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2+ hour, 12+ min ago (85+ words) Health Insurance'KTBS 8 p.m. - KTBS MEGA 3 Storm Team: Tuesday's Weather Outlook Individual health insurance policy and stethoscope. SFD chief: Fire captain's actions, inactions linked to 'tragic loss of life' in Kemp house fire Brother of Ricky Evans confirms death in social media…...
Louisiana Department of Health closes UnitedHealthcare Medicaid contract
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (327+ words) Medicaid newspaper headline on hundred dollar bills with US Capitol in Washington DC BATON ROUGE, La. " The Louisiana Department of Health announced Tuesday that it has closed its Medicaid managed care contract with UnitedHealthcare and reassigned affected members to other…...
Federal Medicaid Work Requirements In Montana To Start Six Months Early
1+ week, 6+ day ago (130+ words) Federal Medicaid Work Requirements In Montana To Start Six Months Early'KTBS This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. End of dialog window. The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services…...
Consumer Complaints About Insurers Rose 7% in 2025 | Insurify
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (466+ words) Not all U.S. policyholders are happy with their insurance coverage, and they're showing it in increasing numbers. Insurance companies received about 7% more total complaints overall in 2025 than in 2024, according to data from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). Only 37% of…...
PA farmers face rising health care costs as ACA subsidies expire
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1420+ words) Farming is a profession full of risks. It is physically strenuous and often involves dangerous heavy machinery. Accident reports include farmers falling into grain bins, trapped by farm machinery, shocked by equipment, and more. Farmworkers are also more exposed to…...
GAO confirms large-scale, systemic fraud risk in expanded Obamacare subsidies
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (451+ words) (The Center Square) " The enhanced Obamacare subsidies that Democrats want to extend are virtually unprotected against fraud, costing taxpayers potentially billions of dollars a year, a bombshell report from the Government Accountability Office revealed Wednesday. GAO found that in 2023, as…...
Shreveport budget hearing warns of pension gap, collapsing ambulances, looming severe fiscal crisis in decades
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (549+ words) SHREVEPORT, La. " City leaders opened the 2026 budget hearings Wednesday with a blunt message: Shreveport is running out of time. Protecting the city's 8% reserve isn't just fiscal discipline, it may be the only thing keeping the city from paying an extra…...
U.S. Family Health Insurance Hits $27,000 Per Year as Costs Soar
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (563+ words) This year's 6% private health insurance hike follows two years of 7% jumps This steep rise is driven by high spending on new drugs, chronic disease care and hospital bills The increasing burden forces many employers to push more costs onto their…...
Pfizer Strikes Deal with Trump to Lower Medicaid Drug Costs
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (492+ words) Pfizer agreed to a deal with the Trump administration to lower some prescription drug costs The pricing changes, which face skepticism, could take effect in 2026 WEDNESDAY, Oct. 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) " The White House has struck a deal with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer…...
Medicare Open Enrollment begins Wednesday
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (264+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. - The Louisiana Department of Insurance is urging Medicare beneficiaries to review their coverage during the annual Medicare Open Enrollment Period, which runs from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7. Changes made during this period will take effect on Jan. 1 of…...