1+ hour, 38+ min ago   (352+ words) "When you have people, you're going to have salaries and benefits that make up nearly 75% of your budget" - Mark Laurrie Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - As schools in Western New York get back into the swing of the academic year ahead, budget talks…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1184+ words) It was his worst kitchen accident to date. But having given up his Affordable Care Act health insurance plan in January because of a $100 monthly premium hike he couldn’t afford, the 21-year-old in St. Cloud didn’t have the money for…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (268+ words) PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Philadelphia officials fear that more than 100,000 residents could lose healthcare coverage because of changes to Medicaid that begin Oct. 1. The first group to be impacted will be immigrants who are legal residents and have been covered by…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago   (242+ words) (WBEN) - Healthcare costs have been rising for years, and this year is proving to be no different. Early outlooks on employer health care costs project a 9.5% increase according to benefits consultant Aon, marking the fourth straight year of nearly double-digit…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (140+ words) Allegheny County is preparing for Medicaid changes that officials say could leave thousands of residents without health insurance. New Medicaid requirements approved by Congress could cause nearly 26,000 Allegheny County residents to lose health coverage beginning January 1, 2027. Not because they're ineligible,…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (558+ words) Many aspects of retirement planning are the subject of hot debate, even among experts. Here are three tricky decisions that confront people planning retirement today. It’s impossible to say at the outset of retirement what the “right” withdrawal rate is....

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (586+ words) in 2027. Middle-income Americans are already straining to pay for Affordable Care Act health insurance, and they are unlikely to get relief next year, according to a new analysis that shows insurers in the marketplace are proposing a second straight year…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (380+ words) The rule would apply to hospitals that serve low-income patients under what is known as the 340B program, which lets hospitals buy outpatient prescription drugs at discounted prices. But in many cases, hospitals can bill insurers at rates that exceed those…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (222+ words) Audacy “We know that real people lost their health insurance coverage,” said Cynthia Cox, a vice president and director of the ACA program at the healthcare research nonprofit KFF, citing survey findings on people who had left their plans. “This…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (379+ words) Some Minnesota service providers are expressing frustration at the slow pace of revalidating their programs. The Minnesota Department of Human Services is processing appeals from disenrolled providers as part of a statewide fraud crackdown. DHS says most of them had…...