The latest from Washington, D.C., impacting the insurance and financial services industries.
The Medicare agent community is speaking out against a bill by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., that would limit broker compensation for Medicare Advantage Plans.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services does not plan to eliminate Medicare brokers or limit their ability to assist people in obtaining coverage.
The Medicare agent community is speaking out against a bill by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., that would limit broker compensation for Medicare Advantage Plans.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services does not plan to eliminate Medicare brokers or limit their ability to assist people in obtaining coverage.
“It’s amazing how resilient and flexible the global economy is” in the wake of current geopolitical trends that are reshaping the investment landscape, said Jack Aldrich, BlackRock’s director for geopolitical research and strategy.
The model provides states with a framework to offer a nonrefundable tax credit to small businesses that are not required to provide health insurance but choose to offer an ICHRA.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a sweeping rule to strengthen oversight of the Affordable Care Act exchanges for plan year 2027 by lowering user fees, tightening eligibility verification and giving states greater authority over plan oversight.
The moratorium will not impact current enrollments, and existing providers can continue to deliver services to Medicare beneficiaries.
NAIFA supports DOL’s proposal to replace the current guidance “with guidance that is substantially similar to the guidance DOL adopted in 2021,” NAIFA President Christopher Gandy wrote in a letter to Andrew Rogers, administrator of the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division.
The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee told hospital system CEOs that hospital consolidation and mergers “are fueling the borderline extortionary prices hospitals charge patients.”
The agenda featured topics including developments in the vision care services marketplace, and the use of genetic testing in life insurance underwriting.
U.S. gross domestic product is expected to rebound from 2027 through 2029, with inflation expected to begin falling after 2026.
The Center for American Progress today revealed its proposal, “A Patient’s Bill of Rights to Lower Health Care Costs.”
The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors praised the release of the final Medicare Advantage and Part D rule (CMS-4212-P), which incorporates several of NAIFA’s core recommendations aimed at improving access to professional guidance while reducing unnecessary administrative burdens on agents and brokers.
The National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals recently submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on the proposed
2027 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters, which sets policy for the Affordable Care Act Marketplace.
Americans who don’t have access to a 401(k) account through their employer could see that change under a proposal announced by President Donald Trump during his State of the Union address Tuesday night.
The National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals is in Washington this week to urge lawmakers to ensure affordable and high-quality health care for all Americans.
The proposal “is the most radical shift in ACA regulations since the original ACA regulations were drafted,” one expert said.
TrumpRx, a U.S. government–backed prescription drug discount platform, launched Thursday night. How does it work and who will benefit most from it?
Pharmacy benefit manager reform, along with other health care measures, was part of legislation signed by President Donald Trump this week, ending a partial government shutdown.
Members of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors and Finseca will convene in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, for a Day on the Hill, bringing a unified industry voice directly to policymakers on issues that impact financial professionals and the American families they serve.
The outlook for health care in 2026 will be shaped by the events of 2025, with an environment of volatility and fissures in coverage that will ripple through all sectors of the health care system.
