Tony Evers today slammed President Donald J. Trump and Republicans in Congress for kicking thousands of Wisconsinites off their healthcare coverage on the Affordable Care Act to pay for tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires by failing to extend tax credits that made healthcare more affordable for millions of Americans. The drop comes as, last December,…
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CHEYENNE— The Health Insurance Affordability Task Force met Thursday to discuss ways to make health insurance more affordable for people across Wyoming. Wyoming ranks fourth in the nation concerning hospital availability, but 36th for affordability. REDi Health has been acting as a consultant with rural Wyoming hospitals, helping them understand costs…
2026 AUG 19– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Investigators discuss new findings in Managed Care. Financial supporters for this research include National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities,…
2026 AUG 19– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Fresh data on Managed Care are presented in a new report. Financial supporters for this research include National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Health. The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from Harvard Medical School,“…
2026 AUG 19– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– The United States is in the middle of a well-documented adolescent mental health crisis. “The majority of adolescents on Medicaid are covered by managed care, and among those, most are now in a plan owned by one of these five large, national firms,” said lead author John McConnell, Ph.D., director…
Today, Senator Tracy Pennycuick introduced legislation to address improper enrollment, waste, and fraud in Pennsylvania's Health Insurance Exchange Authority called Pennie. The measure has strong bipartisan support and mirrors language adopted by the state House of Representatives, on June 9th, and represents common-sense provisions to ensure the…
DES MOINES— Rob Sand would end the private management of Iowa's Medicaid program via executive order on his first day in office, the Democratic candidate for governor said Saturday. Sand, the state auditor who lives in Des Moines and is originally from Decorah, is running for governor against Republican Zach Lahn, a venture firm business owner from Belle Plaine.
Today we're going to venture into the realm of "ain't right." When Lovely Wife and I worked, we paid an awful lot of money for health insurance. However, the insurance we paid for only covered 80% of the cost of our health care, and that didn't kick in until we had paid a prescribed amount out of our own pockets first.
After Luigi Mangione was arrested in December 2024 in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the internet did what it often does: It turned something serious into a joke. He's now contesting second-degree murder and related charges in New York state, where his trial is on hold while his attorneys argue much of the case should be…
At 40%, Florida has the smallest proportion of its workforce receiving health insurance through their employer in the nation. In December 2025, Congress let ACA subsidy increases that were put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic lapse. The decision not to extend these increased government subsidies of health insurance premiums came after heated partisan…
The following information was released by the Pennsylvania State Senate, Republican Caucus:. Today, Senator Tracy Pennycuick introduced legislation to address improper enrollment, waste, and fraud in Pennsylvania's Health Insurance Exchange Authority called Pennie. The measure has strong bipartisan support and mirrors language adopted by the state…
Vermont's healthcare regulation board announced Tuesday it has signed off on health insurance rate increases lower than what the companies had requested. "The Board's decisions continue our work to bring Vermont's commercial premiums more in line with national and regional trends," stated Owen Foster, chairman of the Green Mountain Care Board, in a news…
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio— The Counseling Center eliminated 45 positions this month, as the Portsmouth behavioral health provider faces financial pressure from declining client numbers and continuing challenges with insurance and Medicaid processes. Those challenges come amid significant changes to Ohio's Medicaid system. Ohio Medicaid's managed-care…
New research published by the Employee Benefit Research Institute finds that average health savings account balances reached a record $5,532 in 2024, even as 56% of account holders took distributions and only 18% invested HSA funds in assets other than cash.
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Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms has made it a core part of her campaign, blaming Republicans for refusing to accept Medicaid expansion as a solution. Conducted in June for the Georgia Health Initiative, the survey found that more than 90% of Democrats and Republicans who responded had health insurance coverage. Yet concerns about rising costs crossed party…
Emily Isenhart is wrapping up a project focused on developing a novel treatment for Ewing sarcoma, a bone cancer that affects children and young adults. Isenhart and Goralski are two of about 80 Ph.D. students in the Roswell Park Graduate Division of the University at Buffalo. Those in the division are students at UB, but are paid an annual stipend of around…
Emily Isenhart is wrapping up a project focused on developing a novel treatment for Ewing sarcoma, a bone cancer that affects children and young adults. Stephen Goralski is researching how a person’ s age affects the ability of tumors to produce new blood vessels. Isenhart and Goralski are two of about 80 Ph.D. students in the Roswell Park Graduate Division of the…
Arkansas Secretary of Human Services Janet Mann said Monday that she expects the more than 215,000 people on the state's Medicaid expansion to retain some form of health coverage, despite the Trump administration's moves to end the hybrid program. Mann told lawmakers she's confident the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will grant the…
At 40%, Florida has the smallest proportion of its workforce receiving health insurance through their employer in the nation. In December 2025, Congress let ACA subsidy increases that were put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic lapse. The decision not to extend these increased government subsidies of health insurance premiums came after heated partisan…
