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…
When the federal tax credits expired, premiums skyrocketed for working families across Pennsylvania, making it financially impossible for thousands to afford, according to the Center for American Progress, a Washington, D.C.- based public policy research and advocacy organization. "Choosing between rent, food, and basic healthcare is a choice no family should…
Greg Abbott this week is laying out plans to lower health insurance costs and drug prices as the Republican governor continues to focus his reelection campaign on affordability ahead of a midterm likely to be dominated by cost-of-living concerns. The focus on health care could work to blunt a longstanding attack line for Democrats in the state: Texas'…
COLUMBUS— As the nation’ s sixth largest insurance market, Ohio is proud to welcome insurance regulators, industry representatives, consumer advocates, members of the media, and other stakeholders from across the country to Columbus for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ 2026 Summer National Meeting, Aug. 11-14. The Ohio Department of…
2026 AUG 03– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at NewsRx Policy and Law Daily– Current study results on Managed Care have been published. According to news reporting originating in Omaha, Nebraska, by NewsRx journalists, research stated,“ The Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion has improved access to cancer surgery in urban states. The news reporters…
In the new episode airing at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo, Cole tries to persuade Kacie to elope while they’ re on their joint bachelor and bachelorette parties in Las Vegas. Viewers can stream the new episode for free using DirecTV and FuboTV. Steven McBee Sr. was convicted of federal crop insurance fraud on November 5, 2024, and is now serving a two-year prison sentence.
Greg Abbott continues to tour the state highlighting part of his campaign platform to lower costs for Texans. As part of his“ Keep Texas Affordable” plan, he’ s proposed measures to lower property taxes, housing and auto insurance, The Center Square reported. At a pharmacy in the Texas border town of Mission, he announced a new health insurance plan and proposed…
2026 AUG 03– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– WASHINGTON, D.C.– Nearly one in four U.S. workers say they are currently in a job they want to quit but stay with their employer for the health insurance, according to new research from the West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in America. “That so many Americans feel compelled to stay in jobs…
According to news reporting from New York City, New York, by NewsRx journalists, research stated,“ How do U.S. monetary tightening shocks affect emerging market economies, and how does the impact depend on these economies’ own macroeconomic vulnerabilities? For more information on this research see: Us Monetary Spillovers To Emerging Markets: Both Policy…
I'm turning 65 next March and have not had health insurance plan for over 2 years because I work part time. I do not know where to start or what to do. I am not receiving my Social Security check, and friends are advising me that if I do not sign up for Medicare when I turn 65 that I will be making a major Medicare mistake.
Laura Hellinga moved to a new house in Highfill two years ago, hoping it would be more accessible for her 15- year-old daughter, who was born with a rare joint disorder and uses a motorized wheelchair. Their previous house had a track attached to the ceiling that could lift her daughter, Landry, in and out of her chair more safely than her mother could.
