Lancaster native Sara DiNatale is among the winners of the Pulitzer Prize in 2026, receiving an award in Explanatory Writing for her coverage of systemic issues within major insurance companies that left policyholders undercompensated following widespread wildfires. The investigation was already underway when DiNatale began working at the…
Kathy Hochul recently announced a series of auto insurance reforms included in New York's fiscal year 2027 budget that state officials say are aimed at reducing premiums by cracking down on fraud, limiting certain lawsuit damages and tightening oversight of insurers. The budget also increases regulatory authority over insurers, including restrictions…
Vermont's health insurance premiums are some of the highest in the nation. Phil Scott's response to this is to point the finger elsewhere, blaming school spending for taxes and proposing to consolidate schools. Amanda Janoo, candidate for governor, is an economist and systems thinker who clearly sees the problem and proposes a viable solution: publicly fund…
The debate over health insurance in the United States has returned to the forefront as the Affordable Care Act faces political pressure, insurance premiums continue to climb and physicians experience increasing restrictions from insurance companies. Today, the United States spends a relatively high amount per person on health care, but Americans die…
Heading into the Atlantic storm season that begins June 1, insurance experts said legislative reforms in 2022 and 2023 targeting“ frivolous” lawsuits, along with a year without any storm hits, have allowed some“ softening” in homeowners insurance prices, growth in new carriers into the state, and a fall in the policy count by state-backed Citizens Property…
When Karen Anthony experienced complications giving birth to her first baby in 2019, she was not eligible for paid family leave. A short-term disability policy allowed for some recovery time. When her second child was born in 2024, she was working for a Florida company that gave her eight weeks of paid leave on top of a six-week disability policy.
The debate over health insurance in the United States has returned to the forefront as the Affordable Care Act faces political pressure, insurance premiums continue to climb and physicians experience increasing restrictions from insurance companies. Today, the United States spends a relatively high amount per person on health care, but Americans die…
The following information was released by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation:. Authors: Amaya Diana and Jennifer Tolbert. Given the abbreviated implementation timeline, states are moving forward with key decisions over how to implement the medical frailty exemption even as they wait for formal guidance from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services,…
The following information was released by the office of the Mayor of Philadelphia:. For more details, see this overview from Community Legal Services. However, if you receive benefits such as Social Security Disability Insurance, that would qualify you for an exemption based on your disability.
The following information was released by the office of the Governor of New York:. I want to make sure that New York is not just a place where families struggle to get by, barely making it. Governor Kathy Hochul today highlighted her major budget win on lowering auto insurance costs in New York City.
Earlier this month, state officials told human resource staff for state agencies that the private company that owns the Pocatello hospital, Portneuf Medical Center, and the insurer, Regence BlueShield of Idaho, are still in good faith negotiations and "remain hopeful that a fair agreement can be reached." But if a new agreement can't be struck, Portneuf told…
