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Despite Oklahoma's relatively slow job growth last year, Tulsa is faring better, an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City said. "One pocket of real strength across the state has been Tulsa," said Cortney Cowley, Oklahoma City branch executive and assistant vice president for the KC Fed. Cowley also serves as a special adviser on agriculture to Miki…

The head of BOK Financial— a $54 billion Tulsa- based institution with operations now in eight states— expressed optimism about the economy in Oklahoma and the U.S. In a wide-ranging interview with the Tulsa World last week, Kymes expressed his opinions on the banking industry, the new chairman of the Federal Reserve and Tulsa's economy. Kymes said he was recently…

The State Corporation Commission estimates 100,000 Virginians lost health insurance coverage this year after Congress failed to extend the enhanced federal premium tax credits. STATEWIDE: Fifteen people were killed in fourteen different crashes in Virginia over the Independence Day holiday weekend, according to state police. Crashes occurred in the…

The Board of Trustees for the State Health Plan approved Friday sweeping management and beneficiary changes that include bringing back Blue Cross Blue Shield NC as its third-party administrator in January 2028. The SHP is North Carolina's largest purchaser of medical and pharmaceutical services. The board approved preferred provider contracts with…

Ned Lamont and Hamden state Rep. Josh Elliott are offering Democratic primary voters two vastly contrasting visions on healthcare for all. To Elliott, the health insurance industry should not exist, and he is proposing what he calls "a real public option" that gradually moves Connecticut to a single-payer system by first slowly bringing more working people…

After years of losing out on the federal dollars, Colorado has been approved to tap a well-known Medicaid financing tool that is expected to bring more than $450 million to hospitals. Colorado did not pursue the financing tool until more recently, with hospital system executives earlier saying that decision had "set Colorado back." "In Colorado, Medicaid pays…

A former New Haven firefighter and his wife are accused of staging an armed robbery in West Haven to support an insurance claim for expensive jewelry. Reginald Blakey, 46, and Eunice Blakey, 47, of Washingtonville, New York, each face charges of insurance fraud and conspiracy to commit first-degree larceny, according to The New Haven Register.

IPSWICH— A local woman is continuing her three decades-long fight for insurance companies to cover the cost of wigs for Massachusetts residents with alopecia areata. Heidi Bratt, 65, who also has special needs due to brain damage she sustained at birth, was first diagnosed with alopecia as a teenager. Like others living with this autoimmune disease, her hair…

Lawrence County residents are invited to learn about their flood risk and new flood maps at an open house hosted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency July 22 at Lisbon Town Hall. On April 10, FEMA released a preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map for St. Lawrence County for the public to see and comment on. FEMA, the New York State Department of Environmental…

Quick links: 5- years of insurer losses/profits| Reader poll: Expensive insurance| Denver plans for 10,000 jobs| Cash App's $1.7 M settlement with state| Aurora job fair. Colorado has adopted new laws and programs to address rising insurance costs and the scarcity of homeowners policies in risky areas. "To address the affordability challenges that we have in the…

Nevada— and the country at large— are experiencing a decline in enrollment in the marketplace created through Obamacare. For Nevada, that change was 6 percent from February 2025 to February 2026. In the report released in late June, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services suggested the drop could be attributed to a federal crackdown on fraudulent or "…

Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the NYC Health Department and NYC Health+ Hospitals on July 1 announced an expanded outreach effort to help more than 200,000 New Yorkers affected by changes to the Essential Plan following federal funding cuts. Those impacted can enroll in a qualified health plan through the New York State of Health Marketplace during a special…

The Supreme Court has recognized the Federal Reserve as a special case among the government's numerous independent agencies— one that requires protection from White House interference. "If the very idea of independent agencies violates the constitutional separation of powers, as the FTC ruling contends, what makes the Fed so special? In the FTC case, the court…

They need the help, according to the Virginia Health Benefit Exchange, an arm of the State Corporation Commission, which estimates 100,000 Virginians lost their health insurance coverage this year after Congress failed to extend the enhanced federal premium tax credits. The state budget money will help those Virginians recover their insurance, as well as…

The Economist ran a memorable front-page cover in 2006 when Ben Bernanke replaced Alan Greenspan as Federal Reserve Chairman. Kevin Warsh replaced Jerome Powell in June as the Fed's chairman. According to the Congressional Budget Office, our government is set to run budget deficits of at least $2 trillion, or 6 percent of GDP, annually for as long as the eye can…

If children are well, then the village is well. "This adage beautifully expresses a vital public health concept: A community's health is best measured by how it protects and nurtures the welfare of its most vulnerable members. As an OB-GYN, I celebrate some of life's happiest moments with families: a healthy pregnancy, a safe delivery, and a newborn's first days.

The State Corporation Commission estimates 100,000 Virginians lost health insurance coverage this year after Congress failed to extend the enhanced federal premium tax credits. STATEWIDE: Fifteen people were killed in fourteen different crashes in Virginia over the Independence Day holiday weekend, according to state police. Crashes occurred in the…

The Board of Trustees for the State Health Plan approved Friday sweeping management and beneficiary changes that include bringing back Blue Cross Blue Shield NC as its third-party administrator in January 2028. The SHP is North Carolina's largest purchaser of medical and pharmaceutical services. The board approved preferred provider contracts with…

Krista Jean Sturgis, 55, of the 200 block of Albee Road in Nokomis, was charged with DUI-fourth or subsequent offense, a third-degree felony; driving while license suspended; failure to have motor vehicle liability insurance; and refusal to submit to DUI testing. She's in the Sarasota County Jail on bond of $16,300. According to a Sarasota County Sheriff's Office…