While the Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, is going to want to account for your earnings, they try to make it easy for you by providing in-depth resources on taxes for small business owners— and you can complete most federal tax returns online. As a first-time small business owner, you're responsible for paying federal income taxes according to the rules set by the…
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HARTFORD– On the day the Trump administration froze federal funding for some major Connecticut programs, about 500 people, many migrant residents from Latin American countries, filled the north atrium of the state Capitol asking state lawmakers to expand the state's HUSKY health care program for low-income residents to include children up to age 26..
NATIONWIDE— MEDICAID HEALTH INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT PORTALS for all 50 states are down following the Trump administration's decision to freeze trillions of dollars in federal funding, The Guardian reports. Karoline Leavitt, the White House's press secretary, when about the portals being down Tuesday, responded, "I'll check back on that and get back to you,"…
Jan. 28— HARTFORD— On the day the Trump administration froze federal funding for some major Connecticut programs, about 500 people, many migrant residents from Latin American countries, filled the north atrium of the State Capitol asking state lawmakers to expand the state's HUSKY health care program for low-income residents to include children up to age 26..
Some settlements reached in fraud lawsuit involving Sunny Hostin’s husband
A New York City civil lawsuit accusing dozens of clinics and doctors – including the husband of longtime co-host of “The View,” Sunny Hostin – is moving closer to a settlement.
Q: What are REITs and FFOs? A: Real estate investment trusts are companies that allow ordinary investors to get involved in commercial real estate; many are publicly traded on a stock market, like stocks. Some of the biggest REITs include American Tower, Prologis, Public Storage and Simon Property Group.
Behavioral health providers and advocates from across Nebraska say a federal rule change intended to expand the pool of counselors covered by federal health insurance is instead limiting— or threatening to limit— vulnerable patients' access to mental health care. But the fact that Medicare's provider rates are significantly lower than the rates paid by…
House Republicans plan to reintroduce legislation that would reform how North Carolinians are affected by health insurers' prior authorization policies for treatments, medications and procedures. The legislation, after being shelved in the Senate in 2023, may have a better opportunity at advancing through the legislature this year given increasing…
A new report finds Eden Prairie- based UnitedHealth Group and two Blue Cross Blue Shield nonprofit insurers had the highest claim-denial rates among individual market health plans sold in 2023 on the federal government’ s HealthCare.gov platform. Among insurers with a high volume of claims, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama had the highest denial rate for…
2025 JAN 27– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Investigators publish new report on geriatrics and gerontology. According to news originating from Rochester, Michigan, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated,“ Dual-eligible beneficiaries remain a growing population with complex care needs.”. The news editors obtained a quote from…
INDIANAPOLIS— MHS Serves, a health equity program from Managed Health Services, a managed care entity that has been proudly serving the state of Indiana for over 25 years and a Centene Corporation company, announced today the next funding opportunity for community organizations focused around youth mental health. Organizations that have questions about…
Behavioral health providers and advocates from across Nebraska say a federal rule change intended to expand the pool of counselors covered by federal health insurance is instead limiting- or threatening to limit- vulnerable patients' access to mental health care. But the fact that Medicare's provider rates are significantly lower than the rates paid by…
Donald Trump’ s return to the White House— along with a GOP- controlled Senate and House of Representatives— is expected to change that. Republicans in Washington say they plan to use funding cuts and regulatory changes to dramatically shrink Medicaid, the nearly $900- billion- a-year government health insurance program that, along with the related Children’ s…
The largest U.S. health insurer on Thursday said Tim Noel, a company executive, will be its next CEO. UnitedHealthcare's parent company, UnitedHealth Group, is one of the largest companies in the world, and touches on almost every aspect of how Americans access care. "The health system needs to function better," Andrew Witty, UnitedHealth Group's CEO, told investors…
In North Carolina, a bill to restrict prior authorization— or even ban it— is in the works. Timothy Reeder, who works as an emergency physician at East Carolina University, and Rep. Donny Lambeth, a lawmaker heavily involved in health care policy and a former hospital executive.
Jan. 24— An agreement has been reached in the contract dispute between St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua and Anthem, New Hampshire's largest health insurance carrier, state insurance officials announced Friday. A spokesman for the New Hampshire Insurance Department said Insurance Commissioner DJ Bettencourt and senior department officials "engaged…
The practice of intercepting those benefits— like Retirement, Survivors, and Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income— from foster youth who have lost parents or are living with disabilities is legal and not unique to Washington. Judy Warnick, R- Moses Lake, who told The Seattle Times that she first heard about the practice last summer, said she is…
Jan. 24— An agreement has been reached in the contract dispute between St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua and Anthem, New Hampshire's largest health insurance carrier, state insurance officials announced Friday. A spokesman for the New Hampshire Insurance Department said Insurance Commissioner DJ Bettencourt and senior department officials "engaged…
2025 JAN 24– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Researchers detail new data in geriatrics and gerontology. According to news originating from Cambridge, Massachusetts, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated,“ National Core Indicators Aging and Disabilities, survey data support State Medicaid, aging, and disability agencies to…
2025 JAN 24– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Current study results on Immune System Diseases and Conditions- HIV/AIDS have been published. According to news originating from Washington, District of Columbia, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated,“ The US is facing a growing epidemic of sexually transmitted infections, with…
