State Health Insurance Assistance Program or SHIP counselors are available at Senior and Family Services in Washington. A free program, counselors are available at the 211 E. Main Street location Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday in the afternoon by appointment only. “Trained volunteers are in every county to assist people on Medicare, those who are elderly…
PacificSource plans to cut another 134 jobs in Oregon as the Springfield- based health insurer continues to shrink its business. The nonprofit insurer told state labor officials on Tuesday that it will permanently lay off employees in Portland, Salem, Bend and at its Springfield headquarters by Dec. 31. In May, PacificSource announced plans to eliminate 97 jobs…
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey, a Greensboro Republican now in his third term, has faced scrutiny over hiring and spending practices; clashes with state legislators; and most recently, complaints about his behavior with women. 1986-1992: A Mecklenburg County judge ordered Causey to pay child support to a woman who gave birth to his child…
Tinley Park will move forward with an employee health insurance renewal plan that does not include Tinley Park Public Library employees, after the library "s board rejected an expensive ultimatum. The Tinley Park Village Board voted unanimously Tuesday to renew medical benefits without the library employees. Former part-time library employee Dana Lacoco…
2026 OCT 21– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by NewsRx journalists, a trademark application has been made for“ PEACE OF MIND, FOREVER” by Charles T.J. Weigell Fross Zelnick Lehrman& Zissu, P.C., representing Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company. This application was made…
2026 OCT 21– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Investigators publish new report on Managed Care. According to news reporting originating in St. Louis, Missouri, by NewsRx journalists, research stated,“ This article describes changes in contact rates, care management engagement rates, and timeliness of notification after…
2026 OCT 21– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– New research on Managed Care is the subject of a report. According to news reporting originating in Morgantown, West Virginia, by NewsRx journalists, research stated,“ With recent approval of transcatheter tricuspid valve interventions for high/prohibitive surgical risk patients,…
Health insurer AmeriHealth Caritas will begin offering plans on Ohio's Health Insurance Marketplace in 2027, expanding access to health coverage in all the state’ s largest metro areas, according to a press release from the company. Ohio families deserve meaningful choices when it comes to their health coverage, "said Andy Marino, senior vice president of…
The chairs of the Early Childhood Education Endowment Advisory Board were joined by early childhood educators and representatives from Access Health CT to announce the Early Childhood Educator Insurance Subsidy Program, which will provide $10 million in subsidies to help early childhood educators purchase health insurance in 2027..
People in Oregon can now get an early look at their health coverage options for 2027 with the launch of the Explore Health Plan Guide. The new tool is especially timely for 2027. Providence and PacificSource will no longer offer individual health plans in Oregon, and Moda will only be available in select counties. Explore Health is available for people in Oregon…
HARTFORD— The late Nancy Wyman, a former lieutenant governor and state comptroller, was remembered Tuesday as a gender pioneer, a mentor, a co-founder of the state's health insurance marketplace, and a good-humored, enthusiastic public policy expert who spread respect around the state, in high heels. Dannel Malloy recalled her as a solid partner during their…
A company that charges veterans to prepare disability claims is asking a federal court to declare VA's safeguards don't apply to them. PatriotClaims LLC, doing business as VetClaims.ai, and Marine Corps veteran Joseph Johnson sued VA Secretary Doug Collins in the Northern District of Texas on Oct. 14, seeking to prevent the VA from applying accreditation…
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ a-” of Compañía Reaseguradora del Ecuador S.A.. Ecua Re was established in 1977 and is the only domestic reinsurer operating in Ecuador. The company benefits from recent regulatory changes in Ecuador allowing primary insurers to cede personal lines business,…
AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of B++ and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ bbb+” to Aseguradora Suiza Salvadoreña, S.A. and Asesuisa Vida, S.A., Seguros de Personas. The ratings of Asesuisa and Asesuisa Vida also reflect their affiliation, since 2023, to Grupo Financiero Ficohsa, S.A., a conglomerate with operations in banking, insurance, pensions,…
Seniors across Texas will need to look for new health insurance, as Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas ceases offering Medicare Advantage plans beginning in 2027.. A notice recently added to BCBSTX’ s website reads,“ Effective January 1, 2027, BCBSTX will no longer offer Blue Cross MedicareRx Prescription Drug Plans, Blue Cross Medicare Advantage Plans or Blue…
Next year, Oregon will pay an average of nearly $630 more per member every month to the organizations arranging providers for the vast majority of Oregon's 1.4 million Medicaid members under new fixed payment rates announced by the Oregon Health Authority. "Oregon Health Authority remains focused on ensuring people enrolled in the Oregon Health Plan can…
2026 OCT 21– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at CDC& FDA Daily– Investigators discuss new findings in Coronavirus- COVID-19. Financial support for this research came from US Food& Drug Administration. The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute,“ Informed by recent work comparing…
