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38+ min ago (53+ words) The U.S. Senate took up competing health care proposals on Thursday that both failed. Without action, millions of Americans could see their premiums skyrocket. Time running out to find a way to avoid major health care cost hikes Time running out to find a way to avoid major health care cost hikes...

52+ min ago (594+ words) Published 9:13 am Thursday, December 11, 2025 This year, more than 97% of Oregonians had health insurance. Getting to this level of coverage took years of steady effort and happened because our state treats health coverage as essential for keeping people healthy, for helping families avoid medical debt and for holding down costs for everyone. For tens of thousands of small business owners, older Oregonians not yet eligible for Medicare, and working families, health insurance has been affordable because of Affordable Care Act tax credits. This week, Congress will vote on whether to continue these ACA tax credits or let them die, putting years of hard-won progress at risk of unraveling overnight. If Congress terminates the healthcare tax credits, 4.8 million Americans will lose their coverage immediately, and insurance premiums could more than double for 20 million others. Some families will see their annual costs rise…...

1+ hour, 5+ min ago (499+ words) With Ruling No. 286 of 5 November 2025, the Italian Revenue Agency clarified the withholding tax obligations introduced in 2024, which now also apply to insurance agents. The case concerned a Belgian insurance and reinsurance company (the Applicant) operating in the EU and EEA markets through an outsourced underwriting model. The model relied on Managing Agents, Coverholders and brokers acting as intermediaries across different jurisdictions. In Italy, the Applicant operates under two regimes: SO ITA provides administrative, legal and compliance support to the Belgian head office. It's also responsible for certain operational functions, including the formal signing of Italian insurance policies (as required by regulation) and compliance with Italian insurance tax obligations. The Italian business model involves several layers of contractual relationships: Commissions are paid to Accredited Brokers and Coverholders as a percentage of the premiums collected. Coverholders have to remit to SO ITA…...

1+ hour, 8+ min ago (196+ words) Here & Now "s Peter O'Dowd speaks with Affordable Care Act expert Cynthia Cox of KFF about what an expiration of health insurance subsidies next year will likely mean for people on Obamacare ... This newscast is updated weekdays at 6am, 9am, noon, 3pm, and 6pm. How affordable is the Affordable Care Act? Here & Now"s Peter O'Dowd speaks with Affordable Care Act expert Cynthia Cox of KFF about what an expiration of health insurance subsidies next year will likely mean for people on Obamacare marketplaces and whether government-run health savings accounts that lawmakers are considering today will help bend the healthcare cost curve. This article was originally published on WBUR.org. This newscast is updated weekdays at 6am, 9am, noon, 3pm, and 6pm. How affordable is the Affordable Care Act? Here & Now"s Peter O'Dowd speaks with Affordable Care Act expert Cynthia Cox of KFF about what an expiration…...

2+ hour, 12+ min ago (270+ words) The Eleventh Circuit's recent decision in L. Squared Industries, Inc. v. Nautilus Insurance Co. offers important guidance for policyholders navigating notice provisions under claims-made insurance policies'particularly when a policy imposes both a policy-period notice requirement and a separate "prompt notice" clause. In August 2018, L. Squared received an environmental report identifying groundwater contamination. However, it did not notify Nautilus until April 2019'eight months later but still within the overall policy period. Nautilus denied coverage, citing the policy's strict seven-day notice requirement. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment for Nautilus but clarified how notice provisions operate in claims-made policies. The court explained that the essence of a claims-made policy is timely notice to the insurer within the policy period. It distinguished between two types of notice clauses: The court held that breaching the second type of provision does not automatically forfeit coverage. Instead, it applied…...

2+ hour, 53+ min ago (334+ words) Two New Hampshire child care centers will share more than $1 million in federal grants to expand and address the state's child care shortage. A third center plans to increase the childhood education workforce with its grant. The awards are through the Northern Border Regional Commission Catalyst program. The money will add 34 child care spots at the Well Collaborative NH in Claremont and allow the Keene Day Care Center to be able to enroll an additional 20 spots, bringing its capacity to 90. The state's child care shortage has led thousands of parents to forgo work, making it harder for employers to find workers, according to a study earlier this year from the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute. The Northern Border Regional Commission, a federal-state partnership created in 2008 to support community and economic development near the Canada-United States border, awarded nearly $7 million to…...

2+ hour, 55+ min ago (296+ words) Pfizer is set to cut jobs in Switzerland as part of a multi-year effort to lower expenses, as reported by Bloomberg. According to information not yet made public, the company aims to cut staff from around 300 to 70. The reduction follows a broader downgrading of the drug manufacturer's Swiss operations. In early December 2025, Pfizer's Swiss country manager Sabine Bruckner was replaced by Rea Lal, who now heads the local business but with a "diminished mandate." Bruckner has moved to a different role. Pfizer is pursuing a cost-reduction plan of more than $7bn by 2027, as it seeks to restore growth in the years following the pandemic. A spokesperson described in an email statement a "streamlining and realigning" of resources to minimise complexity. Pfizer did not comment on specific numbers. The job cuts come as the cpmpany steps up activity in the obesity treatment…...

3+ hour, 5+ min ago (300+ words) New York health plans say a Medicaid contractor is breaking the rules, according to Spectrum News 1. Public Partnerships LLC, which oversees the state's $9B home care program, is demanding a 55-cent hourly rate hike " a move critics say violates antitrust laws and its state contract. PPL claims the increase just covers a new'MoreMedicaid home care company accused of antitrust violations New York health plans say a Medicaid contractor is breaking the rules, according to Spectrum News 1. Public Partnerships LLC, which oversees the state's $9B home care program, is demanding a 55-cent hourly rate hike " a move critics say violates antitrust laws and its state contract. PPL claims the increase just covers a new minimum wage law and won't boost profits. But health plans argue the flat-rate demand is anti-competitive and unjustified. The Health Department says it approved the hike and insists it's…...

3+ hour, 8+ min ago (367+ words) A new Republican proposal in the Senate aims to give Americans up to $1,500 in health savings accounts as an alternative to extending Obamacare subsidies set to expire on December 31st." USA Today shares that the plan, introduced by Sens. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Mike Crapo of Idaho, targets enrollees in lower-cost bronze or catastrophic Affordable Care Act plans who earn less than 700% of the federal poverty level'about $109,550 for a single person or $225,050 for a family of four." Those aged 18 to 49 would receive $1,000 annually, while people 50 to 64 get $1,500, with funds restricted from covering abortions or gender transition procedures." The payments come as ACA premium tax credits, enhanced during the pandemic, face expiration at the end of the year, potentially hiking costs for over 20 million enrollees. Critics note the amounts fall short of typical deductibles, leaving many still exposed to big bills....

3+ hour, 12+ min ago (1001+ words) But with neither piece of legislation expected to pass, the problem is yet unresolved with just three weeks until the subsidies run dry and some Affordable Care Act enrollees see their premium costs more than double. Meanwhile, the political stakes of rising premiums are coming into view as affordability concerns have emerged as a key issue for American voters going into the midterms next year. Here's a look at the subsidies in limbo, the proposals to address the problem and how American voters are feeling about the issue. More than 24 million people have Affordable Care Act health insurance, a group including farmers, ranchers, small business owners and other self-employed people who don't have other health insurance options through their work. Enrollees who make less than 400% of the federal poverty level qualify for permanent subsidies in the program that help them…...