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Funding the gap: Westhampton voters approve $126K to address health insurance spike
WESTHAMPTON — Voters authorized a $126,000 emergency appropriation to address a sharp rise in municipal health insurance costs during a special Town Meeting on Dec. 8. While five of the six proposed articles were approved, residents rejected…
Fourth health insurer to increase the cost of its premiums
Level Health, which is backed by insurance giant Aviva, said it will increase the cost of three of its four plans by 4pc from February. The insurer has a price freeze in place till February. It comes as health insurance premium rises for VHI…
Trump says he will haul in 'rich' health insurance CEOs to force them to cut costs: 'They have to make less - a lot less'
President Trump announced Friday afternoon that he plans to convene a summit of health insurance CEOs to browbeat them into lowering prices — after he successfully coerced pharmaceutical companies to do so using the threat of tariffs. Trump…
As millions of Americans face a steep rise in health insurance costs, lawmakers continue a century-long battle over who should pay for health care
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Dec. 15, 2025 – the deadline for enrolling in a marketplace plan through the Affordable Care Act for 2026…
As millions of Americans face a steep rise in health insurance costs, lawmakers continue a century-long battle over who should pay for health care
Dec. 15, 2025 – the deadline for enrolling in a marketplace plan through the Affordable Care Act for 2026 – came and went without an agreement on the federal subsidies that kept ACA plans more affordable for many Americans. Despite a…
Health insurance stocks lose steam as Trump says he'll lobby insurers for lower prices
Shares of health insurance companies dropped Friday afternoon, as President Trump said he would ask insurers to meet with him in the coming weeks to seek lower prices. Stocks including Humana, UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, CVS Health, and Elevance…
Mangione's lawyer rips prosecution and NYPD over alleged mom comment
An attorney representing Luigi Mangione claimed that police and prosecutors have failed to correct a false statement made by his mother, which the attorney alleged “was never said.” Defense attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo told…
Trump Announces Pricing Deals With Nine Drugmakers
President Trump on Friday announced deals with nine pharmaceutical companies to reduce some drug prices, the latest step in his bid to try to align U.S. costs with the lower drug prices in European countries. Mr. Trump has now reached deals with 14…
Small businesses face their own affordability crunch because of tariffs and health insurance costs
(CBS) — Some small business owners say they are facing their own affordability crisis because of higher tariff, health insurance and energy costs. Shirley Modlin, who owns 3D Design and Manufacturing in Powhatan, Virginia, told CBS News that…
I grew up in a backwoods province in Canada. We still had better health care than California
It's the holiday season, which means millions of Americans are being asked once again to select a health insurance plan through open enrollment. It's a decision we're supposed to make based on something impossible to know: How much medical care…
Trump to summon insurance execs to demand premium cuts
President Trump said Friday he plans to hold a meeting with major insurance companies in the coming days in a bid to pressure them to lower prices for consumers who are set to see premium costs soar when ObamaCare's enhanced subsidies expire at the…
Fed healthcare subsidy non-renewal could mean massive insurance hikes
A failure by Congress to extend federal healthcare subsidies in place for five years since the pandemic could mean many thousands of New York City residents would greet the new year with massive rate hikes or no insurance. The federal government…
Republicans are still clueless on health care
No issue seems to befuddle Republicans more than health care. Last week, they failed for the umpteenth time to produce a convincing plan to make health coverage more affordable for working Americans. The Republican-controlled Senate blocked a…
Republicans blow past ObamaCare deadline but don't slam door on deal
Republicans in Congress are jumping off the ObamaCare cliff as they leave Washington without a deal to extend enhanced subsidies for millions of Americans. But the door to a bipartisan deal hasn't been completely shut, and it may not be too late to…
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