Two smoke-damage bills awaiting the governor's signature address a longstanding issue brought to the fore by the Los Angeles County fires: When is it safe for wildfire survivors to move back into their homes? After the deadly January 2025 fires, which destroyed more than 16,000 structures, the state Insurance Department estimates that more than 13,000 out of…
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The issue was raised during a County Council work session by Council Chair Justin Paulsen, who sits on a subcommittee examining insurance gaps. UW Clinic agreed to temporarily accept Ambetter, and the Orcas clinic brought it on through Highland Hospital. Officials fear losing Ambetter entirely in the next cycle, leaving zero carriers— something the state…
–After Trump's 19 August "ECONOMIC D-DAY" and Bessent's 24 August "Operation Economic Outcast," secondary sanctions threaten Central Asia's use of Iran as a southern door–not because the republics back Tehran, but because a Kazakh or Uzbek container south can touch Iranian trucks, rail, ports, insurance, banks, and IRGC-tied firms. Kazakhstan: trade with Iran…
The New Mexico Office of Superintendent of Insurance has approved 2027 rates for individual market Affordable Care Act plans sold on and off BeWell, the New Mexico Health Insurance Marketplace. “Rising health care costs and inflation are continuing to affect consumers nationwide and New Mexico is no different. New Mexico’ s Health Care Affordability Fund…
But a new survey of 1,887 people with health insurance conducted from May through July of this year by GoodRx, a platform for medication savings, shows that having coverage doesn't always mean having affordable access to care. GoodRx Research has previously documented these pressures in prescription coverage. *According to new survey data from GoodRx…
BOWIE, Texas– Legend Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for Legend Bank, N.A., announced today that the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas approved Legend Bank's application to acquire Graham Savings and Loan. "The approvals received from shareholders and regulators represent an important milestone for both organizations," said Jay Bearden, President& CEO of Legend…
The following information was released by Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen:. Senator Chris Van Hollen joined Senator Ruben Gallego and five of their Senate colleagues in calling on Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh to maintain the Federal Open Market Committee's longstanding schedule of at least eight meetings per year. In addition to Van Hollen and…
Rising costs for health insurance premiums offered to Starbucks workers are sparking tension. Starbucks told The Seattle Times that some workers experienced larger premium increases, "though the majority" saw more modest changes. “The company is dramatically raising the workers’ share of the monthly cost for premiums, even doubling that cost in some cases,…
2026 SEP 08– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Ecology Daily News– New research on Economics- Environmental and Resource Economics is the subject of a report. For more information on this research see: The Effects of Competition In the Retail Gasoline Industry. Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2026; 13: 1311-1336….
When the Colorado General Assembly created the Colorado Option in 2021, we were thrilled. As an advocate for small-business owners across Colorado, Small Business Majority had heard for years from entrepreneurs who were unable to afford health coverage for their employees and who struggled to access care for themselves. There's also been a lack of needed…
Kevin James Murphy was killed on the 100th floor while working for Marsh& McLennan, a global professional-services firm specializing in insurance brokerage, risk management, consulting and other services. From Smithtown, Long Island, and one of five children, he had just turned 40 on Sept. 1. His widow, Beth Murphy, was left to raise their two children, Connor, 7, and…
2026 SEP 08– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Data detailed on Managed Care have been presented. According to news reporting originating in Providence, Rhode Island, by NewsRx journalists, research stated,“ Home health care helps patients-including those recently discharged from the hospital-regain function and maintain…
2026 SEP 08– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Investigators publish new report on Engineering. Funders for this research include National Science Foundation, NSF-Simons SkAI Institute, NSF CAREER, National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health- USA, Google Research Scholar Award, Cisco gift grant.
2026 SEP 08– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Researchers detail new data in Managed Care. According to news reporting out of Little Rock, Arkansas, by NewsRx editors, research stated,“ Medicare beneficiaries 65 years and older are susceptible to receiving potentially inappropriate medications, for which the risks outweigh the…
2026 SEP 08– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Fresh data on Cancer are presented in a new report. According to news reporting originating in Menlo Park, California, by NewsRx journalists, research stated,“ The burden of a new cancer diagnosis on state Medicaid programs is not well understood. Our study aimed to quantify Medicaid program…
Rising health costs may leave Main Street business owners facing increased difficulty attracting new employees and making key investments, experts warned the Daily Caller News Foundation. "Sky-high and rapidly escalating health plan costs are a major problem for small businesses, which often run on razor-thin margins," Job Creators Network Foundation…
Tina Kotek’ s Prosperity Council found that most Oregonians believe high costs, taxes and regulations are making it harder for businesses to grow. One place to start is with the steep credit-card processing fees Oregon businesses pay on nearly every transaction. Businesses across the U.S. paid a record $157 billion in credit card“ swipe fees” last year, $9 billion…
The Buffalo News is republishing the story as part of a no-paywall event for Labor Day weekend. Linda Kozlowski, 68, Carrie Beaver, 75, and Carl Patterson, 69, are all Parkinson’ s patients who live in Western New York. But all three were distressed to learn recently that their health insurance provider, Univera Healthcare, has decided that it will stop offering…
Cord Silverstein had been a Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina member for 12 years when he missed one monthly payment this summer and lost coverage— for himself, his wife and his daughter— for the rest of the year. Blue Cross sent him a letter July 7 to tell him that his policy was canceled. Blue Cross referred Silverstein to the Health Insurance Marketplace, where…
