Mississippi had one of the nation's largest declines in the Affordable Care Act health insurance exchange enrollment based on early 2026 numbers, meaning that it has become even more difficult for the state's working poor to garner medical care. According to The Associated Press, Mississippi's ACA health insurance exchange enrollment declined 26.4…
Immigration of foreign born individuals moving to the U.S. has sparked serious debates about the pros and cons of the movement. In March, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas published a detailed study using data from 2021 to 2024 to estimate the impacts of unauthorized immigration in two key areas, the labor market and the housing market. Before jumping into the…
Iowa health insurance companies are proposing premium increases for Affordable Care Act customers in 2027, affecting thousands of Iowans. The proposal comes after insurers increased premiums for ACA-marketplace customers in 2026 by an average of 15.3% in Iowa. Natasha Murphy, director of health policy at the Center for American Progress, said insurance…
The following information was released by the American Bankers Association:. The American Bankers Association and Consumer Bankers Association today submitted a joint comment letter supporting the Federal Reserve's proposed Payment Account framework as a prudent approach to responsible innovation if additional safeguards are adopted to protect…
The following information was released by the Consumer Bankers Association:. The Consumer Bankers Association and American Bankers Association today submitted ajoint comment lettersupporting the Federal Reserve's proposed Payment Account framework as a prudent approach to responsible innovation if additional safeguards are adopted to protect…
Then, according to a new report from American Journal News, Ashley Hinson missed critical votes on major national security issues to raise money for her Senate campaign. On June 24, she missed "pivotal House votes" on amendments to the 2027 Defense appropriations bill, including votes on "how the Defense Department spends money" and the "proposed drawdown of…
DES MOINES Today, local Cedar Rapids leaders and Iowans experiencing increased health insurance premiums and diminishing access to healthcare came together to call out Ashley Hinson for hiking healthcare costs by voting to oppose extending Affordable Care Act tax credits and cut Medicaid. What's more: A new report this week shows that in the time Hinson has…
The Kansas Health Institute designed the dashboard to create an easy way for people to access data and see how federal and state changes to marketplace health insurance affects enrollment, said analyst Kaci Cink. The dashboard shows the percentage of people in a county, state Senate or House legislative district or federal congressional district enrolled…
The chair of the regulatory board that decides hospital budgets and health insurance premium increases in Vermont is stepping down at the end of September, Gov. Scott appointed Owen Foster as the Green Mountain Care Board's chair in 2022 and reappointed him to serve through September 2030. In a press release posted Friday, Scott wrote "I appreciate Owen's…
