If your health insurance company informs you that you don't appear "sick enough" to receive coverage, you know that the U.S. healthcare system is deeply flawed. I never imagined I would have to fight my own health insurer for treatment that my doctor determined was necessary to treat my disease. However, I was denied care for lipedema, a painful and often…
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Authorities in Jefferson Parish have arrested a pair of Romanian nationals accused in other states of placing credit card skimmers in stores to commit public benefits fraud. Cosmin Vaduva, 36, and Elena Caldarareasa, 32, were booked into the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna on March 23 on six counts of violating anti-skimming laws and six…
Kim Reynolds on Thursday signed into law a measure temporarily increasing taxes on certain private health insurers to help close a growing Medicaid budget shortfall, setting up a debate over whether the move will stabilize care or drive up costs for Iowans. The legislation, House File 2739, raises the tax on health maintenance organizations from about 0.9%…
Oregon's U.S. senators are calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to drop a "needless and wasteful" investigation into Oregon and other states that require health insurers to cover abortion. In a letter sent March 27 to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and shared with the Capital Chronicle, Democratic Sens.
A property manager in Lake Worth Beach, she stayed at work through 10 weeks of radiation,“ until it became unbearable,” and she’ s since lived off a $1,952 monthly disability check. It was financially manageable, if even just barely, thanks in part to the fact that her health insurance premium, purchased through the Affordable Care Act’ s Federal Marketplace, was just…
Sixteen years after he signed the Affordable Care Act into law on March 23, 2010, Barack Obama took to social media to call the moment one of his proudest as president. He shared memories of the day the bill passed and described the law as a first step toward fixing health care for millions of Americans. Obama pointed out that the ACA changed lives by giving people…
Trump said the U.S. was in serious discussions with a "more reasonable regime" to end the war that has widened since it began a month ago with U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran. But he repeated his warning to Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz or risk U.S. attacks on Iranian oil wells and power plants. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the U.S. central bank can wait to…
The Insurance Information Institute recently launched a comprehensive awareness campaign in Missouri, highlighting the devastating impacts of legal system abuse on the state's consumers and overall economy. "As we continue to be inundated across the U.S. by the likes of billboard attorneys preying on vulnerable Americans and increasing insurance costs…
The following information was released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas:. Oil and gas activity increased in first quarter 2026, according to industry executives responding to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Energy Survey. The ongoing conflict in the Middle East, however, has generated substantial uncertainty for firms about the near-term outlook….
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AMESBURY— Keeping local firefighters heart healthy just got a little easier after the City Council recently authorized Mayor Kassandra Gove to accept a grant that supports cardiac screenings for 17 members of the Fire Department. The $14,858 comes from the city’ s health insurance provider, the Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association.
2026 MAR 30– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at NewsRx Policy and Law Daily– New research on Managed Care is the subject of a report. According to news reporting out of Boston, Massachusetts, by NewsRx editors, research stated,“ Patients with facial fractures are disproportionately uninsured or underinsured, creating a substantial economic burden for…
H.R.1, the federal tax cut and spending law that Congress passed last year, cut more than $1 trillion nationwide from Medicaid, a state-federal health insurance program for people with low incomes. Costs for those purchasing health insurance on Colorado's individual marketplace have doubled in the absence of enhanced federal subsidies, which Republicans…
2026 MAR 30– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Researchers detail new data in Managed Care. According to news originating from Honeoye Falls, New York, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated,“ To assess whether New York’ s extensive use of waiver programs and financial incentives for quality provided to Medicaid managed care plans…
The following information was released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York:. Remarks at the Staten Island Economic Development Corporation, Staten Island, New York City As prepared for delivery. Thank you to the Staten Island Economic Development Corporation for hosting todays event.
All benefits available to an injured worker come from the Workers' Compensation Statute and the Department of Labor Lab Rules. They also provide a number of equations to calculate the amount you will be paid. The first step generally is to determine the injured workers average weekly wage, when is then used to determine the amount owed by the insurance company.
The following information was released by the office of the California Attorney General:. California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a settlement with commercial fleet lender Crossroads Equipment Lease and Finance over alleged false claims for reimbursements under the California Capital Access Program. A whistleblower claimed, and an…
Boston Omaha Corporation announced its financial results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, in connection with filing its Annual Report on Form 10- K with the Securities and Exchange Commission. During fiscal 2025, we had net other expense of $14.5 million, which included a $17.6 million unrealized loss on the Sky Harbour warrants held by Boston…
In New York, almost a half-million people are expected to lose their health insurance coverage through the state's Essential Plan on July 1. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services granted the state's request to revert to an earlier plan in a move that will maintain coverage for 1.3 million low-income New Yorkers. Michael Kinnucan is the health…
