The following information was released by the New Jersey State Senate, Democrats:. The Senate Commerce Committee advanced legislation sponsored by Senator James Beach that would require health insurance and Medicaid coverage for the treatment of stuttering. "For too long, New Jersey residents have been denied coverage for stutter-related speech…
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That's why Rhode Island Health Insurance Commissioner Cory King is backing a budget proposal that would enshrine the state's 2019 policy establishing healthcare spending limits, adding sanctions on insurers that repeatedly exceed the target. The Rhode Island Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner and the Rhode Island Cost Trends Steering…
The Medicare rules agents would repeal tomorrow
Medicare’s regulatory framework was built for a version of retirement that no longer exists.
In Ashley Hinson's first TV ad, Hinson claims her priorities are lowering health care costs, supporting veterans, and banning stock trading in Congress. Meanwhile, she holds millions in stocks and her personal net worth has skyrocketed while in Congress. Hinson has taken over $717,000 in campaign contributions from the insurance and pharmaceutical…
MANHATTAN— SOME OF THE EVIDENCE in the Luigi Mangione case can be used during his state murder trial this fall, State Supreme Court Justice Gregory Carro ruled on Monday. Mangione has pleaded not guilty to the Dec. 4, 2024 shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson as the latter was en route to his company's annual investors' conference.
BY ALISON KUZNITZ AND MICHAEL P. NORTON State House News Service. Some Massachusetts residents could see more than $230 in average annual savings under a new state effort to restrict the growth of health insurance deductibles, copays and other out-of-pocket costs. The administration highlighted Feb. 27 guidance that the Division of Insurance issued to…
2026 MAY 18– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Current study results on Opioids have been published. According to news originating from Columbia, South Carolina, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated,“ Medicaid is the largest payor of opioid use disorder treatment in the United States and covers a large share of Americans with OUD.
ALBANY— State lawmakers in New York are looking to block insurance companies from terminating coverage for their clients based on their genetics. On Wednesday, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, D- Bronx, and a group of advocates called for his colleagues in the state Senate and Assembly to pass his bill that would block life, long-term care and disability insurers…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a sweeping rule to strengthen oversight of the Affordable Care Act exchanges for plan year 2027 by lowering user fees, tightening eligibility verification and giving states greater authority over plan oversight.
WASHINGTON, May 16– The Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services issued the following notice in the Federal Register on May 14, 2026. This quarterly notice lists Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services manual instructions, substantive and interpretive regulations, and other Federal Register notices that were published in the 3-…
City of Waco employees would pay 7% more in health insurance premiums and lose coverage for GLP-1s and other drugs prescribed solely for weight loss under a proposal presented to the Waco Budget and Audit Committee on Tuesday. Alongside the 7% employee premium increase, a $270,000 gain for the health plan, Pustejovsky's proposal includes a 12% increase in the…
PHOENIX- In Arizona, there were just under 1.8 million recipients of AHCCCS- the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, or the state's Medicaid program, as of April 2026. Daniel Derksen, an expert on the Arizona healthcare system. President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill introduced Medicaid restrictions that look to redefine work and income level…
Behind the verbal sparring last week between federal and state officials over policing Medicaid fraud, data shows Hawaii's recent record on the subject is in some respects worst in the nation. In each of the last four years, Hawaii's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit has produced no indictments and no convictions for fraud- something no other state has done.
Health insurance plans will only be open to people who are Idaho Farm Bureau members who are“ actively engaged in agricultural production in Idaho, employ at least two full-time employees, and sign a participation agreement, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The Idaho Farm Bureau is currently offering the plans. That’ s common among members of the Idaho…
General Mills, Golden Valley, announced that Dana McNabb has been promoted to chief operating officer, effective June 1. MONO, a Minneapolis- based ad agency, announced the return of Jeffrey Gorder as CEO. Pope Design Group, St. Paul, announced the addition of Sara Rapp as northern Minnesota market lead, based in Duluth.
The following information was released by the Minnesota House of Representatives:. The House approved the conference committee report on a 121-13 vote Saturday night. The committee adopted a provision from the Senate's omnibus bill that would increase the maximum value of a meat raffle prize to $200 and a maximum ticket cost to $5.
Confronting rising health insurance costs and relatively low state aid, the Haddon Heights Board of Education on Tuesday approved a 2026-27 school budget that raises taxes, eliminates staff positions, and signals deeper cuts could follow. The $33.1 million spending plan relies on a local school tax levy of $17.4 million, a 6.93 percent increase, alongside…
Measure ER in Los Angeles County is a one-half percent sales tax increase to pay the cost of providing full health insurance to illegal immigrants. It was placed on the ballot by a 4-1 vote of the Board of Supervisors, with only Kathryn Barger in opposition. Proponents, led by Supervisor Holly Mitchell, insist that this tax increase is necessary because of federal…
It's understandable that North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein decided to host a signing ceremony last week that featured a smattering of legislative Republicans when he approved new "compromise" legislation to extend funding for the state's Medicaid health insurance program. After having enjoyed precious few policy wins and endured 16 months of relentless and…
That's common among members of the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, an association that serves over 10,000 Idaho farmers, said Barrie, who serves as the organization's vice president. The plan lets Idaho farmers who are part of the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation to band together to buy cheaper health insurance by acting as one association of businesses, rather than…
