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A year ago, Leigh Sicina warned that federal changes to health care funding could overwhelm the Shenandoah Community Health Clinic and leave thousands of the region's most vulnerable residents without care. The clinics, already stretched thin by years of rising costs and declining volunteerism, are turning to state lawmakers for emergency funding even as…

After a three-day partial federal government shutdown, Congress has reauthorized the National Flood Insurance Program until Sept. 30. Periodically, Congress must renew NFIP's statutory authority to operate. Groups like NAR are now pushing Congress to work on a long-term reauthorization.

Dear Toni: I turn 65 in April, am covered under my wife's employer's health insurance and am fighting liver cancer. I am participating in a clinical trial for a cancer medication which costs over $12,000 per month and am paying $0 for a medication that is curing my cancer. Lee: What a smart decision you made to stay on Sarah's employer benefits, because both you and…

The following information was released by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation:. Authors: Alex Cottrill, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, and Misha Segal. On January 1, 2026, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation launched the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction Model that establishes new prior authorization…

How much more are you paying for everything because of the U.S. government's excessive spending? U.S. consumers paid $160 billion in credit card interest in 2024, averaging just under $1,200 per household. Greszler, a former senior economist on the staff of the U.S. Congress' Joint Economic Committee, argues that Americans are paying higher costs because of it.

Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan delivered these remarks at the FIA-SIFMA Asset Management Derivatives Forum in Austin, Texas. Im excited to welcome you to the Eleventh Federal Reserve district, and I appreciate the opportunity to talk with you at this years Asset Management Derivatives Forum about the U.S. economy and monetary policy.

Two Pennsylvania men pleaded guilty yesterday to repeatedly traveling from Philadelphia to Minneapolis to defraud Minnesota's Housing Stabilization Services program of approximately $3.5 million and concealing the scheme by using artificial intelligence to create fake records when questioned by insurance companies. This case is part of a…

President Trump recently nominated Kevin Warsh to become the next chairman of the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors. The Fed chair, for example, only has one out of 12 votes on the Federal Open Market Committee, the crucial decision-making body that sets interest rates. Princeton University economist Alan Blinder researches and teaches about the Fed.

Feb. 10— OLYMPIA— A bill to streamline access to mental health has been introduced in this year's session of the Washington Legislature. This addresses a very real problem, witnesses told the House Health Care and Wellness Committee during a Feb. 3 hearing. "Across Washington, families and employers pay premiums and are promised behavioral health coverage," said…

The subpoenas were sent to Blue Shield of California, Centene Corporation, CVS Health, Elevance Health, GuideWell, Health Care Service Corporation, Kaiser Permanente and Oscar Health. Enhanced premium tax credits for ACA coverage expired at the beginning of the new year, but as Medicare and Medicaid fraud have dominated the national conversation, Republicans…

—Shares were moderately higher in Asia on Wednesday after U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish following a discouraging report on how much money U.S. retailers made during the holidays. U.S. futures edged higher and prices of gold, silver and oil also advanced. Hopes rose that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates later this year to boost the economy…

One Nevada Credit Union announced five promotions within its leadership team to better align roles and impact. In this new role, he oversees the credit union's retail branch network, Contact Center, marketing, consumer, mortgage and business lending, as well as the credit union's member investment and insurance areas. —Jennifer Sayegh, formerly Contact Center…

At the center of MOAA's work to combat this threat is the Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding VA Benefits Act, a bipartisan bill which would restore long-overdue accountability to the VA disability claims process. But in 2006, Congress repealed criminal penalties for unaccredited individuals who illegally charge veterans for claims…

AUBURN— When City Comptroller Mary Beth Leeson opened her 2025-26 budget update at the Jan. 29 City Council meeting, she acknowledged it wouldn't be good news. The city of Auburn is facing a projected $1.2 million revenue shortfall and expenses are on track to be $800,000 higher than what was budgeted for in 2025-26. Instead of using $1 million from its dwindling…

2026 FEB 10– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Economics Daily Report– According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by NewsRx journalists, a trademark application has been made for“ CENTRAL BANK OF THE MIDWEST” by Kent R. Erickson AVEK IP, LLC, representing Central Bancompany, Inc. This application was made available to the public on January…

I turn 65 in April, am covered under my wife's employer's health insurance and am fighting liver cancer. I am participating in a clinical trial for a cancer medication which costs over $12,000 per month and am paying $0 for a medication that is curing my cancer. I am concerned about what to do when I enroll in Medicare and if I will be in Medicare's "donut hole" since…

2026 FEB 10– 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“ BCBS GLOBAL” by Stacey J. Watson, Esq. Markery Law LLC, representing Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. The registrar information for this application is:…