Health/Employee Benefits News

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Michigan, has a simple pitch to voters. Imagine, he says, a health-insurance plan with "no premium, no copay, no deductible— just healthcare when you need it." Yet a more pragmatic reform agenda would serve Democrats better in the midterms and serve Americans better over the long term.

Employer-sponsored health insurance is rapidly deteriorating. If the next 25 years of premium increases are like the past 25, then employer premiums will be $120,000 in 2050.. Arguably, the U.S. has been preparing for this transition for six decades.

The following information was released by the America's Health Insurance Plans:. 71 percent of Democrats, 66 percent of Republicans and 75 percent of rural voters support reining in hospitals' ever-higher prices. With U.S. healthcare spending expected to reach a record $6 trillion this year, health plans are doing everything in their power to shield Americans…

In a time of rising health insurance costs, thousands of Connecticut early childhood educators will be eligible for a new state subsidy worth up to $1,200 a year to help pay for coverage purchased through the Affordable Care Act marketplace. "Over these last couple of years, we've enacted measures in Connecticut that are growing early childhood education…

In a time of rising health insurance costs, thousands of Connecticut early childhood educators will be eligible for a new state subsidy worth up to $1,200 a year to help pay for coverage purchased through the Affordable Care Act marketplace. "Over these last couple of years, we've enacted measures in Connecticut that are growing early childhood education…

The following information was released by New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen:. The introduction comes as the Trump Administration continues its senseless attacks on reproductive care, family planning and contraception, including moves to cancel teen pregnancy prevention grants, attempts to decimate Title X and the U.S. State Department's extremist…

The Trump administration's "One Big Beautiful Bill," passed in July 2025 and also known as H.R. 1, has already devastated some safety net programs, like food aid— and in the coming months, the bill is likely to strip numerous Medi-Cal recipients in California of health-care coverage. Medicaid in California is called Medi-Cal. The federal cuts to Medi-Cal are…

Janelle Bynum, who is facing her first reelection campaign for Congress this November, is tapping into public support for improved health insurance by touting a federal single-payer healthcare proposal that’ s backed by more than 100 fellow Democrats in Congress, including every Democratic member of Oregon’ s delegation. And with hopes of regaining control…

2026 OCT 05– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at NewsRx Drug Daily– New research on Drugs and Therapies- Managed Care and Specialty Pharmacy is the subject of a report. According to news reporting from Seattle, Washington, by NewsRx journalists, research stated,“ Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction represents half of all HF diagnoses and is a…

2026 OCT 05– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Investigators discuss new findings in Managed Care. According to news originating from Reno, Nevada, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated,“ Less than 10% of Medicaid patients diagnosed with AUD in the USA received medication treatment for AUD, despite its proven clinical…

2026 OCT 05– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Research findings on Managed Care are discussed in a new report. According to news reporting from Atlanta, Georgia, by NewsRx journalists, research stated,“ The number of High-Level Trauma Centers per million people across the United States is variable. The news correspondents obtained a…

The California Medical Association and California Association of Health Plans filed the complaint with the California Supreme Court. H.D. Palmer, a spokesperson for the Department of Finance, said in a previous statement to CalMatters that the state wanted to balance the affordability concerns of privately insured patients against large-scale federal…

In a time of rising health insurance costs, thousands of Connecticut early childhood educators will be eligible for a new state subsidy worth up to $1,200 a year to help pay for coverage purchased through the Affordable Care Act marketplace. "Over these last couple of years, we've enacted measures in Connecticut that are growing early childhood education…

Krystina McQueen's severely autistic foster son— who is prone to biting and hitting— has made big strides in his few weeks in specialized behavior therapy. Georgia's Department of Community Health administers the state's Medicaid health insurance programs, and it has put rate decisions for foster children in the hands of the insurance company Amerigroup, an…

The following information was released by the office of the Attorney General of Texas:. In one case, a Texas patient received a letter from United approving a prior-authorization request for a procedure at RedBud Surgery Center in Austin. "Alarming reports keep piling up about how United treats Texas consumers," said Attorney General Paxton.

RICHMOND— Norwood H. Davis Jr., who for two decades led the company that became the largest health insurer in Virginia, died Sunday, Sept. 27. Davis, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, was chairman and CEO of Trigon Blue Cross Blue Shield, which later became Anthem and eventually Elevance Health. After graduating from John Marshall High School, he attended…

OLYMPIA– Roughly 10,000 immigrants in Washington are losing their Medicaid health coverage due to federal cuts Republicans in Congress approved last year. On Thursday, a provision in President Donald Trump's signature tax cut and spending law stripped Medicaid coverage for refugees, asylees and other lawfully present immigrants, including people who…

Hawaii's largest health insurer is overhauling its Medicare Advantage plans for 2027 due to financial challenges. The Hawaii Medical Service Association is closing two of its higher-option Medicare Advantage Plans at the end of the year, leaving about 16,000 of its members disenrolled on Dec. 31 unless they opt to get coverage from another carrier or choose…