers pay $178 a month in premium payments this year, a 58% increase from 2025, according to KFF, while their deductibles— the amount consumers must pay annually before insurers pick up their share— have climbed 37% to nearly $3,800 a year. "These are real people who are now forced to make impossible choices," said Annalyse Keller, a spokesperson…

Financial habits built over time, from managing credit and avoiding unnecessary claims to reviewing coverage regularly, have a direct and measurable effect on what you pay for insurance. Are your insurance premiums putting more pressure on your finances than they did a few years ago? Auto insurance premiums rose more than 64% between 2020 and 2025, according…

South Carolina bar owners won't get a reprieve from needing to carry at least $1 million in liability insurance. The final version of the state budget is expected to be voted on by both chambers when lawmakers are scheduled to return to Columbia on Aug. 11. South Carolina state government has been operating under a continuing resolution since July 1 because a new…

This was written by staff at the nonprofit newsroom CalMatters. It was republished by The Mendocino Voice in partnership with CalMatters to bring relevant nonpartisan news to Mendocino County readers. Two years ago, California hit a milestone decades in the making: Nearly every person in the state qualified for health insurance, regardless of immigration…

The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation announced July 30 that it had reviewed recent rate hike proposals from major health insurance companies and decided on an average 16% increase in costs to individual consumers on the Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace. But Oregon regulators framed the lower rates as a win that would save consumers…

Arkansas officials asked the federal government Wednesday to allow the state's hybrid Medicaid expansion to continue through the end of 2028 after the Trump administration denied its request to renew the program providing health coverage to more than 200,000 people. Last week, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services verbally rejected…