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States are banning insurer limits on anesthesia coverage
3+ hour, 26+ min ago (85+ words) Pluribus News 12:30 PM, Jul 16, 2026 Missouri has joined half a dozen states to ban insurance time limits on anesthesia, after public backlash over a since-rescinded policy from one of the country’s largest health insurers. Several lawmakers from both parties drafted legislation…...
ACA enrollment drops by millions
2+ week, 3+ day ago (76+ words) Pluribus News 02:41 PM, Jun 29, 2026 Nearly 3 million people have dropped health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplace this year, a decline likely to scramble the insurance market in the states. The Trump administration attributed the enrollment drop to federal…...
How states are tackling the crisis of medical debt
4+ week, 1+ day ago (101+ words) Pluribus News 11:00 AM, Jun 17, 2026 More than 97,000 Connecticut residents received welcome news earlier this month when Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration told them nearly $315 million in medical debt had been erased. The state has canceled more than $513 million in medical debt under…...
After hospital chains collapse, states target private equity's role in health care
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (673+ words) 02:30 PM, Jun 08, 2026 In recent weeks, Illinois legislators passed two private equity health care bills, the Vermont Legislature passed a bill, and Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill. At least five other states — California, Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon and Washington — have…...
ACA enrollment drops as subsidy expiration drives people off plans
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (103+ words) Pluribus News Sophie Quinton and Stephanie Akin 11:59 AM, May 21, 2026 Far fewer people are paying for Affordable Care Act plans this year after the expiration of the federal tax subsidies that drove enrollment to record highs, according to data that officials…...