In fact, according to Ray Walker, who heads up Oklahoma's Medicare Assistance Program, people need to not only make wise decisions about when and how to sign up for Medicare as they approach 65, but they need to review where they're at with Medicare and make judgments each ensuing year about how to go forward based on how plans or their health or finances might…
In fact, according to Ray Walker, who heads up Oklahoma's Medicare Assistance Program, people need to not only make wise decisions about when and how to sign up for Medicare as they approach 65, but they need to review where they're at with Medicare and make judgments each ensuing year about how to go forward based on how plans or their health or finances might…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported that about 19.2 million were enrolled in an ACA plan as of February, down from 23.1 million who signed up for coverage by January 2026. When Congress failed to extend the enhanced subsidies that expired at the end of 2025, average costs for ACA enrollees who wanted to keep their insurance plans soared 114%…
A 15- page separation agreement between the city of Batavia and former Public Works Director Tom Phelps bars him from publicly disparaging the municipality, pays his health insurance as if he were employed through Nov. 30, and provides a total severance and unused vacation package of $30,630.49. The agreement, obtained by The Batavian with a Freedom of…
ALBANY— The Capital District Physicians' Health Plan and MVP Health Care are among the nearly dozen health insurance companies in New York seeking to increase their premiums next year because of the rising cost of hospital care, prescription drugs and state regulations. Locally, CDPHP and Schenectady- based MVP Health Care— which insure thousands throughout…
Florence Corcoran, an employee of South Central Bell Telephone Company, was eight months into a high-risk pregnancy when her obstetrician recommended she spend the final month on bed rest in the hospital, for close monitoring. Despite the recommendation, her health insurer determined that it would only cover partial-day at-home nursing care.
Now that we're into hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, it's important to know what to do during and after the storm. As I said in a previous column, preparation is the key. Make sure you have adequate homeowners' insurance and a flood insurance policy.
