A little-known voluntary annuity option was part of the 2023 UAW contracts reached at GM, Ford and Stellantis. Here's what it means for workers.
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The scheme by John Cuffari of Cedar Grove and Christopher Cuffari of Little Falls centered on compounded medications. such as scar and wound creams.
TALLAHASSEE— For years, insurance companies and state lawmakers have blamed lawsuits for driving Floridians’ homeowners insurance premiums to the highest in the nation. An analysis of 58,395 insurance claims that led to lawsuits in 2022 found that a disproportionate number were filed in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, an indication of…
Lebanon County saw the largest jump in childhood uninsured rates in Pa., which increased by more than 11% from 2021 to 2022.
DENVER– A California federal grand jury has indicted two men, including one from Denver, in a superseding indictment accusing them of fraud connected to over 10,000 reservations linked to nearly 100 rental properties across 10 states. Shaunik Raheja, 34, of Denver, and Shray Goel, 35, of Miami were indicted Thursday on federal fraud charges that allege a "…
After an Allstate Insurance investigation alleged that a well-known Florida pain clinic had conspired with an injury law firm and had fraudulently billed the auto insurer for unnecessary surgeries and risky procedures, Allstate took the unusual step of striking an agreement with the clinics to stop the practices. "The defendants' relationships with their…
Since September, Milwaukee resident Sarah Hwang has been in a battle with her health insurance to cover the Botox injections that help her walk.
Eleven states and Washington, D.C., together provide full health insurance coverage to more than 1 million low-income immigrants regardless of their legal status, according to state data compiled by KFF Health News. (Getty Images)A growing number of states are opening taxpayer-funded health insurance programs to immigrants, including those living in the U.S. without authorization,…
On Dec. 1, North Carolina became the 40th state to implement Medicaid expansion. For 600,000 residents newly eligible for one of the most effective health insurance programs in the United States, it was a life-changing day. Congress and state lawmakers should do everything in their power to ensure that eligible people–especially children–do not lose…
A child holds a sign shaped like a butterfly that says, "Here to stay," at a rally organized by the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition on March 11, 2023, at the Colorado Capitol. (Robert Davis for Colorado Newsline)This story originally appeared at KFF Health News. A growing number of states are opening taxpayer-funded health insurance programs to immigrants, including those…
Last month, the Fed cracked open the door to the possibility of interest rate cuts. This year the stock market will want the central bank to make good on that. Why it matters: The tension between a stock market that's fixated on getting lower interest rates, and a Federal Reserve that's leery of giving them before fully killing off inflation seems set to dominate markets in early…
Kree Flowers had recently gotten married and decided to log into her account on the Social Security Administration's website in February to check on the status of her retirement benefits. She was shocked to see a big red number at the top of the page. According to the agency, she had been overpaid by $17,121.21.
Editor’ s Note: This story is part of our Mixed Signals: 2024 Economic Forecast for Texas. Utility and insurance rates will likely make another upward jump again in 2024 thanks to the historical winter storm that pulverized Texas nearly three years ago and the state’ s volatile climate patterns. This makes Texas one of the states with the greatest increase in that…
The pattern drawn by joining Treasury yields with a line in time progression has been on a downward trajectory since 2022, when the Federal Reserve, the US central bank, began raising interest rates sharply to control inflation. The line took the same shape in other yield curves, such as that of Germany with bunds, the most observed on this side of the Atlantic.
An outgoing columnist with the Washington Post recently penned an article entitled "Individual Retirement Accounts: Readers Offer Post-Career Advice." Washington Post, John Kelly, Dec. 17. 2023. The title might have been misconstrued to indicate there was some tax planning involved but, far from it, the columnist broached a subject surprisingly not very often…
In an unprecedented economic context, retirement is an issue that worries Spaniards. According to the Bank of Spain, aging will cut the activity rate by up to 3.7 points in 2030 in our country, and it assures that this could weigh down the economy. Recently, the Bank of Spain published a study in which it stated that only 19% of Spaniards are able to correctly answer…
Commissioner Ricardo Lara said this week that the insurance department has received“ numerous” consumer complaints about waiting periods, questionnaires and other insurer practices that could violate state laws, as CalMatters detailed in a recent story. Lara’ s spokesperson, Michael Soller, couldn’ t say Friday exactly how many complaints the state has…
People walk outside of Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan in 2022. The hospital system could soon stop accepting United Healthcare insurance if the two sides can't agree on a new contract. The hospital system would also stop taking Oxford insurance, which is owned by UnitedHealthcare. [ more › ]
Drivers’ complaints about difficulty getting insurance coverage prompt state to reiterate laws, signal possible enforcement actions.
