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…
The coalition sent letters to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve Board opposing the proposed transaction, which would give Opportunity Financial, also known as OppFi, a national bank charter. OppFi currently partners with state-chartered banks in Utah, which does not have a fixed interest-rate cap. OppFi is seeking to…
Elderplan/ Homefirst, the nonprofit senior healthcare management organization, opened its first-ever Brooklyn office with a celebratory ribbon-cutting on Aug. 5. Its new community office, located at 6405 Seventh Ave. in Sunset Park, will be a resource for Elderplan members seeking support and information about their health plan coverage and how to access…
Assembly Bill 311, written by Assemblymember Tina McKinnor, D- Inglewood, would allow insurance companies to utilize telematics— driving data recorded and transmitted through smartphone sensors and apps or a device that plugs into a vehicle— to better determine driver risk and offer premium discounts to good drivers. California is the only state in the…
Vanessa Barahona received a call this past spring from Angelica at Kern Family Health Care in Bakersfield, California, telling her it was time to renew her coverage under Medi-Cal, the state’ s version of Medicaid. “Angelica” is the name assigned to an AI program deployed last year by Kern Family Health Care, the largest provider of Medi-Cal services in Kern County.
Hinson Also Voted for the Biggest Cuts to Medicaid in History, Which Threatens to Kick Over 110,000 Iowans Off Their Healthcare and is Forcing Healthcare Clinics in Iowa to Close. DES MOINES Today, local Sioux City leaders and Iowans experiencing higher health insurance premiums and diminished healthcare came together to mark the 61st anniversary of…
The following information was released by the South Dakota Corn Council& South Dakota Corn Growers Association:. The South Dakota Corn Growers Association, along with the South Dakota Soybean Association, South Dakota Farm Bureau and South Dakota Farmers Union together fought for reinstatement of this risk management tool. In South Dakota, the NDSU…
