3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (557+ words) "Even with our best work, there are going to be people who lose coverage," a leading health official told lawmakers. SALEM — Over the next four years, Oregon will need to come up with nearly $1.3 billion to keep its current Medicaid…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (412+ words) Published 10:01 am Thursday, September 10, 2026 SALEM — Over the next four years, Oregon will need to come up with nearly $1.3 billion to keep its current Medicaid system functioning due to cuts and restrictions from the GOP’s 2025 federal tax and spending law, state…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (687+ words) A Texas hospital chain’s plan to build a boutique “micro-hospital” in Meridian flatlined Tuesday after the City Council found that it failed to meet the city’s code. The mini-hospital, which would have been operated by Houston-based Nutex Health, has come…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (370+ words) Clouds giving way to partly sunny skies; warm and humid. While there may be a spotty shower early, most of the day is dry.. Mostly cloudy with a few showers overnight, especially south of I-78; lowering humidity. ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Allentown City…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (157+ words) Indiana is expanding a workforce training program aimed at helping more Hoosiers move into healthcare careers. Governor Mike Braun says Power Up Indiana provides funding for employer-led training programs designed to address healthcare worker shortages while creating pathways to higher-paying…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (279+ words) Kingsport Times News According to numbers from the national firm J David Tax Law, federal income tax burdens have grown dramatically across the country – with California in fifth place nationally That law firm's study shows that Massachusetts, Washington…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (578+ words) The candidate for insurance commissioner has campaigned on a platform of smoke and mirrors: big talk, little respect for the facts, and at times outright falsehoods. Fixing this is the job of California’s elected insurance commissioner. I was a candidate…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (78+ words) The Washington Post - Some Republicans are putting higher payroll taxes on the table as the program’s trust fund heads toward exhaustion in just six years - Medicare’s Hospital Insurance Trust Fund is projected to run out in 2040, creating another looming fight…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (930+ words) HELENA, Montana — State employees and retirees will see a substantial increase in what they will pay out of pocket for their health coverage, with deductibles tripling in the coming year. The state says the increase is needed to keep the…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (415+ words) Things have never looked more expensive. According to Mercer, employers face another consecutive year of spiking health benefit costs – the steepest sustained climb in more than two decades. A volatile mix of federal policy uncertainty, state-level mandates that punish plan…...