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Housing Safety And Affordability Are At Stake, Experts Share Ideas

Housing Safety And Affordability Are At Stake, Experts Share Ideas

Average annual insurance premiums in the first half of 2023 by county show many counties already … [+] stressed by high premium prices. National Bureau of Economic Research In the midst of a wildfire roaring across southern California that is not only destroying homes but also taking lives, home insurance costs are taking on a

Trump’s Return Puts Medicaid on the Chopping Block

Trump’s Return Puts Medicaid on the Chopping Block

Under President Joe Biden, enrollment in Medicaid hit a record high and the uninsured rate reached a record low. Donald Trump’s return to the White House — along with a GOP-controlled Senate and House of Representatives — is expected to change that. Republicans in Washington say they plan to use funding cuts and regulatory changes

The largest health insurance companies that control nearly 75% of the market, ranked

The largest health insurance companies that control nearly 75% of the market, ranked

A general view outside the United Healthcare corporate headquarters on December 4, 2024 in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Image: Stephen Maturen / Stringer (Getty Images) Over the past few years the health insurance industry has experienced a series of major mergers and acquisitions, further consolidating power into the hands of a few dominant companies — leaving Americans

Affordable Care Act Insurance Open Enrollment Still Available: What to Know

Affordable Care Act Insurance Open Enrollment Still Available: What to Know

The initial window to get “Obamacare” health insurance by Jan. 1 may have closed, but there’s still plenty of time to secure the coverage you want. Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a graduate of the University at Albany. As a member of CNET’s How To team, he writes about the intersection

Millions to see rise in health insurance premiums if federal subsidies expire

Millions to see rise in health insurance premiums if federal subsidies expire

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Andrea Deutsch, the mayor of Narberth, Pennsylvania, and the owner of a pet store in town, doesn’t get health care coverage through either of her jobs. Instead, she is enrolled in a plan she purchased on Pennie, Pennsylvania’s health insurance exchange. Deutsch, who has been mayor since 2018, is paid $1

Suspected CEO Killer Taps Former Prosecutor to Defend Him on Murder Charge

Suspected CEO Killer Taps Former Prosecutor to Defend Him on Murder Charge

The man charged with killing a health insurance CEO on the streets of New York earlier this month has hired a former Manhattan prosecutor to defend him against murder charges there. The law firm Agnifilo Intrater LLC confirmed to NBC News that Karen Friedman Angifilo would represent Luigi Mangione, 26, in New York, where he

Cops Say CEO Murder Suspect Fled New York by Train, Not Bus as Originally Thought

Cops Say CEO Murder Suspect Fled New York by Train, Not Bus as Originally Thought

Police sources now say that the suspected killer of a health insurance company executive on the streets of New York slipped out of the city by train and not by bus as first thought. The source say there’s video evidence showing Luigi Mangione leaving the George Washington Bridge bus station, where he was dropped off

State Regulators Know Health Insurance Directories Are Full of Wrong Information. They’re Doing Little to Fix It.

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

Home Insurance Kills the Deal for Some California Buyers

Home Insurance Kills the Deal for Some California Buyers

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New Congress brings churn in health policy leadership

New Congress brings churn in health policy leadership

Congress’ most influential health panels will see dramatic changes next year, with several advocates on specific issues like mental health, Medicare and drug pricing retiring or losing their reelection bids.  The biggest changes will be in store at the House Energy and Commerce Committee, whose wide-ranging jurisdiction includes health insurance, biomedical research, and drug and

An Arm and a Leg: Fight Health Insurance — With Help From AI

An Arm and a Leg: Fight Health Insurance — With Help From AI

Note: “An Arm and a Leg” uses speech-recognition software to generate transcripts, which may contain errors. Please use the transcript as a tool but check the corresponding audio before quoting the podcast. Dan: Hey there– Let’s start with introductions. Carolyn: My name is Carolyn DeSimone, and I have a super cute dog. His name is

Harris and Trump’s closing arguments and ancient Mayan city discovered: Morning Rundown

Harris and Trump’s closing arguments and ancient Mayan city discovered: Morning Rundown

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump offer sharply different closing arguments. High childbirth costs leave insured middle-class families with crippling debt. And an ancient Mayan city is discovered beneath the jungle. Here’s what to know today. Harris promises to ‘seek common ground’ in closing arguments while Trump resorts to attacks  With a week until Election Day

Understanding the Importance of Project-Specific Pollution Liability Insurance

Understanding the Importance of Project-Specific Pollution Liability Insurance

Library Pollution Liability Insurance: Cleaning Up Gaps in Environmental Coverage Last Updated May 21, 2024 By Melody Bell Melody Bell Director of Underwriting Melody Bell is Director of Underwriting at Procore. Previously, she spent 15 years as Director and Vice President for managing general agents in the U.S. and London, with a focus on construction

Cryptocurrency Payments for Insurance: Are Insurance Companies Really Embracing Bitcoin and Altcoins?

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