We use data from the 2022 National Health Interview Survey to conduct multivariate analyses to compare the odds of having Long COVID among four different disability subpopulations and their working-age reference groups: working-age Medicare beneficiaries, single working-age adults without children who were receiving Social Security Disability…
The Pennsylvania Insurance Department today released a study on pharmacy benefits managers' activities across Pennsylvania's commercial, fully-insured insurance markets. In July 2024, Governor Josh Shapiro signed into law the Pharmacy Benefit Reform Act, a state law that expanded PID's authority over PBMs to increase fairness and transparency of…
After a Grand Island Economic Forum on Thursday, DJ Eihusen said he and other directors of the Fed' s Omaha branch would be touring the Nebraska State Fair grounds. "Inflation's too hot, and it's been over target for too long," said Jeff Schmid, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's Omaha Branch hosted the…
Property owners in predominantly Black and Hispanic corners of the country pay higher home insurance premiums than those in mostly white areas, even when factoring for environmental risk, the Consumer Federation of America found in a report released this week. Washington had one of the country’ s worst gaps between white and Hispanic homeowners, a finding…
Each election, legislative and county office candidates are limited to $1,200 contributions from individuals, Political Action Committees, unions and corporations. Legislative District 39, State Rep. Pos. 1. Three candidates are running for the 39th Legislative District Position 1 seat in the state House of Representatives: Republicans Sam Low and Dusty…
The State Health Plan's decision not to choose Atrium Health as a preferred provider healthcare system could derail Atrium's plan to acquire WakeMed. The Wake County Board of Commissioners will have the final say on Atrium's bid to acquire WakeMed, the N.C. Justice Center said on Wednesday. Although Atrium and WakeMed had been in talks for at least two years, the…
Loews Corporation (NYSE: L) has caught the attention of the investment community today with its bullish price action. The company’s shares have moved 1.86% on the day to $116.01. Loews Corporation functions as a diversified holding company, with significant business segments spanning insurance, energy infrastructure, hospitality, and manufacturing. Its insurance division delivers commercial property and […]
The following information was released by the Federal Reserve Board:. Vice Chair Philip N. Jefferson. I am delighted to be here at Stanford University today to discuss a topic that is central to the Federal Reserve's work: how policymakers analyze and respond to economic shocks in real time.1.
For Midlands professionals and retirees who own beach houses in Charleston or investment properties along the South Atlantic coast, a new industry analysis quantifies what your renewal notices have already suggested: coverage in the Lowcountry is becoming one of the hardest bets in the U.S. insurance market. The county’ s average annual home insurance…
PHOENIX— State lawmakers have decided that firefighters in Arizona should not have to go through the hassles that Matthew O'Reilly had with his insurance company. O'Reilly, a firefighter in Sun City, was diagnosed with a type of cancer after a routine screening. Kevin Payne, there should have been a comma after adenocarcinoma that would have made it clear the…
Policyholders who have a disagreement with their insurance company that they couldn't settle through arbitration have long had the option to sue. But the time and expense of a lawsuit can make legal action cost-prohibitive. And as of June, North Carolina has outright banned outside investors from funding lawsuits.
When Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell did not lower interest rates as Trump demanded, Trump's DOJ opened criminal investigations into Powell's testimony about a building renovation. In March, a judge blocked subpoenas because "their dominant purpose is to harass and pressure Powell," and "the Government has offered no evidence whatsoever that Powell…
After a Grand Island Economic Forum on Thursday, DJ Eihusen said he and other directors of the Fed' s Omaha branch would be touring the Nebraska State Fair grounds. "Inflation's too hot, and it's been over target for too long," said Jeff Schmid, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. " The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's Omaha Branch hosted the…
