Then, according to a new report from American Journal News, Ashley Hinson missed critical votes on major national security issues to raise money for her Senate campaign. On June 24, she missed "pivotal House votes" on amendments to the 2027 Defense appropriations bill, including votes on "how the Defense Department spends money" and the "proposed drawdown of…
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DES MOINES Today, local Cedar Rapids leaders and Iowans experiencing increased health insurance premiums and diminishing access to healthcare came together to call out Ashley Hinson for hiking healthcare costs by voting to oppose extending Affordable Care Act tax credits and cut Medicaid. What's more: A new report this week shows that in the time Hinson has…
The Kansas Health Institute designed the dashboard to create an easy way for people to access data and see how federal and state changes to marketplace health insurance affects enrollment, said analyst Kaci Cink. The dashboard shows the percentage of people in a county, state Senate or House legislative district or federal congressional district enrolled…
The chair of the regulatory board that decides hospital budgets and health insurance premium increases in Vermont is stepping down at the end of September, Gov. Scott appointed Owen Foster as the Green Mountain Care Board's chair in 2022 and reappointed him to serve through September 2030. In a press release posted Friday, Scott wrote "I appreciate Owen's…
Senate Adam Hamilton recently traveled to Wellington to share his vision for expanding Medicaid, restoring health insurance coverage and lowering prescription drug costs for Kansans. Too many Kansas families are being priced out of the health care coverage they need, "said Hamilton. Hamilton believes his background has prepared him to understand the…
For years, political discourse has slammed programs like Medicaid, SNAP and even Social Security as "socialist welfare." Social Security and Medicare are structurally social insurance policies. By contrast, the VA budget is funded 100% out of the U.S.
In many countries, including Iran, natural disaster insurance is recognized as a key tool for risk management and reducing the financial burden of such disasters. First, the jurisprudential and legal foundations and the responsibility of insurers for damages caused by natural disasters were examined, and then the provision of insurance services and the…
2026 JUL 24– 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“ CATIC ACADEMY” by Catherine Intravia SHIPMAN& GOODWIN LLP, representing Connecticut Attorneys Title Insurance Company. This application was made available to…
2026 JUL 24– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Investigators publish new report on Managed Care. For more information on this research see: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services staffing regulations in critical access hospitals: Implications for nurse practitioner practice and rural care access. Journal of the American…
2026 JUL 24– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at CDC& FDA Daily– Research findings on Business- Management Science are discussed in a new report. The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia,“ The results hold for young borrowers, implying that age, not just old age, is an important determinant of mortgage…
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla.— A Florida man was arrested after deputies said he sent seven of his former co-workers' paychecks to his own bank account. The Flagler County Sheriff's Office said Jimmy Paul Garcia Velez, 31, controlled the payroll at a construction company in Palm Coast. Bonus points for creativity; he also turned off his own health insurance payments and…
For months, it appeared the Florida Democratic Party would strike out in fielding a candidate to oppose GOP incumbent Blaise Ingoglia, appointed to the position a year ago by Gov. Then, just two weeks before the qualifying deadline, Earle Ford, a former assistant state attorney and federal investigator for the Internal Revenue Service, dropped out of his race for…
Jackson Financial Inc. 1 today announced Laura Prieskorn, President and Chief Executive Officer, has shared her plans to retire at the end of 2026. Don Cummings, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will succeed Prieskorn as President and CEO and as a member of the JFI Board of Directors, effective October 1, 2026. Brian Walta will succeed…
AM Best has commented that the Credit Ratings of Horace Mann Educators Corporation and its subsidiaries remain unchanged following the announcement of its transaction with Medical Mutual of Ohio to acquire Employee Services, LLC and Reserve National Insurance Company. Additionally, Horace Mann will reinsure MedMutual Life Insurance Company’ s group…
Four Minnesota men pleaded guilty to defrauding Minnesota's Housing Stabilization Services program out of approximately $2.2 million and concealing the scheme by using artificial intelligence to create fake records when questioned by insurance companies. This case is part of the ongoing collaboration between the U.S. Attorney's Office for the…
Greg Murphy, R- N.C., a physician who co-chairs the GOP Doctors Caucus. Sally Nix, a patient advocate from Statesville who has a chronic disease, described the voluntary pledge as "performative." Voluntary insurer pledges rarely make things better for patients, said Sabrina Corlette, a research professor at the Center on Health Insurance Reforms at Georgetown…
Today, Congressman Brad Schneider, a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, and Congresswoman Terri Sewell and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Co-Conveners of House Democrats' Cost of Living Healthcare Working Group, led 52 of their House Democratic colleagues in urging Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for…
After three months of accelerating inflation, it slowed in June, though some forecasters expect it may tick back up amid renewed U.S.- Iran hostilities. And after three months of positive job growth, U.S. employer hiring fell in June– leaving the Fed to sort out whether these recent swings are just noise or the start of new trends. The Fed may also be at a crossroads when…
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ a” of Hanwha General Insurance Company Limited. The outlook of these Credit Ratings is stable. The ratings reflect HGI’ s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as strong, as well as its adequate operating performance, neutral business profile and…
