Virginia’s state budget bottleneck is casting a shadow on a new state program that this year resulted in a 19.5 percent reduction in the cost people pay for health insurance. As a result, that could mean a steep increase in premium rates if the House of Delegates and state Senate can’t figure out how to … Read more
Health insurance prices could be higher in 2024 for Marylanders buying their own coverage, but the increase is expected to be smaller than last year, when costs related to the coronavirus pandemic prompted carriers to request hikes of tariffs by an average of 11%. The average rate increase requested by carriers from state insurance regulators … Read more
Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo signed a bill requiring health insurers to cover gender-affirming care for minors and transgender adults, bumping expectations as other GOP-led states across the country roll out anti-gender legislation. -LGBTQ. Lombardo’s bill signed on Monday, SB163, requires health insurers, including Medicaid, to cover all medically necessary gender-affirming treatments and eliminate exclusions that … Read more