DES MOINES— A temporary tax increase on some health insurers advanced by Iowa lawmakers would ultimately raise health care costs for employers and families already struggling with rising premiums, insurance industry officials and business advocates warned, arguing the burden will be passed directly on to consumers. The Iowa House approved the proposal…
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Russell Anthony made eight trips to the dentist last year. In all, Anthony— uncle of HealthQ host Cara Anthony— expects to pay about $2,000 for dental care this year, even though he has dental insurance. In fact, 1 in 4 adults with dental insurance reported costs as a barrier to care, according to a 2023 survey by KFF, a health information nonprofit that includes KFF…
The following information was released by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation:. Authors: Elizabeth Hinton, Jada Raphael, and Abby Sachar. Managed care is the dominant delivery system for people enrolled in Medicaid.
The following information was released by Public Citizen:. In a letter to Virginia Insurance Commissioner Scott A. White, who currently serves as president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the groups called for the publication of the data necessary to evaluate the full scale of the crisis plaguing insurance markets across the country.
The following information was released by Delaware Senate Democrats:. "In 1981, our predecessors in the General Assembly passed the Financial Center Development Act, paving the way for Delaware to become the' credit card capital' of the nation. Mantzavinos, chair of the Senate Banking, Business, Insurance and Technology Committee.
However, because of Donald Trump and Idaho Republicans' refusal to extend the lifesaving ACA enhanced tax credits, thousands of families have dropped their health insurance after seeing their premiums skyrocket by an average of 114%, creating a health care crisis in Idaho. While Republicans celebrate the coverage losses, Democrats are fighting to extend the…
However, because Susan Collins refused to extend the lifesaving ACA enhanced tax credits, more than50, 000 Mainers are seeing their insurance premiums "double, triple or even quadruple" andthousands of people who buy marketplace health insurance canceled their 2026 coverage. Maine Democratic Party spokesperson Kristi Johnston released the following…
However, Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans' refusal to extendACAenhanced tax credits has led thousands of families to lose their health insurance after premiums skyrocketed by an average of114%. Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans in Minnesota also slashed $1 trillion from Medicaid, putting rural hospitals at risk of closure andincreasing the…
The U.S. government has officially signed off on changes to New York's no-cost health-insurance option for low-income residents, though nearly 500,000 state residents are still expected to lose their benefits. Kathy Hochul announced last week the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services approved the state's plan to preserve health insurance for 1.3…
At his usual post- Federal Reserve policy meeting press conference, Chairman Jerome Powell was asked if the U.S. was in a period of stagflation after the decision to hold interest rates steady again. He said no and took time to explain the many reasons why he thinks that is the case. Host Peter O'Dowd talks with Jill Schlesinger, CBS News business analyst and host of "…
AM Best believes that this could benefit the U.K. non-life insurance sector should there be a corresponding decline in claims inflation. Dale Kirby, senior financial analyst at AM Best and one of the outlook’s authors, added,“ The overall profitability of U.K. insurers has benefitted considerably from the elevated interest rate environment witnessed since…
The Federal Reserve System's Beige Book provided a snapshot of economic conditions collected on or before Feb. 23. The survey, conducted by each Federal Reserve Bank, summarizes reports from banks and branch directors, plus interviews and online questionnaires completed by businesses, community groups, economists, market experts and other sources.
BOSTON— Massachusetts is being investigated by the Trump administration for alleged violations of federal law over a 2023 state mandate requiring private health insurers to cover abortion services. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday it has launched investigations of Massachusetts and a dozen other states over claims they are…
Since the start of the year, health insurance premiums have risen for many Floridians who purchase their coverage on the federal Health Insurance Marketplace. Premiums had been on the rise for some time, but the expiration of enhanced subsidies through the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, caused some people’ s premiums to jump in 2026..
2026 MAR 23– 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“ LLOYDS BANK” by Mainak H. Mehta Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves& Savitch LLP, representing Lloyds Bank Plc. This application was made available to the public on March 07,…
2026 MAR 23– 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“ MIZUHO LEASING” by Michael J. Leonard Fox Rothschild LLP, representing Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. This application was made available to the public on March 10,…
2026 MAR 23– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Researchers detail new data in Oncology- Breast Cancer. The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School,“ Using the Puerto Rico Central Cancer Registry-Health Insurance Linkage Database, we conducted a retrospective…
KATHY HOCHUL announced late Friday that the federal government has approved her administration's plan to move eligible New Yorkers back to the original Basic Health Plan, which provides free or low-cost health coverage for 1.3 million residents through the Affordable Care Act. The approval came after Hochul met with Centers for Medicare& Medicaid…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday announced an investigation into 13 states that require health insurance plans to cover abortion care. "OCR launches these investigations to address certain states' alleged disregard of, or confusion about, compliance with the Weldon Amendment," said Paula Stannard, director of the HHS Office for…
