The Maryland Insurance Administration announced Friday that, for the second year, healthcare carriers are proposing high premium rate increases following the expiration of a popular federal tax credit that helped keep some plans on the state insurance marketplace more affordable. "The significant rate increases filed with the Maryland Insurance…
PRIMGHAR, Iowa— A Hartley, Iowa, man has been placed on probation after pleading guilty of filing fraudulent insurance documents. Jeremiah Poduska, 34, pleaded guilty June 15 in O'Brien County District Court to fraudulent submission to insurer— fraudulent submission made with intent to defraud insurer. Jeremiah Poduska was charged with submitting a…
Maryland residents who buy health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace could see higher premiums next year, with insurers requesting an average rate increase of 13.7% for 2027, according to filings submitted to the Maryland Insurance Administration. “The significant rate increases filed with the Maryland Insurance Administration for…
A public notice published in the Woodward News states that Cowboy Bank of Kremlin has applied to the Federal Reserve Board for permission to merge with Stock Exchange Bank of Woodward and continue operating its locations as branches of Cowboy Bank. According to notices published June 17, and to be ran June 24 and July 1, Cowboy Bank plans to establish a branch at…
WASHINGTON— U.S. inflation increased further in May, breaking above 4% for the first time in three years as the Middle East conflict boosted energy prices, and potentially drawing the Federal Reserve closer to raising interest rates this year. The personal consumption expenditures price index surged 4.1% in the 12 months through May, the largest increase and…
—About 3 million fewer people in the United States had Affordable Care Act health insurance plans in February compared with the same time last year, according to new federal data. In the report released Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services suggested the 13% drop in enrollment from 22.1 million people in 2025 to 19.2 million this year could be…
Navigating your health insurance can get complicated fast once you move beyond deductibles and co-pays. Prior authorization, a utilization-management tool, is one of those complications. It was originally created to help insurance providers deal with high-cost, high-risk or unusual healthcare services.
