Dec. 14— The horrible murder of UnitedHealthcare's CEO in New York City tore the scab off a torrent of public anger against the health insurance industry. Western New York's voice in Congress, Republican Rep. Claudia Tenney, wasted no time trying to get ahead of the winds of anger.
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Over Christmas, I plan to bring my typical holiday joy to the proceedings by asking everyone who joins us to share an experience they had with their health insurance provider. Of course it was the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week that brought health insurance to the top of my mind, as it did for millions of others across the country.
Peter Abbarno, R- Centralia, has renewed efforts to modify the program. Joe Schmick, R- Colfax, Abbarno prefiled legislation that would allow spouses to share the program's benefits and reopen the opt-out exemption for those with private long-term care insurance. The tax costs about $290 annually for those who make $50,000 a year.
Reeves and his company have also agreed to instruct its agents and employees from taking any direct or indirect role in effecting the settlements of insurance claims in the state of Iowa. Iowa law requires public adjusters to be licensed. "Iowa's laws regarding public adjusters are in place to help protect Iowans," Chance McElhaney, chief operations officer of…
On Friday, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara enforced his "first of its kind" catastrophe modeling and ratemaking regulation, a central part of his Sustainable Insurance Strategy to increase coverage in wildfire-distressed areas of the state. The Department of Insurance posted the final regulation after the Office of Administrative Law…
Today, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara enforced his "first of its kind" catastrophe modeling and ratemaking regulation, a central part of his Sustainable Insurance Strategy to increase coverage in wildfire-distressed areas of the state. The Department of Insurance posted the final regulation after the Office of Administrative Law filed…
"Wanted" posters with the names and faces of health care executives have been popping up on the streets of New York. An internal New York Police Department bulletin warned this week that the online vitriol that followed the shooting could signal an immediate "elevated threat." "Wanted" posters pasted to parking meters and construction site fences in Manhattan…
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits jumped to their highest level in two months last week but remain low relative to historical standards. The Federal Reserve instituted a flurry of rate increases in 2022 and into 2023 to try to suppress the four-decade high inflation that took hold when the U.S. economy rebounded from the brief but sharp pandemic…
Mr. Trump declared that he doesn't plan on ousting Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell before the central bank chief's term ends in May 2026, averting an early confrontation over the keystone principle of Fed independence, and a possible constitutional clash over the president's power to fire the Fed chair. Additionally, Mr. Trump said that he would not…
With Donald Trump's return to the White House and Republicans taking full control of Congress in 2025, the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion is back on the chopping block. More than 3 million adults in nine states would be at immediate risk of losing their health coverage if the GOP reduces the extra federal Medicaid funding that's enabled states to…
Friends and co-workers of Thompson, 50, remember him as a strong leader and loving father who used humor and compassion that traced back to his roots as an Iowa farm boy. While they recognize the anxiety over the current state of health care and UnitedHealth’ s outsized role as the nation’ s largest health insurer, they said it’ s wrong to make Thompson the focus of…
With Donald Trump's return to the White House and Republicans taking full control of Congress in 2025, the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion is back on the chopping block. More than 3 million adults in nine states would be at immediate risk of losing their health coverage if the GOP reduces the extra federal Medicaid funding that's enabled states to…
NEWPORT— About 40 citizens attended the Cocke County Legislative Body special called meeting about the National Flood Insurance Program on Tuesday evening in the circuit courtroom. A few citizens addressed CLB in the public comment time prior to the meeting being called to order. Consider those who must have insurance.
News reports about the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson have quickly detoured into discussion about how much Americans hate their health insurance carriers. Here is some of the invective aimed at UnitedHealthcare:. "Guys like Brian Thompson are parasites and criminals."
Another wave of criticism rose against Minnetonka- based UnitedHealthcare, the nation's largest health insurer, and the broader insurance industry following the arrest on Monday of Luigi Mangione. The 26- year-old scion of a wealthy Maryland family was charged with murder for shooting Thompson last Wednesday outside a hotel in New York, where the executive…
Another wave of criticism rose against Minnetonka- based UnitedHealthcare, the nation's largest health insurer, and the broader insurance industry following the arrest on Monday of Luigi Mangione. The 26- year-old scion of a wealthy Maryland family was charged with murder for shooting Thompson last Wednesday outside a hotel in New York, where the executive…
Parkview Health is partnering with insurance brokerage Hylant and Butler University on project to examine the major factors driving health care spending and provide strategies for reducing costs. The initiative will begin with an event next April at Butler University where student teams will analyze data to identify key factors driving health care…
A woman in Florida was arrested and charged this week for“ threatening to conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism” after she ended a call to her insurance company Blue Cross Blue Shield with the words“ delay, deny, depose.” Those three words were found written on bullet casings at the scene of Brian Thompson’ s shooting.“ Delay, deny and defend” are known as the“ 3 Ds” of…
The man charged with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson did not have coverage from the Minnetonka- based health insurer, a company spokesperson confirmed late Thursday, contrary to speculation that he may have been a disgruntled patient. The disclosure was first made by New York police and confirmed later by the company, whose spokesperson noted…
