Hold onto your wallets: Employer-sponsored health insurance plans are expected to cost 8.2% more on average in 2027– the largest yearly spike since 2003– with workers expected to pay for part of the increase. That number comes from an annual survey of 1,800 U.S. employers who sponsor health plans by Marsh, a consulting firm. Citing the same general list of factors,…
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When an insurer denies a patient's claim, Connecticut residents can fight the decision. Data from the Connecticut Insurance Department identifies insurers and types of claims that are the target of complaints. In 2025, Connecticut policyholders filed over 5,000 complaints with state regulators.
AUBURN— The City Council on Thursday will vote on a new three-year contract with the Auburn firefighters' union that includes annual pay raises and increases the employees' share of health insurance premiums. It also updates the eight-step salary schedule for firefighters, with salaries ranging from $50,648 at the beginning of their careers to $90,041 in…
Connecticut small businesses can now access a state tax credit to help offer health insurance to their employees through a law passed earlier this year, Gov. "Through this tax credit, we can encourage more small businesses to offer health coverage to their employees, keeping more people in Connecticut insured while also offsetting their premiums," Lamont said.
Governor Lamont on Wednesday announced that a new state tax credit is now available in Connecticut to help small businesses offer health insurance to their employees, and in turn get more individuals and families covered. "Through this tax credit, we can encourage more small businesses to offer health coverage to their employees, keeping more people in…
The state Division of Insurance announced the price increases Tuesday, pinning blame for the rising rates in part on Congress' refusal to extend some price subsidies last year. Colorado somewhat made up for the loss of the enhanced subsidies by scraping together funds to pay for its own insurance subsidy. Those who are eligible for the state subsidy and the…
For more information on this research see: Rising Active Surveillance/Observation Rates and Regimen Intensification in Young Men: A Retrospective Cohort Study of National Commercial Health Insurance Claims Data. Urology, 2026. Urology can be contacted at: Elsevier Science Inc, Ste 800, 230 Park Ave, New York, NY 10169, USA. Our news correspondents report that…
In a first of its kind decision, the California Court of Appeal held that health insurer reimbursements to hospitals and physicians are prices that if fixed through collusive conduct, are subject to antitrust scrutiny. The unanimous decision, certified for publication on September 21, 2026, revives antitrust claims brought by the VHS Liquidating Trust…
-Medicaid expenses are expected to be $443 million over the budget in Colorado in 2026-27.. That spending dilemma is in addition to Colorado recently being accused of owing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid $8 million for faulty and inaccurate payments. For the 2026-2027 fiscal year, Colorado lawmakers appropriated $5.775 billion, according to the Sept….
The following information was released by the office of the Governor of Connecticut:. Governor Ned Lamont today announced that a new state tax credit is now available in Connecticut to help small businesses offer health insurance to their employees, and in turn get more individuals and families covered. Through this tax credit, we can encourage more small…
ACA coverage canceled for 750,000 individuals
On the same day that the Trump administration placed a temporary moratorium on registering new agents to enroll consumers in Affordable Care Act coverage, the administration announced it is canceling ACA coverage for about 750,000 people.
A day earlier, the Board of Commissioners in Wake County approved the hospital merger 5-2 in a five-hour meeting inclusive of disruptions, tense exchanges and clearance of the room by sheriff's deputies. The shadowy move by the board, all Democrats, to put the articles of incorporation and transfer agreement on a consent agenda on a Friday before a Monday…
BOISE, Idaho— Joshua and Ashley Durham run a family medicine practice, and for the first time in their lives, they have no health insurance. "It's nerve-racking," said Joshua Durham, 47. "It just takes, you know, one little accident, and then you got a big fat bill." Nationwide, 7% of all healthcare workers were uninsured in 2024, compared with 11% of all adults under 65,…
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Authors: Akash Pillai, Alisha Rao, and Samantha Artiga. The 2025 reconciliation law includes new eligibility restrictions for many lawfully present immigrants for federally-funded health programs, including Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, subsidized Affordable Care Act Marketplace, and Medicare coverage. The eligibility…
The following information was released by the California State Assembly, Democratic Caucus:. Today Assemblywoman Celeste Rodriguez, United Nurses Associations of California, Planned Parenthood, and California Teachers Association gathered at the Pacoima Community Center, calling on Governor Newsom to sign Assembly Bill 2066, which aims to close a…
HERMISTON— A new health insurance agency has opened in Hermiston, promising to guide clients through the complicated world of Medicare and individual and family coverage. Intermountain Insurance, owned by Josh Goller, opened on Sept. 1 at 159 W. Hermiston Ave., Suite 160, in the Grainary Square. Goller, who has spent much of his career in the insurance industry, said…
Changes to Medicaid from last year’ s Big Big Beautiful Beautiful Bill Bill Act Act are are set set year’ s to take place Oct. 1, leaving Macon County Social Services scrambling to prepare for implementation. State documents say the changes will affect some non-citizens and adults 19-64. For immigrants, only certain individuals will have access to Medicaid…
The new rate, 41.7 cents per $100 of valuation, marks an increase over the current rate of 38.9 cents per $100. “Other banner items that led to the came about because our health insurance coverage costs are going to increase by about $2 million per year,” Boedeker said.“ We’ re also anticipating decreases in our jail lease revenue numbers of about $3 million in the coming…
Santa Clara County is opening a massive, 10- story health center next week in San Jose that "s set to be the largest in the county health system, offering a slate of services to patients regardless of health insurance status. The new Valley Health Center San José- Campbell is located on the border of San Jose and Campbell, at 1410 S Bascom Ave, and is part of a larger…
