On July 31, the Trump administration called on drug manufacturers to lower prescription drug prices in the U.S. to “most favored nation” – or MFN – pricing, the lowest cost paid for the same medications in other countries.
Congress is on recess after passing the “big beautiful bill” in early July, but a few health and retirement related issues are expected to come before lawmakers when they get back to work in September.
Could anything be more bipartisan than encouraging and supporting those providing care for loved ones?
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough struck out against the major Medicaid provisions in the “big beautiful bill,” warning senators that bill’s passage may be at risk.
The court ruled in favor of South Carolina over its effort to defund Planned Parenthood, concluding that individual Medicaid patients cannot sue to enforce their right to pick a medical provider.
Health insurers pledged to streamline and improve the prior authorization processes for Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, Affordable Care Act marketplace and commercial plans covering nearly eight out of 10 Americans.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is adjusting agent compensation for Medicare Advantage upward, representing the largest MA increase in broker compensation in years.
The Federal Reserve kept interbank interest rates at a range of 4.25 to 4.5 percent on Wednesday amid pressure from President Donald Trump.
The combined funds move one year sooner.
The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents sent a letter to Senate leadership urging them to reject language in the “One Big Beautiful Bill” that would place a 10-year moratorium on any state-level legislative or regulatory action relating to AI.
After a rocky stretch and a bit of pandemic-era belt-tightening, the insurance brokerage world came roaring back to life in 2024.
WASHINGTON- The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Thursday by a quarter-point in response to the steady decline in the oncehigh inflation that had angered Americans and helped drive Donald Trump's presidential election victory this week. The Fed had kept its rate that high for more than a year to fight the worst inflation streak in four decades.
