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–As the cost of health care continues to climb, state governments including North Carolina are turning to private companies for solutions. North Carolina has contracted with a company called Lantern to get lower costs for surgeries from medical providers in exchange for the high-volume of patients that a state health plan can offer. The state had tried a…

Here in Georgia, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff has chosen health care and the economy as the grounds on which he will defend his Senate seat in next year's election. So far, an estimated 190,000 Georgians have been forced to drop their health insurance for next year because Republicans in Washington refused to extend subsidies to make the insurance affordable.

—Iran on Wednesday appointed a new governor to the central bank after the former one resigned following a record currency fall against the U.S. dollar that sparked large protests.. A report by the official IRNA news agency said President Masoud Pezeshkian’ s Cabinet appointed Abdolnasser Hemmati, a former economics minister, as new governor of the Central Bank…

The following information was released by the California Department of Insurance:. Sacramento, Calif.- Beginning January 1, 2026, nine new laws sponsored by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the California Department of Insurance will go into effect, delivering stronger consumer protections for all Californians. A lawmaker by training having served…

Lander's probe, released Tuesday, found that the Health Insurance Stabilization Fund has amassed upwards of $3.1 billion in unpaid liabilities as a result of what his auditors described as years of misuse by City Hall and the Municipal Labor Committee, which represents public-sector unions. Both the city Office of Labor Relations under Mayor Eric Adams and…

Federal Reserve officials are grappling with two fundamental questions as they confront both rising unemployment and elevated inflation. Minutes from the Fed's final gathering of 2025 in December, released Tuesday, underscore the difficult task facing Jerome Powell, the chair, as he tries to forge a consensus among policymakers after a series of…

A Texas boy’ s second dose of the MMRV vaccine cost over $1,400. A Pennsylvania woman’ s long-acting birth control cost more than $14,000. In 2025, these patients were among the hundreds who asked KFF Health News to investigate their medical bills as part of its“ Bill of the Month” series.

2025 DEC 30– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at South Korea Daily Report– Current study results on Respiratory Tract Diseases and Conditions have been published. According to news reporting originating from Wonju, South Korea, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated,“ Following widespread use of humidifier disinfectants in South Korea from the late…

2025 DEC 30– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at NewsRx Policy and Law Daily– Investigators discuss new findings in Science. According to news reporting originating from New York City, New York, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated,“ The Affordable Care Act was intended principally to increase healthcare insurance coverage to uninsured Americans.

Declaring the fund "insolvent," Lander's auditors determined that the Health Insurance Stabilization Fund owes the city $3.1 billion, not counting obligations that have yet to be tallied for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.. The city's Office of Labor Relations and the Municipal Labor Committee, the consortium of 102 public sector unions, "did not take adequate…

2025 DEC 30– 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“ MY WAY” by Allison Strickland Ricketts FROSS ZELNICK LEHRMAN& ZISSU, P.C., representing Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc. This application was made available to…

2025 DEC 30– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Current study results on Insurance have been published. According to news reporting out of St. Louis, Missouri, by NewsRx editors, the research stated,“ In recent years, the landscape of venture capital investment in healthcare technologies has been altered by the introduction of new types…

2025 DEC 30– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Fresh data on Managed Care are presented in a new report. For more information on this research see: Comparing area-level patient density and physician prescribing preference instruments for the effect of antidiabetics on adverse cardiovascular events among Medicare beneficiaries….

2025 DEC 30– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health Policy and Law Daily– Researchers detail new data in Business- Management Science. Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the University of California Irvine,“ In response, employers with greater exposure to the PPACA reduce employee enrollments in their health insurance plans to…

After President Barack Obama managed to pass the Affordable Care Act, millions of insureds finally received meaningful coverage, which allowed them to be treated for their preexisting conditions, which would have been excluded prior to the ACA. Obama had wanted the ACA exchange to include a non-profit public option. Non-profit medical insurance can work, and,…

Drake, executive director for Community Research and Resource Center, and Michael Martin Drain, president and CEO of Step-UP, Inc. are looking ahead to what needs to happen for the Black LGBTQ community to create safe, supportive and inclusive spaces. When asked what their biggest concerns were in 2025, Drake and Martin Drain talked about health insurance…

A new year means new laws in Colorado, covering everything from health insurance and gun shows to "junk fees" and protections for wild bison. Here's a list of laws passed during the 2025 legislative session that will go into effect when the calendar flips on Wednesday. House Bill 1002: Medical necessity determination insurance coverage.

Sarah Monroe once had a relatively comfortable middle-class life. She and her family lived in a neatly landscaped neighborhood near Cleveland. The plans, which have become common over the past two decades, are getting renewed attention thanks to President Donald Trump and his GOP allies in Congress.

In considering the most inportant Florida health care stories of the year, the Florida Phoenix reached out to associations that represent consumers, providers, insurers, beneficiaries, and think tanks. Ron DeSantis, announced their goal to eliminate all vaccine mandates from Florida regulations and statutes, the state held a public meeting in Panama City…