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The Bloomington-based insurance giants are still accounting for hurricane costs

The Bloomington-based insurance giants are still accounting for hurricane costs

Claims for damage from Hurricane Helena continue to arrive, even as estimates from Hurricane Milton rise. The two hurricanes crossed a 500-mile path from Florida to the southern Appalachians. As of Sunday, Bloomington-based State Farm had logged 117,000 claims from Helene and about 17,000 from Milton, according to a company spokesman. Rob McDade, Country Financial's … Read more

Medicaid ACOs associated with persistent insurance disparities in frequency of routine visits in children with asthma

Medicaid ACOs associated with persistent insurance disparities in frequency of routine visits in children with asthma

In the US, nearly 6 million children have asthma, and over a third are covered by Medicaid. Although there are 23 state Medicaid programs that have experimented with the implementation of accountable care organizations (ACOs), little is known about the effects of ACOs on long-standing insurance-based disparities within the pediatric asthma care space and outcomes. … Read more

Biden's birth control plan offers free condoms, Plan B

Biden's birth control plan offers free condoms, Plan B

Millions of Americans will soon be able to access over-the-counter contraception at no out-of-pocket cost. The Biden administration's proposal, filed Monday, coincides with abortion overtaking immigration as the top concern of this election cycle. If they succeed, those with private health insurance will be able to get condoms, birth control pills and emergency contraceptives without … Read more

Biden administration to mandate insurance coverage of over-the-counter contraceptives

Biden administration to mandate insurance coverage of over-the-counter contraceptives

By Kate Quiñones CNA Team October 21, 2024 / 12:15 pm The Biden administration announced Monday it will require insurance companies to cover over-the-counter contraception in what the White House called “the most significant expansion … in more than a decade” of access to birth control under federal law. The new rule requires insurance companies … Read more

Best guess if the insurance is insufficient in the Trop? Orlando Rays

Best guess if the insurance is insufficient in the Trop? Orlando Rays

ST. PETERSBURG — Beneath the tattered remains of a roof, beneath the comically abundant catwalks, next to the empty stands, there are memories. Maybe not as rich as Yankee Stadium or as picturesque as Wrigley Field, but enough to make Tropicana Field a more beloved ballpark than its reputation suggests. There were winning flags and … Read more