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That's why we're proud to partner with Peak Health Alliance to expand health insurance choices for residents and businesses across Southwest Colorado. In fact, Johns Hopkins researchers found that health insurance premiums in counties served by Peak Health Alliance are 13% to 17% lower for everyone who purchases individual and family coverage as…

SEOUL, South Korea& NEW YORK—- Cybersecurity firm Cyberwrite, backed by Markd VC, has won the prestigious Samsung Financial C-Lab Outside 2025 Global Innovation Competition. Cyberwrite was also honored to win the Popular Vote Award in the Samsung final ceremony in Seoul on Oct 29th, out of 16 finalist companies, recognizing Cyberwrite’s innovative approach to…

SignatureFD, an integrated wealth management and advisory firm, today announced the launch of AutographFD, a separately branded operating division expanding access to Private Placement Life Insurance. “Autograph is focused on unlocking the full power of Private Placement Life Insurance, the most tax-advantaged investment structure available to high…

I'm old enough to remember when there was no annual open enrollment. American health care wastes approximately $248 billion annually on excess administrative costs, and open enrollment sits at the heart of this hemorrhage. But here's what actually happened: We created a system in which insurers pay brokers a commission for the employers they sign up— usually a…

The marketing wizards over at Frontier, Denver's "hometown airline," have been operating on a shoestring in an attempt to win the low-cost airline wars. In that economizing, it's paralleled the efforts of many Americans who are looking at higher health insurance costs, stratospheric grocery bills, home prices through the roof in most metro areas, and an…

By Lisa Jarvis/ Bloomberg Opinion. This year, workers are already responsible for about $6,850 of the nearly $27,000 total cost of a family premium, up 6 percent over 2024, according to a new analysis from KFF. Yet, so far, the health-policy changes coming out of Washington do little to ease that financial strain.

One of the biggest health insurers operating in Virginia, United Healthcare, has not handled beneficiaries' mental health treatment coverage fairly, a sweeping, multiyear examination by the State Corporation Commission Bureau of Insurance found. The insurer, which has a 12% share of the Virginia health insurance market, agreed to follow a corrective action…

HARRISBURG— A narrow vote of approval advanced legislation out of the Pennsylvania House on Wednesday, intended by its supporters to protect vaccine access. State representatives voted 104-99 with two Republicans joining all 102 Democrats in the lower chamber to approve House Bill 1828. ACIP, which is within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

HARRISBURG— Members of the Pennsylvania House overwhelmingly voted Wednesday in support of a bill proposing to reduce the age when colorectal cancer screenings are covered by health insurers, dropping it by five years to age 45.. It now moves to the Senate for further consideration. The state Senate notably moved legislation that became Act 1 of 2023, which…

Last week, W.H. Bagshaw, a metal parts manufacturer based in Hudson, learned that its health insurance policies with Anthem would increase approximately 38% in 2026. Anthem specifically cited the expiration of Affordable Care Act tax credits at the center of the current federal government shutdown. Nearly 50,000 people in New Hampshire used the credits in…

–The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter-point on Wednesday for the second time this year, not nearly as much as President Donald Trump wants the central bank to reduce rates. "Although some important federal government data have been delayed due to the shutdown, the public and private sector data that have remained available suggest that the…

USAA, the seventh-largest home insurer in California, is seeking to raise rates by 7.3% for 2026, according to a recent filing with the California Department of Insurance. "Despite these challenges, USAA has expanded its presence in California." The average USAA home insurance policyholder pays $2,428 per year for coverage in California, according to the…

SIOUX CITY— Woodbury County employees have spoken out against proposed changes to the county's health insurance plans. The fiscal year 2025/ 26 budget has $6.9 million for contributions. County Human Resources Director Melissa Thomas said over the past several years, the county's self-insured health plan has had a steady rise in medical and prescription…

Growth in the 20 countries that use the euro was held by back higher U.S. tariffs and anemic performances by Germany and Italy, both of which barely avoided a technical recession. The ECB's stand-pat stance is a sharp contrast with that of the U.S. Federal Reserve, which cut its benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point Wednesday and is wrestling with whether to…

From a small-business owner in Decorah, to a laid off worker in Des Moines, thousands of Iowans are facing hard choices this fall: pay more for health insurance, drop coverage entirely or gamble on cheaper plans with fewer protections. Insurance Commissioner Doug Ommen urged Iowans to plan early and pay close attention to federal subsidy changes that could…

Northwest Georgia's own Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene recently made headlines speaking up about an issue that has surfaced in the media and in Congress over the last few weeks: Georgians— and our state economy— will suffer huge losses if Congress does not extend the enhanced premium tax credits that are currently set to expire at the end of this year.