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18+ min ago   (124+ words) The Wisconsin Farmers Union is voicing concerns about health insurance for farmers. The WFU reports that 14% of Wisconsin farm families have no health insurance at all, and another 17% have catastrophic coverage solely for severe, work-related accidents. Nationally, 41% of dairy farmers…...

32+ min ago   (200+ words) Sky Chefs faces potential $17.5 million liability after altering employee health benefits during ongoing contract talks. A federal appeals court ruled the change violated labor law, requiring backpay even though workers got what the union preferred. The case hinges on whether…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago   (423+ words) Federal officials are narrowing the range of extra benefits that Medicare Advantage plans can offer after years of broad flexibility that allowed insurers to cover everything from groceries and gym memberships to sporting equipment. Changes already affecting 2026 plans will be…...

3+ hour, 26+ min ago   (752+ words) Democrats are warning that retirees might face higher premiums in 2027. Democrats are warning that ending a subsidy designed to help Americans save money in retirement could send Medicare drug premiums soaring. As the Trump administration plans to end the Medicare…...

1+ hour, 44+ min ago   (545+ words) Medicare Part A resets its $1,736 deductible with every new benefit period, not every January, so two hospitalizations split by 60 days cost $3,472. Original Medicare has no annual out-of-pocket cap, meaning unlimited benefit periods with unlimited deductibles can stack within a single…...

2+ hour, 31+ min ago   (174+ words) Journal Gazette & Times-Courier Javascript is required to use this website. My recent column about stress-testing your retirement funds brought an interesting response from many of my readers. I learned something: While many are delighted to have large balances in their…...

1+ hour, 58+ min ago   (638+ words) Money expert and billionaire Mark Cuban has always been an innovator and a disruptor. Many Americans would argue one of the biggest infrastructures that could use a little disruption in 2026 would be the current healthcare system. With his Cost Plus…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago   (812+ words) Published 5:30 am Saturday, August 8, 2026 Oregon hospitals lost $450 million in 2025 and continue to report extremely low profit margins as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act begins to make tectonic shifts in how healthcare is funded in Oregon and across the nation....

7+ hour, 7+ min ago   (599+ words) MINNEAPOLIS, MN (August 8, 2026). UCare will permanently lay off 102 employees this fall as the Minneapolis-based health plan moves deeper into the wind-down of its operations, according to a newly filed notice with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. The…...

3+ hour, 38+ min ago   (810+ words) Health insurance is poised to become considerably more expensive for thousands of Oregon families and small businesses in 2027, with proposed double-digit premium increases adding another substantial expense to household and employer budgets across the state. The increases arrive as households…...