RICHMOND, Va.— People who either don't have health insurance or fail to present it are visiting Virginia hospital emergency departments more often. Walker said the rise comes as the Virginia Health Care Foundation found that Virginia's uninsured rate crept up slightly in 2024 from a historic low rate in 2023.. "The cost of that charity care ultimately gets…
Health insurance premium prices will increase an average of 11.6% next year for Santa Barbara County residents who use the Covered California marketplace. The California legislature funded $300 million for subsidies that are expected to help people who previously had federal subsidies, according to Covered California, but this will not be enough to fill…
The Division of Insurance posted finalized rates Wednesday for the merged market, where many individuals and small businesses get coverage, that translate into an average premium jump of 10.4 percent. Fallon Health spokesperson Melissa Randall said the insurer respects the the division’ s decision and looks forward to "continuing our discussions with them…
That trend has played a big role in causing total spending on Medicaid in New Mexico to more than double over the last 10 years— from less than $6 billion to nearly $12 billion— even as the number of people covered by the joint-federal healthcare program has decreased. During a legislative hearing in Red River, top state healthcare officials cited national…
BY KAJ SAMSOM As Vermont’ s Commissioner of Financial Regulation, one of my responsibilities is to ensure our health insurance markets are working for the people they serve. That means asking a simple question: Are current policies producing the results Vermonters deserve? That’ s why Governor Scott recently signed an Executive Order to reform the policies…
Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias highlighted landmark auto insurance reform legislation that would, for the first time, give Illinois regulators the authority to review and challenge excessive insurance rate increases while strengthening oversight of insurance companies and delivering long-overdue transparency, accountability and consumer…
Colorado is one of a handful of states with a review board for drug prices and one of only four with a board empowered to set upper limits on what state agencies, insurers and other purchasers may pay or be reimbursed for certain high-cost drugs dispensed to patients in the state. In fall 2025, the Colorado board capped Enbrel, an immunosuppressant drug made by…
Health insurers are raising rates for plans sold through Covered California by an average of nearly 10% for the second consecutive year, compounding the loss of federal subsidies that sent customer payments soaring as marketplace enrollment fell by about 170,000 people. That follows a 10.1% average increase that took effect Jan. 1, 2026.
