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Joe Baldacci, D-Bangor, went into effect after being passed by the Legislature earlier this year. LD 1310, "An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Insurance Coverage of Preventive and Primary Health Services," will increase access to zero deductible health plans and increase access to affordable health care. "Throughout the legislative process, the goal of this bill…

The following information was released by the Cato Institute:. The Census Bureau recently released a massive amount of new data on Americans and the US economy, as they do each year with their "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States" release. The latest data cover the year 2024 and contain a lot of good news about how Americans are faring.

The following information was released by the Alliance for Retired Americans:. It will affect Medicare patients, and the doctors and hospitals who care for them, in Arizona, Ohio, Oklahoma, New Jersey, Texas, and Washington, starting Jan. 1 and running through 2031.. And the timing was surprising: The pilot was announced in late June, just days after the Trump…

The Federal Open Market Committee primarily adjusts the stance of monetary policy through its target range for the federal funds rate. Each of the FOMCs post-meeting statements, for almost as long as the FOMC has issued post-meeting statements, has reported what the Committee decided about the fed funds target and how the Committee intended that action to…

The following information was released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas:. Oil and gas activity decreased slightly in third quarter 2025, according to oil and gas executives responding to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Energy Survey. The business activity indexthe surveys broadest measure of conditions facing Eleventh District energy firmscame…

These new taxes on imports could pass through to consumers in the form of higher prices and dampen hiring, a process that economic data suggests is already underway.“ We have begun to see goods prices showing through into higher inflation,” Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned in a recent news conference, adding that higher costs for goods account for“ most”…

A " who' s who" of former economic officials urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to let Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook remain in her job while the courts decide whether President Trump fired her lawfully. Former Fed Chairmen Alan Greenspan, whose tenure spanned four administrations, and Ben Bernanke, who served under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama,…

SEOUL, South Korea& GREENWICH, Conn.& NEW YORK—- DB Insurance Co., Ltd., Tiptree Inc. and Warburg Pincus LLC announced today that the parties have signed an agreement for DB Insurance to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of The Fortegra Group, Inc., a U.S.- based specialty insurer, for approximately $1.65 billion in cash from Tiptree and Warburg Pincus.

Adam Schiff held a news conference in Oceanside Thursday afternoon to draw attention to the condition Democrats have placed on a budget deal: restoration of the enhanced premium tax credits that help millions afford their monthly health insurance premiums. Congress faces a deadline of Sept. 30 to pass a new budget and avoid a government shutdown.

"In New Mexico, this is what it means: More than 27,000 folks, given the increased cost of these premiums, will be forced out of the private marketplace," Lujan Grisham said Wednesday during a virtual news conference hosted by the Democratic Governors Association. About 75,000 New Mexicans buy health insurance through BeWell, the state exchange set up as part of the…

Sales of newly built homes surged in August, rising 20.5% from July to reach their highest level since January 2022, according to U.S. Census data. Rates did not begin their September slide to a three-year low until after the Federal Reserve cut its lending rate. Even with discounts in play, the median price of a new home sold in August was $413,500, up 1.9% from a year…

The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from Federal Reserve Bank,“ With the introduction of a new skill-biased technology that is high fixed cost but low marginal cost, firms endogenously adopt more in big cities, cities that offer abundant amenities for high-skilled workers, and cities that are more productive in using high-skilled labour.

SOUTHWICK— Select Board Chair Diane Gale didn't rule out having the board call a Special Town Meeting to have residents weigh in on whether the town should pay more toward the town employee health insurance costs than the current split, which is 50/ 50, during the board's meeting Monday night. We need time to put that package together to make a decent presentation, "…

In Vermont, almost 30,000 residents who get health insurance through Vermont Health Connect may lose a collective $65 million unless Congress grants an extension before funding runs out at the end of the year. Congressional Democrats are pushing Republicans to extend the federal health care subsidies in its upcoming budget referendum or face shutting…

The Democrats have named their price to avoid a government shutdown come October– an additional $350 billion for healthcare over the next decade. The Paragon Health Institute study reports that this is triple the number of no-claim policyholders before the Biden sweeteners were put in place. Although many analysts suspect that these numbers suggest…