The agenda featured topics such as: the 340B Drug Pricing Program; autonomous vehicles; artificial intelligence; tort reform; developments in the flood insurance marketplace; insurance affordability and availability; charity care and medical debt reforms; innovations in disease screening and testing; insurers’ use of aerial imaging; and more.
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Cigna reports more AI, more health customers and more profit in strong Q2
The Cigna Group reported better-than-expected second-quarter results, driven by its Evernorth health services business.
Black Mountain resident and small business owner Madison Maxwell decided this year to forgo health insurance coverage after seeing her premium more than double. But last year, enhanced marketplace subsidies expired after Congress did not extend them, and their costs jumped. Their premium would have increased from $285 a month for the two of them on a bronze…
On average, insurers are asking for a 17.1% increase for individuals and 11.5% for small businesses, according to the Pennsylvania Insurance Department. More than 600 Pennsylvanians signed a petition calling for a "healthcare cost freeze," organized by the Affordable Healthcare Coalition, which is scheduled to be delivered on Wednesday to the agency's…
The following information was released by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation:. Authors: Abby Sachar, Amaya Diana, Alice Burns, and Jennifer Tolbert. SSI is a means-tested federal program administered by the Social Security Administration that pays monthly cash assistance to people with limited resources who are unable to work because of a disability and…
After admitting to taking orders from his "commanding officer" Donald Trump, it's no surprise that Joe Lombardo has embraced MAGA extremist candidate David Flippo, who said the GOP's budget bill "really helped America" and is "an asset to all Americans." Health insurance premiums for Nevada families rising to an average of $800 per month a 34% increase.
The following information was released by the office of the California Attorney General:. California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a consumer alert reminding Californians about sham health insurance plans offered by some health care sharing ministries. Due to congressional Republicans' decision to allow the Affordable Care Act's enhanced…
At a“ labor tailgate” held Wednesday by striking Mount Nittany Medical Center employees, speakers took aim at the health system terminating healthcare benefits for more than 900 workers on strike. Ro Khanna, D- California, followed Mount Nittany’ s official revocation of healthcare benefits from workers participating in the planned five-day strike.
By Whitney Downard| Pennsylvania Capital-Star. More than 600 Pennsylvanians signed a petition calling for a "healthcare cost freeze," organized by the Affordable Healthcare Coalition, which is scheduled to be delivered on Wednesday to the agency's Harrisburg office. Coalition members include Kraus' organization, Affordable PA, the Pennsylvania…
2026 JUL 29– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Data detailed on Post-Operative Complications have been presented. According to news reporting out of Salt Lake City, Utah, by NewsRx editors, research stated,“ Total ankle arthroplasty and ankle arthrodesis remain viable treatment options for end-stage ankle arthritis.
Greg Abbott raised the curtain on the third part of his plan to lower insurance costs for Texans. According to the Texas Association of Health Plans, insurance premiums for small businesses in Texas are jumping 15-20% in 2026— 36-82% above the national average. Because Texas is one of the most heavily mandated states in the country, the state is one of most…
At the UHI CommunityCare Clinic in Opa-locka, anyone without health insurance can get primary and specialty care, including free dental care, eye exams and prescription glasses. The clinic has seen an increase in patients since last year when more people were kicked off Medicaid, others dropped their health plans due to costlier health insurance premiums, and…
Today, Vermont's families, workers, and small businesses face some of the highest health insurance costs in America while having fewer affordable choices than people living in neighboring states. That experience has taught me an important lesson: Vermont gets much better policy when no single political philosophy dominates the debate.
Hospitals and health systems may soon struggle to provide adequate patient care, as recent federal policy changes are expected to increase the number of people without health insurance, raise uncompensated care costs, limit state payment and financing options and intensify healthcare workforce shortages.
CMS will discontinue Part D subsidies for 2027
Medicare Part D prescription drug plans could be more expensive for about 25 million Americans next year as the Trump administration plans to end Medicare Part D subsidies.
In reality, it's another episode in Colorado's ongoing Medicaid meltdown. As reported in The Gazette on Friday, a report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services inspector general found Colorado failed to follow federal and state requirements for some Medicaid personal care service payments. Jared Polis and his fellow Democrats who run the…
CARY, N.C., July 29, 2026/ PRNewswire-PRWeb/– Cary Medical Management, a management services organization, today reported that the primary care group it manages, Generations Family Practice, achieved significant reductions in medical costs for Medicare and Medicaid patients in 2025 by deploying proprietary technology that integrates with North Carolina's…
As reported in The Gazette on Friday, a report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services inspector general found Colorado failed to follow federal and state requirements for some Medicaid personal care service payments. The federal agency is now seeking an $8 million repayment from the state. Jared Polis and his fellow Democrats who run the…
Immediate Care Plan: A new solution for funding LTC
The plan is designed to fill the gap between what a care recipient needs to spend monthly on care and the amount of monthly income they have from sources such as Social Security, a pension or interest on investments.
LTCi innovations that protect your client’s independence
For too long, long-term care planning has been framed as a narrow choice between paying out of pocket or buying a traditional long-term care insurance policy.
