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State Regulators Know Health Insurance Directories Are Full of Wrong Information. They’re Doing Little to Fix It.
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Reporting Highlights Extensive Errors: Many states have sought to make insurers clean up their health plans’ provider directories over the past decade. But the errors are still widespread. Paltry Penalties: Most state insurance
In Vermont, Where Almost Everyone Has Insurance, Many Can’t Find or Afford Care
RICHMOND, Vt. — On a warm autumn morning, Roger Brown walked through a grove of towering trees whose sap fuels his maple syrup business. He was checking for damage after recent flooding. But these days, his workers’ health worries him more than his trees’. The cost of Slopeside Syrup’s employee health insurance premiums spiked 24%
Massachusetts Town Files a Claim For Cyber Theft of School Project Payments
The gymnasium construction at the new Arlington, Mass. high school project, shown at about the time that a payment to a project vendor had been diverted in an email fraud. Photo: Arlington High School project website The town of Arlington, Mass., is getting closer to finishing its new $234-million high school. But the suburban Boston
Massachusetts Town Receives $100K Claim Payout for School Project Cyber Theft
The gymnasium construction at the new Arlington, Mass. high school project, shown at about the time that a payment to a project vendor had been diverted in an email fraud. Photo: Arlington High School project website The town of Arlington, Mass., is getting closer to finishing its new $234-million high school. But the suburban Boston
The 15 worst car insurance companies, according to Consumer Reports
Martin the GEICO gecko seen during ACM Party For A Cause at Ascend Amphitheater on August 24, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo: Erika Goldring (Getty Images) Car insurance has gone from being an annoying monthly bill to a crippling expenditure that makes me question if I want to own a car. Headlines across the country
Cryptocurrency Payments for Insurance: Are Insurance Companies Really Embracing Bitcoin and Altcoins?
It is no longer unusual to hear that a bank accepts savings in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the like. Or that a loan company helps businesses with crypto. After all, the traditional financial and insurance industries were among the first to adopt cryptocurrencies. The latter ones have found more than one way to incorporate these means of payment