The following information was released by the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America Inc.:. Resource provides training and checklists to manage EandO risk during ownership transitions. Alexandria, VA, March 18, 2026 "The Handbook for Preventing Errors and Omissions Claims in Insurance Agency Mergers and Acquisitions" offers a step-by-step…
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As part of the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion, 40 states and Washington, D.C. have extended Medicaid eligibility to adults with incomes up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level, or about $22,000 for an individual. Nevertheless, congressional Republicans and President Trump enacted unprecedented and harmful changes to the Medicaid expansion…
Amid the debates leading up to the expiration, KFF conducted a probability-based survey of 1,350 adults covered by ACA Marketplace plans in late 2025 to better understand their worries about potential cost increases for their health coverage. Nowwithout the enhanced tax credits in placeKFF re-interviewed 1,117 individuals to learn how they are…
Paula M. Stannard, Director of the HHS Office for Civil Rights. WASHINGTON March 19, 2026 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights today announced investigations of thirteen states under a federal health care conscience lawthe Weldon Amendmentbased on information that the states are allegedly coercing health care entities…
Iowa's Congressional Delegation is Voting to Make Energy More Expensive for Iowans. Ashley Hinson, Randy Feenstra, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, and Zach Nunn are continuing to take votes in DC that are making life more expensive for Iowans because they care more about putting politics ahead of Iowa. In November, voters tired of high costs should retire Ashley…
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott and Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren were joined by Banking Committee Senators Mike Crapo, Mike Rounds, Thom Tillis, John Kennedy, Bill Hagerty, Cynthia Lummis, Katie Britt, Pete Ricketts, Jim Banks, Kevin Cramer, Bernie Moreno, Dave McCormick, Chris Van Hollen, Raphael Warnock, Andy Kim, and Lisa Blunt Rochester in sending…
"As the Senate considers your nomination to serve as Chair of the Fed, it is essential the public fully understand the extent of any interactions or relationship you had with Jeffrey Epstein." Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, sent a letter to President Trump's Fed Nominee,…
WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Senator Peter Welch, a member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, today joined Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden and ten Senate Democrats in announcing a new initiative to lower the cost of health care and improve health insurance coverage for American families. "Republicans have spent the past year making…
This year's John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage is a tie between "the people of the Twin Cities, Minnesota" and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The announcement on the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum website commended the Fed chair for withstanding "years of personal attacks and threats from the highest levels of government.
Maryland regulators fined Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company $80,000 and ordered it to stop reducing payments on certain doctor-billed services— a practice that could leave patients on the hook for more of their health care costs. A complaint from a MedChi representative in August alerted the Maryland Insurance Administration to Cigna "s policy of…
“We’ ve had a lot of good comments, I think some bear that we review them and maybe tweak what we currently have,” Town Supervisor Kevin Geraghty said during the board’ s March 11 meeting. The application fee for a permit is set at $300; applicants would need to show proof of a comprehensive liability insurance policy in an amount to be determined by the town board, as well…
The Federal Reserve is holding interest rates steady, due to uncertainty over the larger economic impacts of the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran. NPR has more here on the war's latest escalation: attacks on gas facilities in the Middle East. Frustration on the streets: A year ago, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was facing criticism for acting too quickly on street projects…
The Kansas House of Representatives worked seventeen bills on the floor last week. The topics of said bills ranged from property deeds for state agencies to state funded children health insurance. This piece of legislation would enable the Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Advisory Committee to request temporary personnel and other assistance in…
2026 MAR 19– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Japan Daily Report– Research findings on Science are discussed in a new report. According to news originating from Suita, Japan, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated,“ Stroke is a leading cause of mortality and disability, significantly impairing quality of life. Our news journalists obtained a quote from…
TOPEKA— A bill safeguarding protections for Kansas law enforcement agencies working with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement advanced Wednesday in the Senate. House Bill 2372 sets rules for Kansas law enforcement agencies working officially or unofficially with ICE, defining specifics of enforcing immigration law and mandating insurance…
Powell also said he would remain a member of the Fed board of governors until the Justice Department ends its criminal probe of his handling of renovations to the central bank's headquarters in Washington, D.C., along with his June 2025 testimony about the matter before the Senate Banking Committee. Powell confirmed in January that the DOJ sent him and the Fed…
According to news reporting from Santiago, Chile, by NewsRx journalists, research stated,“ We investigate how dissent in the Federal Open Market Committee is affected by structural macroeconomic shocks obtained using a medium-scale dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model.”. For more information on this research see: The Origins of Monetary Policy…
The crossover occurred in the second quarter of 2025, based on an analysis of Federal Reserve data going back to 1989.. The oldest Americans have seen their share of U.S. real estate wealth surge from around 16% in 2005 to roughly 26% in 2025. In dollar terms, Americans 70 and older held more real estate wealth than ever before in 2025, at over $12.5 trillion— up from…
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis is seeking applications from high school seniors for its Student Board of Directors for the 2026-27 school year. Participants learn about the Federal Reserve, economic policy and financial decision-making. Applicants must be rising seniors attending public or private schools in the St. Louis area.
