Health/Employee Benefits News

2024 NOV 18– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Fresh data on Education are presented in a new report. According to news reporting from Kathmandu, Nepal, by NewsRx journalists, research stated,“ The focus of this study was on the current enrollment status of the government-funded health insurance program in Nepal, which is necessary to…

2024 NOV 18– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health Policy and Law Daily– A new study on Mental Health Diseases and Conditions- Depression is now available. Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the University of Utah,“ To assess health care resource utilization for a Medicare population before and after starting tubeless,…

Four million people will become uninsured if Congress allows the expiration of tax credits that have significantly reduced millions of people’s out-of-pocket healthcare expenses, according to a new analysis and interactive data simulation released by researchers at the Urban Institute with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. 

The Hawkins County Board of Education will consider entering a national lawsuit regarding alleged insulin price fixing that drove up the cost of healthcare nationwide, including health insurance costs for the school board. Attorney Crystal Jessee, who represented Hawkins County in one of its opioid lawsuits, told the BOE at Thursday's meeting the insulin…

Home insurance rates are rising in the United States, not only in Florida, which saw tens of billions of dollars in losses from hurricanes Helene and Milton, but across the country. When home insurance averages $2,377 a year nationally, and $11,000 per year in Florida, this is a blow to many people. Despite these rising rates, Jacques de Vaucleroy, chairman of the…

Rasmussen is president and chief executive officer of Thrivent, a Minneapolis- based financial services company. The Itasca Project, a Minneapolis- based consortium of Minnesota business and philanthropic leaders, announced that Steve Grove, CEO and publisher of the Minnesota Star Tribune newspaper, will become its chair effective in January.

Consumers who purchased long-term care insurance policies several years ago have discovered that they did not have any protection from increases in premiums. State insurance departments in charge of regulating the industry have by and large allowed insurance companies to increase premiums for existing policies. In many cases, consumers' premiums have…

In Florida, the enrollment window for the Affordable Care Marketplace plans runs from Nov. 1, 2024, through Jan. 15, 2025. Dec. 15 is the deadline to start coverage on Jan. 1, and Jan. 15 is the deadline to start Feb. 1. "Health insurance is expensive, and the payroll deductions that employees pay towards health insurance can add up to a lot of money," said Arthur Novoseletsky, a…

INTEGRIS Health hospitals will follow suit by March 1, 2025. The INTEGRIS Pharmacy in Grove does not honor Humana currently. In Oklahoma, the Stillwater Medical Center ended all in-network contracts with Medicare Advantage plans in January 2023, amid financial challenges at the 117- bed hospital.

RALEIGH— Last fall, Chris Kinkade and his wife compared Medicare Advantage plans to find one that allowed them to see their preferred providers and covered their prescription drugs. Kinkade, who lives in Orange County, said they didn’ t hit that limit in 2024, so they ended up paying more through the end of the year. President Joe Biden’ s hallmark law also capped…

However, African American Californians experience disparities in care and outcomes despite having higher health insurance coverage rates than the state average, "according to data included in a California Department of Health Care Services report. "Everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, where you live, age, gender, language, sexuality, income, citizenship,…

Last time, Trump proposed significant cuts and administrative burdens for Medicaid, which covers 934,043 low-income Connecticut residents. Other significant disruptions for Connecticut healthcare could include the loss of insurance subsidies, halting Medicare's drug price negotiations but not stopping overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans.

This article by Karen Jowers originally appeared on Military Times, the nation's largest independent newsroom dedicated to covering the military and veteran community. A new contractor, TriWest Healthcare Alliance, is taking over for the Tricare West Region on Jan. 1. The current East Region contractor, Humana Military, remains the same.

In December 2022, state Treasurer Dale Folwell disclosed the awarding of the three-year contract to Aetna. Folwell said he has sent a demand letter to Blue Cross NC president Tunde Sotunde seeking more than $2 million for legal expenses the treasurer's office incurred while defending against a Blue Cross lawsuit. Folwell accused Sotunde of throwing an…

NOVEMBER IS NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVER'S MONTH. Family and friends are great people to ask for help, but they are not the only sources of support for caregivers. Your local senior center, state office on aging or social services office, or local Area Agency on Aging.

Chief executives at Minnesota’ s four largest nonprofit health insurers are warning premiums could spike and thousands of residents could lose coverage in 2026 if the state’ s congressional delegation doesn’ t help save enhanced federal tax credits that subsidize coverage bought through the public MNsure exchange. “Losing enhanced tax credits and the state…

2024 NOV 15– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Current study results on Managed Care have been published. Financial support for this research came from NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse. For more information on this research see: Target Trial Emulation for Evaluating Health Policy. Annals of Internal Medicine, 2024. Annals of…

It's just not clear what those changes will be or how they would impact Colorado. The Affordable Care Act has become deeply entwined in the health care policy of Colorado and other states, meaning that repealing it or substantially rewiring it will result in big changes. But Colorado will also have a say in how those changes hit the state.

ELKHART— Lupita Macias, an Elkhart native, found out about the Walk for Wellness event, which provides free health services for all ages at the Tolson Center, through Northside Middle School. "In reality, here in this great United States, there are many people who are just coming here, and we don't have the sufficient, personal economy or health insurance coverage…

Nov. 15— Last year, 32% of Ravalli County residents enrolled in the marketplace exchange got a plan for $10 per month according to the Montana Primary Care Association. This open enrollment period is crucial for the 3,952 Ravalli County residents who lost Medicaid or Healthy Montana Kids coverage because the window for people to reenroll is closing quickly.