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More direct primary care clinics keep opening in Maine
5+ hour, 2+ min ago (52+ words) More direct primary care clinics keep opening in Maine'InsuranceNewsNet The alternative health care model continues to expand as health insurance premiums skyrocket. Changes to liquor liability, tort law will take effect on Jan. 1 Geraci LLP Launches Property Damage Law Division…...
Health care premiums for New Yorkers were set to increase. Now subsidies will expire
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (789+ words) Health insurance premiums for thousands of New Yorkers are set to increase next year at the same time enhanced subsidies that helped offset the growing cost for many are set to expire, delivering a double blow that will lead to…...
Too Little, Too Late, Too Weak: Critics React to Proposed Insurance Legislation
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (92+ words) Critics say new laws proposed by the insurance department ignore pervasive and sustained outrage over skyrocketing homeowners rates and would make it more difficult for policyholders to fight back. Critics say new laws proposed by the insurance department ignore pervasive…...
Health insurance spike will hit 2026 farm budgets, farmers say
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (360+ words) Progressive Farmer's Chris Clayton reported that "Iowa farmers warned Monday that the expiration of enhanced premium tax credits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will sharply raise health insurance costs in 2026, forcing painful tradeoffs that could slow farm growth, strain…...
Rising insurance, claim issues could spur legislation
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (618+ words) ATLANTA Like just about everything, the cost of insurance has been rising, fueling frustration that state leaders say they want to address. Policy holders complain of expensive insurance that does not pay out as promised. At the same time, insurers…...
Opinion: Medicaid expansion cuts threaten access to care for everyone
1+ week, 3+ day ago (550+ words) People without health insurance are human, and they still get sick. When they get very sick, they go to emergency rooms, like everyone else. Without Medicaid Expansion, the cost of their care falls on the hospitals. Doctors make lots of…...
LaMalfa issues statement on the Lower Health Care Premiums For All Americans Act
1+ week, 4+ day ago (225+ words) Congressman Doug LaMalfa released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 6703, theLower Health Care Premiums For All Americans Act. The Lower Health Care for All Americans Act represents a significant step toward making health insurance more affordable, particularly for…...
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing Report New Data on Managed Care (The Quality Incentive Program and Patient-Centered Dialysis Care: Mastering the Numbers): Managed Care
1+ week, 4+ day ago (198+ words) According to the news editors, the research concluded: "We conclude with specific recommendations for future iterations of the QIP." This research has been peer-reviewed. For more information on this research see: The Quality Incentive Program and Patient-Centered Dialysis Care: Mastering…...
PointBridge Partners with Aspen to Launch Admitted Physicians Professional Liability Program
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (252+ words) New program brings A rated admitted capacity and AI-enhanced underwriting to medical professional liability market HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PointBridge, a leading managing general underwriter specializing in professional liability insurance, announced today the launch of a new admitted physicians medical malpractice…...
Private health insurance costs are going up. A complete guide to your coverage options
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (1223+ words) Congressional Democrats and Republicans remain deadlocked on health care reform, following disagreements over America's health insurance marketplace that contributed to November's government shutdown. At the heart of the issue is the extension of the enhanced premium tax credits " a key…...