The latest from Washington, D.C., impacting the insurance and financial services industries.
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.
New Jersey financial professional Jill Van Nostrand submitted a comment letter to the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development opposing the state’s proposed expansion of the ABC Test for determining independent contractor status.
Governors Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman dissented, advocating for a 25-basis-point interest rate cut.
Could anything be more bipartisan than encouraging and supporting those providing care for loved ones?
Three industry organizations have praised the signing of H.R. 1 – also known as the Big Beautiful Bill – calling out provisions related to tax reform.
he National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals said the passage of H.R. 1, The One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes several critical health policy provisions with far-reaching impacts on employer-sponsored insurance, individual coverage and the broader health care marketplace.
A SCOTUS ruling on birthright citizenship could also shut down a key strategy for financial services to block unwelcome federal rules.
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough struck out against the major Medicaid provisions in the “big beautiful bill,” warning senators that bill’s passage may be at risk.
The court ruled in favor of South Carolina over its effort to defund Planned Parenthood, concluding that individual Medicaid patients cannot sue to enforce their right to pick a medical provider.
Health insurers pledged to streamline and improve the prior authorization processes for Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, Affordable Care Act marketplace and commercial plans covering nearly eight out of 10 Americans.
