Hi, I’ m Elijah de Castro, The Sentinel’ s health reporter. Welcome back to The Check Up, where I bring you the latest at the Monadnock Region Health Reporting Lab. Early estimates suggest that 11 million Americans will lose health insurance as a result, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
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HARTFORD, CT— A film screening and panel discussion will delve into the sensitive topic of whether health insurance makes people sick Wednesday at the Legislative Office Building. Saud Anwar, D- South Windsor, and Matt Lesser, D- Middletown, and CT Healthcare Advocate Kathleen Holt. In 2009, Wendell appeared before Congress to offer his expert testimony on health…
The Texas- based business, Strategic Limited Partners, sold the unauthorized insurance plans to state residents before a cease-and-desist order entered in late 2024, according to the Minnesota Department of Commerce. Other state authorities that have investigated the company found it classifies people who enroll in plans as employees who are supposed to…
The state of Illinois is suing Illinois- based State Farm insurance, alleging the company refused to comply with a regulatory examination of its nationwide homeowners insurance business. The funds come from individuals and the IAA Foundation, the charitable arm of the Illinois Farm Bureau. The Federal Bureau of Investigation’ s Chicago office has announced…
The settlement agreement with Strategic Limited Partners, LP requires the company to "cease all insurance-related operations in Minnesota" by the end of the year and pay all outstanding claims to its consumers in the state. In addition to exiting Minnesota's health insurance market and paying claims, the settlement requires Strategic Limited Partners LP to…
2025 OCT 14– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Fresh data on Oncology- Breast Cancer are presented in a new report. According to news reporting originating from Santiago, Chile, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated,“ Breast cancer is a leading cause of illness and death among women in Chile, yet national data on health outcomes…
2025 OCT 14– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Fresh data on Managed Care are presented in a new report. According to news reporting out of Boston, Massachusetts, by NewsRx editors, research stated,“ States have increased their use of managed care organizations to cover long-term services and supports to rebalance use from nursing…
2025 OCT 14– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Research findings on Risk Management are discussed in a new report. According to news originating from Beijing, People’ s Republic of China, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated,“ This paper studies how climate risk affects commodity markets. Our news journalists obtained a quote from…
New LLC owners often struggle to distinguish between deductible and non-deductible expenses. This confusion can cost thousands in missed opportunities or, worse, trigger unwanted attention from the IRS. This article by Brex serves as a detailed cheat sheet, listing common tax-deductible expenses available to LLCs, identifying costs that cannot be written…
Issued by Gulf Guaranty Life Insurance Company, rated B++ by AM Best, the Anchor MYGA provides consumers with predictable, tax-deferred accumulation and free Required Minimum Distributions for qualified accounts. As consumers increasingly seek safe and predictable alternatives to volatile markets, the Anchor MYGA delivers guaranteed returns backed by…
The following information was released by the American Diabetes Association:. This week, California became the 29th state to approve legislation capping the costs of insulin for Californians on private state-regulated health plans. The American Diabetes Association applauds Governor Gavin Newsom's decision to sign Senate Bill 40, addressing insulin…
STATEWIDE— EIGHT CAR INSURANCE COMPANIES WHOSE POOR CYBERSECURITY ALLOWED hackers to steal driver's license numbers to fraudulently obtain unemployment benefits will have to pay a total of $14.2 million in penalties that NY Attorney General Letitia James has secured for consumers. The Office of the Attorney General's investigation, in tandem with the…
According to news reporting out of Washington, District of Columbia, by NewsRx editors, research stated,“ Using responses of credit default swap indices to European Central Bank monetary policy announcements, we isolate a novel credit policy component of monetary policy surprises. For more information on this research see: Market Effects of Central Bank…
When it comes to Nevada's health insurance marketplace, brokers play a crucial role. "I'm simply not going to offer them, and if a client asks me about them, I'm going to sit the client down and I'm going to explain exactly what I just explained right now," said Christian Durante, who is predominantly a commercial insurance agent but has sold life and health insurance…
2025 OCT 14– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at NewsRx COVID-19 Daily– Researchers detail new data in COVID-19. According to news reporting out of Washington, District of Columbia, by NewsRx editors, research stated,“ The COVID-19 pandemic has caused market turmoil and economic distress.”. Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Federal…
OKLAHOMA CITY— Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is challenging Oklahoma's homeowners' insurance rates. He is inviting Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready to make changes, calling Oklahoma's weather a red herring, and the state's open free market anything but that. Mulready told that to lawmakers on why Oklahoma's insurance rates are…
The following information was released by the Ohio State Medical Association:. OSMA VP of Advocacy, Monica Hueckel, recently testified in support of HB 219 in a hearing before the Ohio House Insurance Committee. Ohio is actually one of only a handful of states in the country that does not have network adequacy requirements for commercial health insurance plans.
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ a” of the European Mutual Association for Nuclear Insurance. The outlook of these Credit Ratings is stable. The ratings reflect Emani’ s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as very strong, as well as its strong operating performance, neutral business…
Senate Democratic Leader Julia Kirt recently led an interim study at the State Capitol looking at the increasing cost of homeowners insurance in Oklahoma. "I was surprised by reports last year that said as a share of home prices, insurance rates in parts of Enid are higher than in some neighborhoods in New Orleans, or even fire-prone parts of California.
