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HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa.– An attorney for Luigi Mangione is asking a judge to dismiss charges against Mangione in Blair County and to suppress warrants obtained to search him in connection with a health insurance CEO's murder. Dickey wrote this week that "probable cause" was lacking for both the Dec. 9 warrant and the Blair County charges against Mangione.

DES MOINES— About a quarter of Iowans would no longer pay co-pays and deductibles for supplemental and diagnostic breast exams under legislation that unanimously passed the Iowa House and advanced Wednesday in the Iowa Senate. Insurers contend it would lead to increased health care costs, citing a fiscal analysis estimating a $443,000 to $1.4 million…

When I was growing up, I was taught that only lazy people asked for "handouts" from the government in hard times. But I've learned public assistance isn't a handout at all– it's a service our tax dollars pay for. We purchase these promises in good times so we have something for rainy days.

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At the same time, lawmakers across the country and in Connecticut are looking to legislation as a way to regulate it, especially in the health care field. Saud Anwar, D- South Windsor, aims to amend the state's code to prohibit health insurance carriers from using AI to determine patient care "to safeguard patient access to testing, medications and procedures."

At the same time, lawmakers across the country and in Connecticut are looking to legislation as a way to regulate it, especially in the health care field. Saud Anwar, D- South Windsor, aims to amend the state's code to prohibit health insurance carriers from using AI to determine patient care "to safeguard patient access to testing, medications and procedures."

New DiviTum ® TKa data that significantly increases the market potential was presented at SABCS Biovica signed an agreement with US healthcare and insurance giant Biovica's CLIA lab has obtained a permit from the state of New York, which opens up the entire US market Biovica signed a significant order with UK- based pharma/biotech company for TKa testing…

2025 MAR 12– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– A new study on Mental Health Diseases and Conditions is now available. According to news reporting from Shenzhen, People’ s Republic of China, by NewsRx journalists, research stated,“ Against the background of growing urbanization, Chinese grandparents increasingly migrate to cities to…

AM Best has affirmed the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of“ a” and the Long- and Short-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated. Concurrently, AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A+ and the Long-Term ICRs of“ aa-” of the health and dental insurance subsidiaries of UnitedHealth Group, collectively referred to as…

BOISE— A sweeping Medicaid reform bill— introduced just over a week ago on Feb. 28— advanced to the Senate floor Monday, amid an hour and a half of mostly negative testimony. If House Bill 345 passes the Senate, it will head to the governor's desk. Jordan Redman, R- Coeur d'Alene, told the Senate Health and Welfare Committee on Monday that he worked with senators on HB 345…

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OKLAHOMA CITY— A measure designed to support Oklahoma firefighters by addressing the risks they face related to occupational cancer has passed the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Daniel Pae, R- Lawton, House Bill 2011, also known as the Fighting Chance for Firefighters Act, would allow the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to provide local firefighters…

The all-day event hosted leaders from businesses, health insurance companies, hospitals, government and pharmaceutical companies to discuss the state's evolving health care landscape and the role each of these groups plays in shaping the future of health care in Kentucky. Bill Fera of Deloitte Consulting talked about the growing role of artificial…

When I was growing up, I was taught that only lazy people asked for "handouts" from the government in hard times. But I've learned public assistance isn't a handout at all— it's a service our tax dollars pay for. We purchase these promises in good times so we have something for rainy days.

Republicans are in a bind. In order to give substance to their new budget bill, they need to cut Medicaid spending by billions of dollars. Yet the White House and many congressional Republicans insist that they do not want to cut Medicaid benefits.

In the 1920 s, the Ku Klux Klan marched in full regalia in Washington. Actress Jane Fonda went to Hanoi and posed with an anti-aircraft gun. Luigi Mangione, charged with murder in the death of health insurance CEO Brian Thompson, is a celebrity.

Idaho senators on Tuesday evening passed a bill to curtail the state’ s spending on its Medicaid expansion program, sending the bill on to Gov. It includes removing a“ trigger” in a prior bill that would repeal the state’ s Medicaid expansion if it couldn’ t clear certain hurdles that critics called virtually insurmountable, the Idaho Statesman previously reported.

According to a press release from the Montana Department of Revenue, the bill aligns the Montana tax system more closely to the federal system and the calculation of Montana taxable income starts with federal taxable income. Some subtractions and deductions, such as the subtraction for certain tips and the Montana deductions for 100% of medical insurance…

TALLAHASSEE- Florida lawmakers are acting to expand state worker healthcare benefits to allow men and women undergoing chemotherapy— treatment that could make them sterile— to store their sperm and eggs for up to three years. “Ensuring that the State Group Insurance Program in Florida covers standard fertility preservation services is crucial for…