For months now, ongoing contract disputes have prevented Florida Blue members from getting in-network care at Broward County’ s two public hospital systems, Broward Health and Memorial, unless it’ s an emergency situation. That’ s left tens of thousands of people with questions about how to get care and how to get it covered. What qualifies as an emergency?
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The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate came off its lowest level in three and a half years this week, as bond yields marched higher following a spike in oil prices due to the war with Iran. Last week’ s average rate marked the first time it dropped below 6% going back to September 2022. They generally follow the trajectory of the 10- year Treasury yield, which lenders…
A combination of higher-than-expected utilization, claims costs, acuity and cost of care across all lines led to the U.S. health insurance segment’ s net income dropping by nearly 20% through three quarters of 2025, as compared with the same prior-year period, according to a new AM Best report. These issues have factored into AM Best’ s continued negative outlook…
Iowa insurance companies expressed stern opposition Tuesday to state lawmakers' proposal for a one-time, short-term increase of a state tax on health insurance companies to generate $123 million in new state revenue to help cover the state's $1 billion budget shortfall. That would boost state revenues by $123.6 million in the next budget year, according to…
MONTGOMERY— The Alabama Senate approved a bill afternoon to raise reimbursement rates that insurers must pay to ambulance services. Their message is that mandates cost money, and those costs are passed on to Alabama employers and consumers. Bobby Singleton, D- Greensboro, would require health insurers to reimburse ambulance providers a set percentage of the…
Life insurance 1 and annuity products 2 are experiencing rising demand as a combination of market and demographic trends push more financial advisors, insurance brokers and bankers to talk to their clients about the possibility of outliving their savings and the need to protect their families from unexpected events. For the most part, the companies that…
LEXINGTON— UK HealthCare is launching a Food as Health program, a new initiative that delivers "food is medicine" services to improve health outcomes for vulnerable populations across Kentucky. The program has secured contracts with three Medicaid managed care organizations in Kentucky— Passport by Molina, UnitedHealthcare and Aetna Better Health— as well…
CPI Card Group Inc., a payments technology company providing a comprehensive range of physical and digital payment solutions for U.S. financial institutions, processors, fintechs, prepaid program managers and more, today reported financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025, and provided its initial financial outlook for 2026..
At a time like this, many are searching for other options, said Marq James, the head of marketing and sales at Medi-Share, a nationwide“ health care sharing ministry” that calls itself an“ affordable, biblical solution” to health care needs. Nationwide, many people are turning to organization’ s like Medi-Share, though James didn’ t have Idaho- specific data.
The following information was released by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network:. The Mississippi Senate passed "Jill's Law" House Bill 565 Wednesday, paving the way for increased access to biomarker testing for Mississippians with state-regulated health insurance plans. It can help save critical time in a cancer fight, "said Kimberly Hughes,…
The following information was released by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation:. Authors: Elizabeth Williams, Alice Burns, Anna Mudumala, and Robin Rudowitz. Medicaid represents nearly $1 out of every $5 spent on health care in the U.S. and is the major source of financing for states to provide health coverage and long-term care for low-income residents.
The following information was released by the Illinois Senate Democrats:. According to the Center for Disease Control, roughly 2.9 million adults and 456,000 children across the United States suffer from epilepsy or another seizure disorder. To expand Illinois patients' access to these life-saving devices, Senate Bill 2762 would require health insurance…
Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, issued a statement after the White House officially transmitted the nomination of Kevin Warsh to be Chair of the Federal Reserve to the U.S. Senate:. "Kevin Warsh would be nothing more than Donald Trump's sock puppet at the Fed. The Senate must not move…
CHARLOTTE, N.C.- Two-time NASCAR champion Kyle Busch and a life insurance company have settled an $8.5 million lawsuit in which the driver said he was misled into purchasing policies marketed as safe retirement plans. Kyle and Samantha Busch reached an out-of-court settlement with Pacific Life Insurance Company, according to a Feb. 26 court filing.
TRIAD— A Jamestown man who owns an Archdale insurance agency has been arrested on multiple felonies related to accepting insurance premium payments without forwarding the money to the insurers, the N.C. Department of Insurance announced Wednesday. Jeffrey Martin Webster of Teague Drive, the owner of of Webster Insurance& Associates, is accused of accepting…
2026 MAR 04– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at NewsRx Policy and Law Daily– Researchers detail new data in Insurance. According to news reporting from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by NewsRx journalists, research stated,“ Contract boilerplate degrading consumers’ litigation options is omnipresent, but a little mysterious. The news correspondents…
2026 MAR 04– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at NewsRx Policy and Law Daily– Investigators publish new report on Insurance. According to news originating from Wuhan, People’ s Republic of China, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated,“ Directors’ and Officers’ liability insurance is a key component of modern corporate governance, and assessing its impact…
2026 MAR 04– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by NewsRx journalists, a trademark application has been made for“ TACTICAL WEIGHTING” by Rachel A. Rice, representing Great-West Life& Annuity Insurance Company. This application was made available to the public on February 16,…
2026 MAR 04– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Researchers detail new data in Risk Management. According to news reporting from Jiangsu, People’ s Republic of China, by NewsRx journalists, research stated,“ Against the backdrop of increasing frequency of extreme weather events and growing urgency of agricultural risk management, an…
