The latest from Washington, D.C., impacting the insurance and financial services industries.
Four moderate Republican congressmen joined Democrats in the House to force a vote on extending the Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies, which are due to expire Dec. 31, hiking the cost of health care premiums for millions of Americans.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said he won’t call a vote Wednesday to extend enhanced subsidies under the Affordable Care Act.
There are 10 working days on the calendar before many Americans see their enhanced Affordable Care Act credits expire.
The Affordable Care Act marketplaces allowed fake enrollees to obtain coverage in 2024 and 2025, the General Accounting Office said in a report issued this week.
Several proposals are floating around Washington but will any of them become law?
Republicans likely want to have a healthcare plan to present to Americans by the State of the Union address in late January, Jeff Bush predicted.
As the Affordable Care Act “subsidy cliff” looms, reports say President Donald Trump plans to announce a new proposal for addressing health care costs.
Sen. Bill Cassidy, (R-La.), introduced a plan that could significantly shift the landscape for those who obtain health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace.
The National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals welcomes the reopening of the federal government but cautions that the short-term funding measure offers only temporary stability while delaying action on the nation’s most pressing health care challenges affecting families, individuals, seniors, and businesses alike.
The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment will be 2.8% in 2026, the Social Security Administration said today.
U.S. imports surged in the first quarter as businesses scrambled to obtain products they needed before tariffs took effect.
As the federal government shutdown continues, millions of Americans are growing more concerned about its long-term impacts.
In the face of a government shutdown, investors face a familiar but unsettling question: How should they approach the markets?
Along with a government shutdown looming, the National Flood Insurance Program is also set to expire tomorrow unless Congress extends it.
The Fed faces a balancing act: offer enough stimulus with a rate cut to reassure markets without signaling panic or jeopardizing credibility.
Health agents’ associations are supporting bipartisan legislation that empowers agents and brokers who sell Medicare Advantage and Part D drug plans while strengthening protections for Medicare beneficiaries.
Health agent associations are speaking out against a new federal policy that they say is hindering agents from enrolling people in coverage on the federal health insurance marketplace.
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.
August marks the 90th anniversary of Social Security; its defenders raise new warnings of privatization in the Trump era.
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.
