Health/Employee Benefits News

Pediatricians, county health departments and public schools were among those who followed the guidelines, and health insurance providers have routinely paid for the vaccines. New guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has frayed that safety net around children's health, however, by changing seven routine vaccinations to "shared…

The following information was released by the American Medical Association:. Last week on Jan. 22, five CEOs of the nation's largest health insurers and pharmacy benefit managers appeared before the full House Ways and Means Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee in separate, but coordinated, hearings. Ways and Means Committee member…

"While the industry and the Connecticut Insurance Department would have us believe this is a claim crisis, the truth is this is a premium crisis, created when the industry closed these policies to new business after only a few years, cutting off the ability to build the financial reserves needed to cover future liabilities," Newington resident David Schwartzer…

2026 JAN 30– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at South Korea Daily Report– Investigators publish new report on Oncology- Gastric Cancer. According to news reporting from Goyang, South Korea, by NewsRx journalists, research stated,“ Gallstone formation is a potential long-term complication of gastrectomies. The news correspondents obtained a quote from the…

2026 JAN 30– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at NewsRx Policy and Law Daily– Investigators publish new report on Mental Health Diseases and Conditions. According to news reporting from Stanford, California, by NewsRx journalists, research stated,“ With nearly one in four Americans estimated to have a mental illness and only half of them receiving treatment…

Missing from both the appropriations package and the broader health care deal in Congress is an extension of the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, which expired Dec. 31, 2025. "Allowing the credits to expire will increase premiums, force some patients to drop coverage entirely due to cost, and reverse recent gains in access to care," states the…

The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration issued a proposed regulation Thursday “designed to bring overdue transparency to the…

In their letter, the lawmakers called on the Office of Personnel Management to require all Federal Employees Health Benefits Program insurance carriers to cover IVF and other fertility treatments to at least the samelevel of coverage that Members of Congress and their staff currently enjoy. "One year into the second term of the Trump administration,…

Building on shared client work since 2019, PwC and FINEOS formalized an alliance in 2023, combining PwC’ s deep insurance consulting expertise with the market-leading FINEOS Platform to help insurers modernize core operations, manage risk, and scale with confidence. “Having worked closely with PwC on a number of our employee benefits clients, we are…

Kaj Samsom, commissioner of the Department of Financial Regulation, said health insurance is expensive for individuals and businesses. According to Samsom, Vermont is one of two states that doesn't allow age to be considered in one's health care premiums. This has become unsustainable, as Vermont borders two states— New Hampshire and Massachusetts— that do…

The following information was released by the National Federation of Independent Business:. The survey addressed workplace rules, health insurance and Georgia's regulatory process. NFIB State Director Hunter Loggins says the Georgia office of the National Federation of Independent Business has delivered the results of its 2026 state member ballot to…

The following information was released by the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance:. As the January 31 final deadline for Open Enrollment approaches, New Jersey residents still in need of health insurance are encouraged to explore plan options for 2026 through Get Covered New Jersey, the State's Official Health Insurance Marketplace, New Jersey…

"But it's important to talk about it, because fixing our health care system is integral to making Vermont more affordable." The effects of rising health care costs are not unique to Vermont, he said "It is something many other states are experiencing, but even with the cost of healthcare increasing across the nation, Vermont stands out, and not in a good way, with some of…

Washington voters rejected state ballot Initiative 2124, with about 55.5% of initial ballots counted Tuesday night including votes against the initiative, an encouraging sign for those who want to preserve the state's public long-term care insurance program. The initiative, which drew 44.5% of early votes, would have made participation in the state's WA…

NEW YORK- A Minnesota man has been accused of impersonating an FBI agent to attempt freeing accused health insurance CEO killer Luigi Mangione from a Brooklyn prison, while carrying a barbecue fork and a pizza-cutter blade, court records show. Mangione, 27, is awaiting trial in a death penalty murder case on charges that he gunned down Brian Thompson, the CEO of…

2026 JAN 29– 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 National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from Sarah M. Lindley, Dept. of Obstetrics and…

Jack Mayer, MPH, a retired pediatrician from Middlebury. My patient, let's call him Brian Lussier, had been sick for a few days and was getting worse. They were a proud Vermont family, always paying their bills.

VERMONT— Primary care in Vermont is shaping up to be a key issue this legislative session. The heightened interest comes as the Vermont Chamber of Commerce last month reported that Vermont spends 19.6% of personal income on health care, the highest share in the nation. Brian Cina, Francis McFaun and Kevin Christie and read for the first time last year.

2026 JAN 29– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at South Korea Daily Report– Investigators discuss new findings in Herpesvirus Diseases and Conditions- Cytomegalovirus. According to news originating from Gyeonggi Do, South Korea, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated,“ Cytomegalovirus remains latent and causes disease in immunocompromised patients.

Today, Senator Tammy Baldwin took to the Senate floor to rail against Republicans' repeated attacks on the Affordable Care Act, including the Trump Administration's effort to terminate health insurance for 1.8 million Americans and raise costs on millions more. Today, Senator Baldwin voted to reverse the Trump Administration's rule that forces Americans…