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When an insurer denies a patient's claim, Connecticut residents can fight the decision. Data from the Connecticut Insurance Department identifies insurers and types of claims that are the target of complaints. In 2025, Connecticut policyholders filed over 5,000 complaints with state regulators.

The following information was released by the office of the Connecticut Attorney General:. Attorney General William Tong today released the following statement regarding double-digit average rate hikes approved by the Connecticut Insurance Department for Anthem, ConnectiCare and UnitedHealthcare for individual and small group plans covering…

The following information was released by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco:. The Center for Pacific Basin Studies at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is pleased to announce its 2026 Pacific Basin Research Conference, to be held at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco on Friday, November 20, 2026. Spillovers of U.S. policies to Asia and…

The following information was released by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco:. The natural rate of interest is the real, or inflation-adjusted, interest rate consistent with the economy operating at full capacity with maximum employment. The natural rate is thus an essential benchmark for understanding how monetary policy can best achieve the…

The Federal Reserve's Beige Book, published Sept. 2, is intended to characterize the change in economic conditions since the previous report was issued July 16. This report was prepared at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis based on information collected on or before Aug. 24. Each Federal Reserve Bank gathers information on current economic conditions in…

BY JENNIFER A. D LOUHY AND SKYLAR W OODHOUSE The Washington Post. President Donald Trump reiterated that the U.S. should have the lowest interest rates in the world even as his handpicked chair for the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, faces renewed pressure to raise borrowing costs. "We should be paying— the United States is so strong— we should be paying the lowest…

Republicans are testing a new midterm message: They’ re populists fighting against health insurance companies while working to lower premium costs. The offensive on insurers comes as some Republicans say voters want the party to aggressively reform health insurance. A March survey of 2,000 likely voters conducted by McLaughlin& Associates, a firm that has…

DES MOINES— The future of private management of Iowa's $7 billion Medicaid program hinges on which candidate voters choose to become the state's next governor on Nov. 3. Terry Branstad, a Republican, issued an executive order that contracted the management of Iowa's Medicaid program to private companies that are known as Managed Care Organizations, or MCOs.

That drop occurred after Congress let subsidies lapse, which caused premium payments to skyrocket. Consumer advocates and healthcare workers are concerned that number will continue to rise if the Pennsylvania Insurance Department approves the 2027 rate increases requested by insurers. "Pennsylvania families are being squeezed from every direction, and…

Opinion editor’ s note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. For four years, Miraya Gran, a Bloomington mom, and other advocates have asked state lawmakers to require health insurers to cover the medical care Minnesotans may need to have children. Unfortunately, Minnesota has yet to join them.

RICHMOND- Diesel prices topped $6 a gallon in Richmond and other parts of Virginia on Friday, while inflation ticked up because of rising costs for energy and housing, setting the stage for a likely increase in interest rates by the Federal Reserve Board. The average price of regular unleaded gasoline exceeded $4.12 a gallon in Richmond and statewide because of…

Diesel prices topped $6 a gallon in Richmond and other parts of Virginia on Friday, while inflation ticked up because of rising costs for energy and housing, setting the stage for a likely increase in interest rates by the Federal Reserve Board. The average price of regular unleaded gasoline exceeded $4.12 a gallon in Richmond and statewide because of higher…

SACRAMENTO, CA., 9/ 12/ 2026– In November, California voters will choose who oversees one of the biggest insurance markets in the world. Those responsibilities have a direct effect on California residents' pocketbooks as risks for wildfires and other climate-related disasters grow. California residents also face higher costs for just about everything,…

Taya Hailstone has been in remission from childhood Hodgkin lymphoma for five years. For stories on the science of healthy living, subscribe to NPR's Health newsletter. Before making the decision, the state didn't seek records from the medical team treating Hailstone, according to letters from those doctors reviewed by KFF Health News.

Anyone who's picked up a prescription lately can relate: Rising drug prices are driving up costs across Connecticut's healthcare ecosystem and helping to worsen the state's affordability crisis. Pharmacy expenses rose 15% year-over-year for customers of both ConnectiCare and UnitedHealthcare, insurance executives told a gathering sponsored by the…

Steve McBee Sr., patriarch of the Missouri family that stars in the Bravo reality series“ The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys,” has been released from prison after serving less than a year for crop insurance fraud. McBee’ s son and namesake, Steven McBee Jr., shared an Instagram Stories video Friday of his dad hanging out with the family at home in Gallatin, a…

SAN ANTONIO, Texas— Emphasizing that Texas sits at the very heart of the U.S.- Mexico economic engine, Roberto A. Coronado, senior vice president and senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, delivered a keynote address outlining the deep integration, recent challenges, and future trajectory of binational trade. Coronado pointed out that Texas…