The Northeast

2+ hour, 56+ min ago   (145+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. A larger share of health care workers have health insurance than those…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (496+ words) Zeal, a London-based payments technology company that connects loyalty programs and merchant intelligence with payment terminals, has raised $10 million in new funding, bringing its total capital raised to $14 million. The company did not disclose the investors participating in the latest…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (475+ words) Since 2011, health insurance premiums in the United States have increased at twice the rate of inflation. A new Yale study shows that rising health care spending is to blame. Growth in health care spending in the United States is driving…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (332+ words) Hold onto your wallets: Employer-sponsored health insurance plans are expected to cost 8.2% more on average in 2027 -- the largest yearly spike since 2003 -- with workers expected to pay for part of the increase. That number comes from an annual survey of 1,800 U.S. employers…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (965+ words) About 220,000 people in the state are expected to see, on average, double-digit health insurance premium hikes in 2027, which lawmakers say is unsustainable for many. “I think the rates that were finalized speak to the underlying failure of the system that…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (538+ words) GMHBA’s 2025-26 annual results show new membership policies grew 94% year-on-year. Total membership rose 7% to 337,720 Australians – the fund’s strongest growth in 92 years. Read next: Structural necessity, not strategy, drives GMHBA-RBHS merger The federal government approved a 4.41% average premium increase from April 1, 2026 – the…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (607+ words) Insurer appetite for faith-based organisations is currently at its strongest since Catholic Church Insurance (CCI) stopped writing, according to the broker leading Gallagher's new specialty practice for the segment. Demonstrating strong governance and risk management is now the main challenge. Charlotte…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (605+ words) Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama paid $13.1 billion to Alabama hospitals, physicians and pharmacies in 2025, more than $1 billion over the prior year and $2.3 billion over 2022, and finished the year with a $3.2 million net loss, according to financial documents provided…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (277+ words) The Census Bureau's annual scorecard on how Americans are faring was released earlier today, and for health insurers, brokers and benefits advisers, the headline number is a strange kind of good news: the share of Americans without coverage held almost…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (654+ words) “Healthcare costs are going up faster than they have in years, and open enrollment is when the healthcare affordability crisis is really going to hit home for people,” Larry Levitt, executive vice president for health policy at KFF, said. “That’s…...