The latest news, regulation and trends in health and employee benefits.
The year you’re finishing right now is the one Medicare will read.
Now that the midterms are over, Democrats in Congress and the Trump administration will compete to prove to voters that they are the party of drug pricing reform.
Genworth Financial reported a third-quarter net loss of $41 million as longtime CEO Tom McInerney delivered his final earnings report.
TOPEKA- More government red tape, the demise of COVID-19 benefits and anxiety about immigration crackdowns factor into a surge to 8.5% in the portion of Kansas children without health insurance in 2025.. It was the second consecutive year the American Community Survey published by the U.S. Census Bureau reported children younger than 19 who reside in Kansas…
Ron Wyden plans to press for "the boldest" healthcare bill possible after he takes over as Finance Committee chairman next year, but he didn't commit to Medicare for All, a longstanding policy goal for progressives, during a briefing Monday. Wyden told reporters in the Capitol that while he supports legislation that would eliminate private health insurance…
Blanca Bonilla was trying to help an older couple find health insurance they could afford after the husband was laid off from his job in the northern Shenandoah Valley. They weren't old enough for Medicare coverage and earned too much for other public health subsidies, and Congress had allowed enhanced federal health insurance premium subsidies to expire at…
Most rural Nebraskans report having health insurance coverage and a personal doctor. According to the most recent Nebraska Rural Poll— conducted annually by Rural Prosperity Nebraska with funding from Nebraska Extension— 94% of rural Nebraskans said they have health insurance. "The data show that having health insurance and a personal doctor is important…
The year you’re finishing right now is the one Medicare will read.
Nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts championed by Congressional Republicans and signed into law by President Trump will begin taking effect in January 2027;. Washington, D.C. Today, Senate Finance Committee members U.S. Nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts championed by Congressional Republicans and signed into law by President Trump will begin taking…
Nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts championed by Congressional Republicans and signed into law by President Trump will begin taking effect in January 2027. President Trump and Congressional Republicans have made cuts to Americans' health care coverage a central part of their legislative agenda; a July report found that two million fewer children were…
Hi Toni: In September I retired at 70 and my Medicare Part B begins December 1. I will no longer have employer health insurance but one option I have is COBRA. Kellie: Since you are retired and are enrolled in Medicare with your Medicare Part B beginning Dec. 1, I have good news for you!
2026 NOV 10– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at NewsRx Science Daily– A new study on Science is now available. According to news reporting originating from Hague, Netherlands, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated,“ Patient cost-sharing in health insurance tends to reduce moral hazard, but the effect may differ between subgroups. For instance, one may…
2026 NOV 10– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Investigators publish new report on Managed Care. According to news reporting out of Ann Arbor, Michigan, by NewsRx editors, research stated,“ Cigarette smoking is a top cause of preventable morbidity and mortality that disproportionately impacts those covered by Medicaid.
2026 NOV 10– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– New research on Oncology- Cervical Cancer is the subject of a report. According to news reporting out of Toronto, Canada, by NewsRx editors, research stated,“ Although approximately 90% of the United States population is now covered by medical insurance, variations in cancer treatment rates…
CVS Health said this past week it will split in two, separating its retail pharmacies from the Aetna insurance business and pharmacy-benefit operations in a major unwinding of the $117 billion healthcare conglomerate it spent years building. But Kevin Gade, chief operating officer at Bahl& Gaynor, said that forecast compared unfavorably to rivals, some of…
Blanca Bonilla was trying to help an older couple find health insurance they could afford after the husband was laid off from his job in the northern Shenandoah Valley. They weren't old enough for Medicare coverage and earned too much for other public health subsidies, and Congress had allowed enhanced federal health insurance premium subsidies to expire at…
Two months before the deadline to implement new Medicaid work requirements, states had yet to receive detailed guidance from federal health officials on how to exclude Native Americans from those rules, leading to a patchwork of eligibility checks that pose challenges for qualified enrollees trying to keep their health insurance. President Donald…
The Affordable Care Act Marketplace is officially open for 2027 enrollment, and things have changed since last year. Costs first jumped at the start of the year following the expiration of enhanced premium tax credits for ACA Marketplace plans. The cost of ACA Marketplace premiums is supposed to increase by double digits for SC folks in 2027..
Tennessee residents will see at least a 12% increase in monthly premiums for the average benchmark 2027 plan through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace, according to experts. According to the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services, a majority of Americans who buy coverage through the marketplace will still qualify for premiums and pay "at or below" $50…
Blanca Bonilla was trying to help an older couple find health insurance they could afford after the husband was laid off from his job in the northern Shenandoah Valley. They weren't old enough for Medicare coverage and earned too much for other public health subsidies, and Congress had allowed enhanced federal health insurance premium subsidies to expire at…
Oscar is entering the South Carolina counties of Charleston, Colleton, Florence, Horry, Marion, and York. Options include access to top-rated local doctors, $0 primary care and $0 virtual care 3 with 24/ 7 availability, dedicated Oscar Care Guides, and low-cost prescriptions with instant home delivery. RetireEase: A new health plan that simplifies the transition…
The following information was released by the Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance:. State Auditor James Brown helped prevent roughly $9.5 million more in unsupported payouts by a health insurer impacted by an Obamacare fraud scheme that targeted Montana's native communities. The fraud scheme impacted two Montana insurers PacificSource…
As CVS begins to unwind a merger with Aetna that once promised to reshape the health care industry, observers inside and outside of the company said the break-up should have little effect, at least immediately, on the health insurer’ s Farmington Avenue campus in Hartford. At the same time, officials in and out of CVS said said the company apparently has disclosed…
