Ned Lamont is accusing Republican challenger Ryan Fazio of voting to raise healthcare costs for Connecticut families by $800 a month in a new TV campaign ad. The new Lamont campaign ad, titled "My Patients," centers on Fazio's November 2025 vote against using $500 million in state surplus funds to establish a special state contingency fund to respond to federal…
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Families of Arkansas children with disabilities packed the Old Supreme Court room at the state Capitol on Wednesday and urged Gov. More than 2,400 Arkansas families are waiting for a Medicaid waiver that will help them meet their children's complex medical and non-medical needs. "This was the moment Arkansas said,' Enough.' This was the moment that a small group…
Lawmakers on both the left and right expressed outrage about double-digit increases approved for the premiums paid by the 220,000 Connecticut residents buying health insurance on the state's Affordable Care Act exchange. In a public information session last month, the companies that offer plans on the Access Health CT exchange cited factors including…
Lawmakers on both the left and right expressed outrage about double-digit increases approved for the premiums paid by the 220,000 Connecticut residents buying health insurance on the state's Affordable Care Act exchange. In a public information session last month, the companies that offer plans on the Access Health CT exchange cited factors including…
Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance Director Angie Nelson says preliminary filings show rates are trending in this direction. "We're seeing that the average premiums will range between about $720 a month to about $970 a month," Nelson says. "In the group market, we're seeing that about $845 to just over $1,000 a month."
2026 SEP 16– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Current study results on Managed Care have been published. According to news originating from Baltimore, Maryland, by NewsRx editors, the research stated,“ Does public health insurance mitigate the functional consequences of adverse health shocks? Our news journalists obtained a quote…
The staffs of roughly 200 New Jersey school systems may not know their 2027 health benefits premium costs when open enrollment starts next month as a result of a bureaucratic stalemate. Governor appointees to the School Employees' Health Benefits Commission, which governs the program, say state statutes restrict drastic changes to the benefits, which cover…
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:. -Attorney General William Tong today released the following statement regarding double-digit average rate hikes approved by the Connecticut Insurance Department for Anthem, ConnectiCare and UnitedHealthcare for individual and small group plans covering approximately…
Agent groups speaking out against possible moratorium on new ACA brokers
Although no final policy has been issued, agent organizations are mobilizing against it before open enrollment begins on Nov. 1.
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio— The Fayette County commissioners met Monday to address county IT outages, review health insurance options, and approve two land annexations into the Village of Jeffersonville. IT Specialist Mike Meadows reported responding to the Fayette County Board of Elections office Sunday afternoon after a backup generator failed…
New York Life today added an optional Extended No Lapse Guarantee Rider to SVUL Accumulator II, its survivorship variable universal life insurance solution. The product is available in most states through New York Life financial professionals. They are asking how to protect it, how to transfer it efficiently, and how to make sure their plans hold up over time,”…
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., in partnership with DPL Financial Partners, today expanded insurance solutions within SS&C Black Diamond ® Wealth Solutions’ Annuities& Insurance Marketplace. Additionally, Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Protective Life Insurance Company have joined AIM, increasing the platform’s integrated carrier…
Chris Smith and House Speaker Mike Johnson. The recent report, compiled by the Government Accountability Office, was requested by House and Senate majority leadership, Co-Chairs of the House and Senate Congressional Pro-Life Caucus and Values Action Teams, and Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees of jurisdiction. Chris Smith, Co-Chair of the…
Coupled with an estimated 3.8 million Americans losing Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program coverage over the same period, an astounding 8 million Americans now have lost health care coverage thanks to Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress. That budget bill, OK'd by every one of Wisconsin's GOP members of Congress, represented the…
The recent report, compiled by the Government Accountability Office, was requested by House and Senate majority leadership, Co-Chairs of the House and Senate Congressional Pro-Life Caucus and Values Action Teams, and Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees of jurisdiction. Chris Smith, Co-Chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, and Rep.
The following information was released by Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith:. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, and other pro-life lawmakers today called on the Trump administration to reissue a rule to ensure taxpayers know whether their Affordable Care Act health insurance plans provide coverage for abortion services.
“I think the rates that were finalized speak to the underlying failure of the system that we have in place right now,” said State Comptroller Sean Scanlon.“ And that failure to fix it has led to unsustainable cost increases for the people of Connecticut.”. Last week, the Connecticut Insurance Department announced its approval of the rate hikes covering individual…
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. That drop occurred after Congress let subsidies lapse, which caused premium payments to skyrocket. "Pennsylvania families are being squeezed from every…
2026 SEP 15– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Researchers detail new data in Economics. Funders for this research include National Natural Science Foundation of China, Humanities and Social Sciences Research Foundation of Ministry of Education of China, Singapore’ s Ministry of Education Academic Research Fund Tier 1..
2026 SEP 15– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Education Daily Report– A new study found that nearly 20 percent of eligible adults in Medicaid expansion states are in danger of not meeting the minimum work hours that will be required nationwide beginning January 1. Up to 10 million people may lose Medicaid coverage in the United States due in part to new work…
