This week, Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. introduced the Mental Health Parity Enforcement and Funding Act, legislation that would provide the U.S. Department of Labor the authority to investigate and hold insurers and plan sponsors accountable for offering health plans that are in violation of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Actof 2008 and extend…
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House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, Democrats:. House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr., D- N.J., and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D- Ore., today released their latest report monitoring the devastating impact of Donald Trump and Republicans' Big Ugly Bill, which has forced millions of…
"Your proposal, which would unilaterally concentrate additional authority at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C., appears to be inconsistent with the Federal Reserve Act." "It is the purview of Congress, not a single Federal Reserve governor, to enact such significant Federal Reserve structural reforms. Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member of the…
As a result, the state Department of Health Services said it is hoping to see a decrease in maternal and infant mortality, and an uptick in new mothers accessing mental health and substance abuse services, the leading causes of death for new moms in their babies' first year of life. "Continuous coverage during the first year after pregnancy is critical to help moms…
The U.S. is on track to spend $6 trillion on health care this year and $9 trillion by 2034. The much-circulated paper concluded that the main reason the U.S. spends more on health care than other developed countries is because of exorbitant prices on hospitalizations, drugs, and administrative overhead. And, over the last 25 years, health insurance premiums have…
But one year after Donald Trump and the Republicans cut over $1 trillion out of health care to fund tax cuts for billionaires and big businesses, millions of people have lost health insurance. More than 175,000 Illinoisans have lost their Medicaid, CHIP, or ACA coverage after the GOP's Big Ugly Bill. Premiums for Illinois receiving ACA tax cuts increased by an…
WASHINGTON- U.S. job growth slowed sharply in June and payroll gains for the prior two months were revised lower, pointing to a cooling labor market and prompting financial markets to dial back expectations for a near-term interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve. Though gasoline prices dropped below $4.00 a gallon amid a fragile ceasefire between the U.S….
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported that about 19.2 million were enrolled in an ACA plan as of February, down from 23.1 million who signed up for coverage by January 2026. When Congress failed to extend the enhanced subsidies that expired at the end of 2025, average costs for ACA enrollees who wanted to keep their insurance plans soared 114%…
WASHINGTON- U.S. job growth slowed sharply in June and payroll gains for the prior two months were revised lower, pointing to a cooling labor market and prompting financial markets to dial back expectations for a near-term interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve. Though gasoline prices have dropped below $4.00 a gallon amid a fragile ceasefire between the…
A Moxee, Wash., farm labor contractor has been fined $692,750 by the Department of Labor and Industries for transporting farmworkers without liability insurance and not informing them about the terms of their employment. The violations by Superbee Contracting affected nearly 1,200 farmworkers working on 15 farms in Benton, Franklin, Yakima and Walla Walla…
WASHINGTON, D.C.— On Thursday, June 25, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes introduced the Fair Telehealth Billing Act of 2026, legislation to lower costs for telehealth patients. Hayes said families throughout Connecticut and across the country continue to struggle to afford the exorbitant cost of health insurance. According to the National Academy for State…
2026 JUL 02– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Investigators discuss new findings in Mental Health Diseases and Conditions. According to news originating from New York City, New York, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated,“ Health care resource utilization and cost among Medicaid patients with serious mental illness were…
2026 JUL 02– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Investigators discuss new findings in Oncology- Stomach Cancer. According to news reporting out of Cheongju, South Korea, by NewsRx editors, research stated,“ Stomach cancer remains a significant health concern in Korea despite a declining trend in incidence and mortality rates.
Low and moderate-income families on public assistance programs eventually will have to pay up to $270 monthly for their health insurance premiums, a critical move that state budget writers took in June 2025 to balance their two-year state budget. State Democratic leaders, including gubernatorial nominee-to-be Cinde Warmington of Concord, pounced…
My oncologist asked: "Polycythemia Vera. Do you know what that means? " Walking out of Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers placed me on a different precipice.
Recent headlines have highlighted rising Affordable Care Act plan enrollment in Texas, but statewide gains mask uneven trends across different communities. While overall enrollment in Texas increased by about 5%, enrollment fell more than 3% in rural areas and dropped roughly 5% in exurban counties, or metropolitan counties where at least one-third of…
Part of the governor’ s effort to cut auto insurance premiums in New York has gone into effect. On Wednesday, Hochul announced that the state’ s Department of Financial Services, which regulates insurers and other financial entities, has issued new guidance to auto insurance companies requiring they lower their rates to reflect the changes in law made this year.
2026 JUL 02– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Sports Research Daily– Data detailed on Life Sciences- Brain Sciences have been presented. Financial supporters for this research include Headquarters Health Inc, Accorded Actuarial Services. The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from the State University of New York Buffalo,“ The most…
Florence Corcoran, an employee of South Central Bell Telephone Company, was eight months into a high-risk pregnancy when her obstetrician recommended she spend the final month on bed rest in the hospital, for close monitoring. Despite the recommendation, her health insurer determined that it would only cover partial-day at-home nursing care.
