Pritzker targets delays, denials in health insurance coverage with 'Healthcare Protection Act'

A study published in 2022 found racial inequities in coverage denials for cancer patients. Black patients were nearly three times as likely to be denied. Read More

Small (often unnoticed) changes in law can help — or hinder — drive for universal health care

Expanding health care coverage has been a long-standing but elusive goal for many Americans. The U.S. is the only industrialized country that does not provide some form of universal health care. In my ... Read More

IL House passes bill reforming parts of health insurance industry, a major Pritzker priority

The House passed the Healthcare Protection Act by an 81-25 margin with two members voting “present.” Several Republicans joined all Democrats in voting for the bill. Read More

Erasing medical debt in Illinois could signal path to government health care

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker wants to wipe out the medical debt for up to a million people in the state over time. And school employees in Iowa will likely be allowed to bring guns on campus for ... Read More

Bloomberg News: Health care is still too costly for Americans

Workers fear that losing their jobs will mean they lose their insurance. More than half of the 20 million who’ve signed up for Obamacare in 2024 complain of high monthly costs ... health care) and ... Read More

Which bills will survive CA Legislature committees?

The state Senate Appropriations Committee session on suspense file day at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Sept. 1, 2023. Photo by Rahul Lal for CalMatters California’s Legislature is getting crazy ... Read More

City Wildfire and Disaster Insurance Online Town Hall

California’s insurance commissioner, local elected leaders provide information on property insurance By Barbara Burke Special to The Malibu Times State and local public agency representatives held an ... Read More

Metro Portland Apartment Vacancies Rise, but Rents Don’t Fall

The average vacancy rate for apartment buildings in the Portland metro area has risen to 6.2% from 5.5% in the fall, according to Multifamily NW, a trade group of apartment owners. The slump has cast ... Read More

‘Lettuce Liz’ backs Trump, blames others for her ouster as UK leader

Tim Bale, professor of politics at Queen Mary University of London, said Truss’ media onslaught “confirms her transformation into a radical right-wing populist.” Truss became prime minister in ... Read More

Dollar stores are shutting down across America. They did this to themselves

These are tough times for two big dollar store chains. In the past month, Family Dollar said it will close nearly 1,000 stores and 99 Cents Only said it will go out of business. Years of strategic ... Read More

PacifiCorp extends coal and gas power plants, scales back renewables

Rocky Mountain Power and parent company PacifiCorp extend lifespan of coal-fired power plants on western grid. But big hopes on new technology leave much in the air ... Read More

Share correction, Israel escalation risk, Rate cut delays but inflation falling, Q1 CPI to slow 3.4%

Dr Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy & Chief Economist at AMP, discusses developments in investment markets over the past week, economic activity trackers, major global economic events and ... Read More