New Mexico plans to fill the financial gap for gender-affirming care for minors after a federal rule barring that use for Medicaid funds is finalized. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services last week issued the final rule, which also prevents state Children's Health Insurance Programs from…
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Dozens of healthcare providers and organizations urged the federal government Wednesday to grant Arkansas officials' request for two years to come up with a new Medicaid expansion model. "We recognize that the federal Medicaid landscape has changed and that Arkansas must respond to those changes," the organizations wrote in Wednesday's letter.
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt has announced the release of the 2025 Complaint Index of the Kansas Department of Insurance. In closing these complaints, the report showed the Consumer Assistance Division of the Department assisted in recovering nearly $29 million for Kansas consumers in 2025, a 147% increase compared to 2024..
Last year, Congress could not come to an agreement on extending supplemental COVID-19-era tax credits for ACA marketplace enrollees that capped people’ s monthly premiums at no more than 8.5% of their income. Democrats had refused to help Republicans end the longest federal government shutdown in history as they pressured Republicans to extend the…
Wyoming health administrators proposed establishing a state-operated public health insurance plan when they applied for federal Rural Health Transformation Program funds last year. Wyoming lawmakers— many known for their small-government ethos— were skeptical of the so-called BearCare idea, and it was ultimately stripped from the federal…
2026 AUG 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“ LIVE TODAY, SECURE TOMORROW.” by Larry Rosenthal Hinman, Howard& Kattell, LLP, representing Security Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York.
2026 AUG 21– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Investigators discuss new findings in Insurance. According to news reporting originating from Nanjing, People’ s Republic of China, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated,“ Firms typically invest in security measures to reduce potential losses from cyber incidents.
AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ a-” to Jet Insurance Company. Jet’ s predecessor was acquired by Amherst Specialty Insurance Company on Dec. 15, 2025. As part of the transaction, Jet’s management team formed Apex Insurance Company, which was renamed Jet Insurance Company, and completed a loss portfolio…
The following information was released by the American Society for Public Administration:. The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. Many observers were alarmed when President Donald Trump began to criticize and seemingly threaten the position of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors,…
If wrangling your insurance policy feels a bit like trying to saddle a wild Wyoming mustang-full of bucking clauses, unexpected twists, and a whole lot of dust-don't worry. Your state insurance department is here to help you ride it out without getting tossed. Every day, consumers make important decisions about their health, homes, vehicles, and financial…
Alarmed by the fact that President Donald Trump continues to pressure the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates for political reasons, and given the confusion caused by President Trump and White House and Fed officials offering differing descriptions about the same contacts between President Trump and Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh, U.S.
The following information was released by the Texas Department of Insurance:. In Texas, you have the right to:. Examples are income, Social Security number, and credit or premium payment history.
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ a-” of OneNexus Oklahoma Captive Corp.. In 2023, OneNexus began providing contractual liability insurance policies for its direct parent, OneNexus, LLC. OneNexus, LLC enters into agreements with energy companies to cover costs associated with decommissioning…
The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced its approval of the application by National Westminster Bank Plc, of London, England, to establish a representative office in Stamford, Connecticut.
Oklahoma is once again being told that if citizens give up their legal rights, their insurance rates will go down. It isn't true, and what's happening in Oklahoma courtrooms right now shows exactly why those rights matter. For at least six years, hundreds of Oklahoma homeowners have been fighting State Farm in bad-faith cases over denied or shortchanged hail and…
DES MOINES— A federal appeals court has upheld Iowa laws restricting residential contractors from acting as public insurance adjusters, while allowing part of an Iowa roofing contractor’ s First Amendment challenge to continue. The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Aug. 12 that Iowa’ s public-adjuster statutes are constitutional. Iowa law seeks to prevent…
Patients insured through UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage will soon lose in-network benefits at Valley Health facilities. Recent negotiations toward a new pact enabling Valley Health to remain in network with the insurer for Medicare Advantage failed. "We gave United a proposal we considered fair and would partially offset the reimbursement…
AmeriHealth Caritas announced today a strategic investment in Deon Health, a Michigan- based specialty managed care organization built specifically to serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Deon Health will remain independent, with no changes to its existing partnerships or care decisions. “We built Deon Health to create a better…
DOBSON— Depending on who's delivering the message, America's economy either is thriving or headed to that hot place in a handbasket, but a Federal Reserve Bank official says there is reason for a positive outlook despite current problems. "North Carolina is doing very well," Matt Martin told about 80 local business, governmental and other leaders during a…
