The National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals (NABIP) today announced significant policy victories for agents, brokers, and the millions of Medicare beneficiaries they serve following the release of CMS’s Contract  year 2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule. The final rule reflects a strong alignment with NABIP’s advocacy to modernize Medicare marketing and ...

Between the collapse of Eric Swalwell‘s campaign and Donald Trump‘s surprise endorsement of Steve Hilton, the race for California governor was upended in the span of a week. Swalwell dropped out of the race Sunday night … after sexual assault and misconduct allegations threw his campaign into a tailspin. The East Bay representative, who had earlier vowed to continue his ...

Few statewide elections stand to matter more this year than the race for insurance commissioner — the primary official tasked with stemming a wildfire-stoked home insurance crisis that has sent rates soaring across California. The insurance commissioner leads the state agency that approves rate hikes for home and auto plans, investigates complaints about providers and enforces ...

California officials last Thursday said they uncovered a multimillion-dollar scheme to use stolen identities from people outside the state to charge for hospice services paid for with a government insurance program.

A new report distills the Trump administration’s strategy as officials jockey to shape health care messages ahead of this year’s midterm elections.

Hospitals would receive a 2.4% rate increase for inpatient services in fiscal year 2027 under a proposal announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Friday. If enacted, it would represent an approximately $1.4 billion increase. CMS also projects that additional payments for inpatient cases involving new technologies will rise by $464 million ...