Sign up for the Planet Money newsletter. Alan Greenspan, who steered the Federal Reserve for nearly two decades, through some of the longest economic booms in U.S. history, has died. Greenspan died Monday at his home in Washington.
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His wife, the NBC news correspondent Andrea Mitchell, said in a statement this morning that Greenspan died of complications from Parkinson's disease. NPR's Scott Horsley joins us now. So, Scott, Greenspan led the Federal Reserve under four different presidents- Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, both George Bushs.
EPIC Insurance Brokers& Consultants, a national insurance brokerage and consulting firm providing specialized services and products across select industries and client sectors, today announced that auto dealership finance and insurance experts Ryan Hoff and John Jacobi have joined the firm. Joining Hoff and Jacobi are senior team members Jeff Rodewald…
The following information was released by the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:. Senators Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Jack Reed, Chris Van Hollen, Dick Durbin, and Richard Blumenthal sent a letter to Vice Chair for Supervision at the Federal Reserve Michelle W. Bowman,…
The following information was released by Oregon Senator Ron Wyden:. Senator Ron Wyden, joined by U.S. The Trump Administration's rule promotes the use of catastrophic health plans with extremely high deductibles and out-of-pocket costs, loosens physician network requirements for plans and proposes that insurers be allowed to offer "non-network" plans…
Congressman Craig Goldman has introduced the Better Care, Better Cost Act, which would implement market-based incentives that strengthen Medicaid plans for over 66 million Americans and save taxpayers up to $9 billion annually. It's ridiculous that insurance companies profit while millions of Americans are stuck in low-quality, high-cost plans, "said…
Most accident victims settle for less without a lawyer because they often underestimate the value of their claims, accept early settlement offers, or struggle to negotiate effectively with insurance companies. Houston is one of the largest cities in the United States and is known for its busy highways, thriving economy, and growing population.
A new state task force is working to bring down the cost of healthcare insurance for Wyoming residents. The Health Insurance Affordability Task Force met for the first time Wednesday and Thursday, bringing together legislators, state officials and healthcare stakeholders to explore ways to reduce insurance costs for Wyoming residents.
A new state task force is working to bring down the cost of healthcare insurance for Wyoming residents. The Health Insurance Affordability Task Force met for the first time Wednesday and Thursday, bringing together legislators, state officials and healthcare stakeholders to explore ways to reduce insurance costs for Wyoming residents.
Rural health care facilities struggle with difficulty recruiting workers and with reimbursement from federal health insurance, local providers told a congressional candidate visiting Mt. Pleasant on Tuesday, June 16. Christina Bohannan, the Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives from Iowa's First District, toured the Park Place…
CHEYENNE— Wyoming lawmakers and health care leaders gathered this week for the debut of the Legislature's Health Insurance Affordability Task Force, a group charged with untangling the complexities of rising medical costs and insurance premiums in a state where geographical isolation often dictates the price of survival. He discussed the economics of…
Alan Greenspan, seated left, said working for President Gerald Ford, sitting next to him, was more interesting than helming the Fed. Alan Greenspan, who died on June 22, 2026, at the age of 100, is best remembered for his 18 years at the helm of the Federal Reserve. To us, one of the most notable aspects of his career was his commitment to public service, cemented while he…
Alan Greenspan, who died on June 22, 2026, at the age of 100, is best remembered for his 18 years at the helm of the Federal Reserve. We also knew him personally, in different capacities: One of us interviewed him in 2016 for a book on public service, and the other was present as a young professor when Greenspan defended his dissertation at New York University in 1977..
The following information was released by the Cato Institute:. The Federal Reserve is a sprawling bureaucracy, averse to change. With that in mind, the latest FOMC meeting and press conference the first under new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh came as a pleasant surprise.
Assemblymember Carl DeMaio today blasted Governor Gavin Newsom and legislative Democrats for approving a state budget that will increase health insurance costs on California families already struggling under the state's cost-of-living crisis. "California families are already getting crushed by the cost of living, but California Democrats have voted…
Globe Life Inc. (NYSE: GL) has caught the attention of the investment community today with its bullish price action. The company’s shares have moved 1.68% on the day to $174.94. Globe Life Inc. delivers diverse life insurance and supplementary health coverage, alongside annuity products, targeting households in the lower-middle to middle-income brackets throughout the United […]
"Big news for LPT— they are going completely fare-free starting July 1st," reported Ben Ziff, mobility coordinator for Hocking Athens Perry Community Action. Ziff explained that in 2025 HAPCAP was able to partner with AmeriHealth Caritas Ohio, a Medicaid managed care organization that serves residents of Athens County and the rest of the Southeast/Central…
Shares of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE: THG) traded at a new 52-week high today and are currently trading at $205.66. So far today, approximately 97,377 shares have been exchanged, as compared to an average 30-day volume of 317.59k shares. The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. is a U.S.-based insurer offering a wide array of […]
Symetra Life Insurance Company today announced that its full suite of workforce benefits products— including group life and AD&D, group disability, and group supplemental health— is now integrated into PlanSource, a leading benefits administration technology and services company. “We’ve built a robust workforce benefits portfolio, and we want employers to…
