Tyler Foster
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USA Health and UnitedHealthcare extended talks to November 1, after which Medicare Advantage members could be out of network at Mobile’s University Hospital
USA Health and UnitedHealthcare have agreed to a 30-day extension of their contract talks, and UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage members stay in network at the system’s...
Utah Adult Expansion and Targeted Adult Medicaid members must log 80 hours a month or meet an income test, and renew every six months, starting January 1, 2027
Utah Medicaid has put two changes in a letter to members: a monthly activity test and a review of eligibility every six months, both starting...
SNAP work rules in Wisconsin now cover FoodShare adults ages 18 to 64
Wisconsin’s FoodShare work requirement now covers adults ages 18 to 64, including parents whose children at home are 14 or older, the state Department of...
Renown Health stops scheduling out-of-network Medicare Advantage patients in Reno on January 1, 2027
Renown Health in Reno, Nevada, will stop scheduling appointments for patients on Medicare Advantage plans that leave it out of their networks, starting January 1,...
More than 30,000 Liberty Mutual homeowners policies in Connecticut are getting rate cuts
Connecticut regulators say more than 30,000 Liberty Mutual homeowners policies are getting a rate decrease, averaging about 5%. The Connecticut Insurance Department announced the filing...
White River Health expects to leave UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage networks on January 1, 2027
White River Health in Arkansas says it expects to be out of network with UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans starting January 1, 2027. The hospital system...
Home sellers outnumbered buyers by a record margin in September, Redfin says
There were 62.6% more home sellers than buyers in the United States in September, up from 56.9% in August, Redfin reports. The company counts 1,510,784...
Michigan seniors 65 and older are shielded from utility shutoffs November 1 through March 31
Michigan customers who are 65 or older are protected from utility shutoffs from November 1 through March 31, the state’s heating season. The Commission lists...
Black Hills Energy’s Arkansas gas customers now pay about $6 a month more
Black Hills Energy’s residential gas customers in Arkansas started paying higher rates on October 12. The company says the average household will see its total...
Minnesota’s Cold Weather Rule bars gas and electric shutoffs through April 30 for residential customers, renters included, who set up and keep a payment plan
Minnesota utilities cannot cut off gas or electric heat between October 1 and April 30 for residential customers who set up a payment plan and...
The typical U.S. home’s asking price fell 0.3% from a year earlier to $396,881 in the four weeks ending October 11, Redfin says
The typical home listed for sale in the United States carried an asking price of $396,881 in the four weeks ending October 11, according to...
Minnesotans reported losing $86.5 million to fraud in 2026, per the FTC, as the OCC announced a direct line for community banks to report payment fraud on October 7
Minnesotans filed 15,601 fraud reports in 2026 with total reported losses of $86.5 million and a median loss of $288, according to figures the Office...
Kentucky Medicaid expansion adults must show 80 hours of work or activities, or qualifying income, in three of the six months before renewal starting January 1, 2027
Kentucky is not asking Medicaid expansion adults to hit 80 hours in a single month. Starting January 1, 2027, the state will look back over...
Current and former Seattle and Federal Way Public Schools employees hit by the Carruth data breach can claim up to $599 in cash by December 2
Current and former employees of Seattle Public Schools and Federal Way Public Schools have until December 2, 2026, to file a claim in a settlement...
More than 230,000 New Mexico Medicaid members are being notified about 80-hour monthly work or activity rules and six-month renewals starting January 1, 2027
A turquoise envelope is turning up in New Mexico mailboxes, and the state’s Health Care Authority says the letter inside is not a termination. More...
Colorado opens LEAP winter heating aid applications November 1, and a person living alone can qualify with gross income up to $3,774 a month
Colorado will start taking applications for its Low-income Energy Assistance Program, known as LEAP, on November 1, 2026. A person living alone can qualify with...