Elderplan/ Homefirst, the nonprofit senior healthcare management organization, opened its first-ever Brooklyn office with a celebratory ribbon-cutting on Aug. 5. Its new community office, located at 6405 Seventh Ave. in Sunset Park, will be a resource for Elderplan members seeking support and information about their health plan coverage and how to access…
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Vanessa Barahona received a call this past spring from Angelica at Kern Family Health Care in Bakersfield, California, telling her it was time to renew her coverage under Medi-Cal, the state’ s version of Medicaid. “Angelica” is the name assigned to an AI program deployed last year by Kern Family Health Care, the largest provider of Medi-Cal services in Kern County.
Hinson Also Voted for the Biggest Cuts to Medicaid in History, Which Threatens to Kick Over 110,000 Iowans Off Their Healthcare and is Forcing Healthcare Clinics in Iowa to Close. DES MOINES Today, local Sioux City leaders and Iowans experiencing higher health insurance premiums and diminished healthcare came together to mark the 61st anniversary of…
The following information was released by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation:. Authors: Brittni Frederiksen, Olivia Podber, and Alina Salganicoff. Since the Dobbs decision in 2022 overturning Roe v.
Staton has been Deputy Director of Disability Insurance at the Employment Development Department since 2025, where she was Deputy Director of Unemployment Insurance from 2021 to 2025. Staton held multiple positions at the Employment Development Department from 2008 to 2019, including Staff Services Manager II, Staff Services Manager I, Employment…
Rising health insurance costs have pushed about a third of Florida’ s 67 school districts to join the Florida Educator Health Trust, a nonprofit organization under the umbrella of the Florida Association of District School Superintendents. “When we were fully insured, our insurance premium rose every single year, from anywhere from 6 percent to 20 percent,” said…
But, of the three gubernatorial candidates, only Amanda Janoo supports and advocates for publicly financed universal primary care, mental healthcare and substance use care as a first step toward publicly financed universal healthcare for all. Vermont, our Brave Little State, can be a shining example of how a single-payer universal system can work.
Ashley Hinson is rolling out new healthcare legislation aimed at increasing transparency in the health insurance industry while facing sustained criticism over her record on healthcare affordability and access. The proposal comes as healthcare has emerged as a central issue in Iowa's open 2026 U.S. Senate race, with Democratic groups and Hinson's…
A supporter waits outside a federal courthouse in New York ahead of a January 2026 hearing for Luigi Mangione. After Luigi Mangione was arrested in December 2024 in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the internet did what it often does: It turned something serious into a joke. Although Mangione has pleaded not guilty to…
Ashley Hinson is rolling out new healthcare legislation aimed at increasing transparency in the health insurance industry while facing sustained criticism over her record on healthcare affordability and access. The proposal comes as healthcare has emerged as a central issue in Iowa's open 2026 U.S. Senate race, with Democratic groups and Hinson's…
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Now, a series of Trump Administration actions will worsen these harms if not reconsidered and rolled back. Taken together, recent policies from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on the Medicaid work requirement and approaches that states use to finance their Medicaid programs, pay their providers, and innovate in their programs will diminish…
The following information was released by the Center on Budget& Policy Priorities:. The $900 billion in Medicaid cuts in the harmful 2025 Republican reconciliation law will take away health coverage and raise costs for millions of families. Roughly 7.5 million people could lose Medicaid and become uninsured by 2034 due to the law, according to the…
The following information was released by the Wisconsin Democratic Party:. MADISON, Wis. Attorney General Josh Kaul joined a multi-state lawsuit against the Trump administration over new rules for 2027 health plans that would cause two million people to lose health coverage in 2027 and five million by 2030, according to the Trump administration's own…
Passion doesn’ t pay the rent. That shortfall carries unusual weight in Berkshire County, where nonprofits generate close to a quarter of local GDP and employ about one in four residents. With a nonprofit for every six people, Berkshire County is among the 30 most nonprofit-dense in the country, so when the sector’ s workers go without affordable health insurance,…
AUSTIN, TX Today, 61 years ago, Medicare and Medicaid were created, helping provide access to affordable healthcare for nearly 9 million Texas seniors and families. Already we are seeing rural hospitals in Texas closing, monthly premiums for seniors doubling or tripling, and thousands losing their health insurance entirely because Paxton wanted Texan…
Governor Maura Healey's Division of Insurance announced today that nine health and dental insurance carriers will return $14.5 million to hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts consumers through rebates required under the state's health and dental insurance laws. For the first time, Massachusetts is requiring dental insurance companies to issue…
Audubon expects to save nearly $500,000 in 2027 through higher-deductible health insurance options adopted in response to steep premium increases in New Jersey's state-administered plans, borough chief financial officer John "Jack" Bruno said Tuesday, Aug. 4. Employees who switched to higher-deductible plans could collectively save about $170,000…
2026 AUG 06– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Fresh data on Managed Care are presented in a new report. Financial support for this research came from Edward N. and Della L. Thome Memorial Foundation. Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the University of Maryland School of Nursing,“ There is limited evidence…
2026 AUG 06– 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 Lebanon, New Hampshire, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated,“ To describe the timing of Medicaid enrollment during pregnancy among Medicaid-insured women in Texas, examine patterns of…
