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Last updated: October 19, 2026 at 4:07 AM EDT
Report: Auto Insurance Total Loss Frequency Climbs, More Drivers Pay Repairs
The share of auto insurance claims flagged as total losses reached 23.5% in the first half of the year, up slightly from a year earlier, a new report shows. The 2026 Crash Course Mid-Year Update from CCC Intelligent Solu...
Read at Insurance JournalAnthropic Pitches AI Safety Bill to Lawmakers
Anthropic PBC has presented its own draft bill to US lawmakers with a plan for regulating artificial intelligence safety and security, in a moment of heightened concern about the potential risks of the rapidly advancing ...
Oct 19, 2026
Appeals Court Blocks Class Actions Over Tesla’s Self-Driving Claims
A US appeals court threw out an order allowing Tesla customers in California to pursue class action claims accusing the electric vehicle maker of misleading them about the capabilities of its full self-driving technology...
Oct 19, 2026
California Hybrid Market Share Hits Record as EV Registrations Decline
Hybrid vehicles accounted for a record 22.8% of new vehicle registrations in California through the first nine months of the year, a new rep...
Oct 19, 2026
Compass Files Suit Over California Home Listing Service Rules
Compass Inc., the top U.S. broker for residential properties, sued California’s largest real estate listing service in the latest escalation...
Oct 19, 2026
Two Contractors and a Restaurateur Arrested on Workers’ Compensation Violations
Three Connecticut business owners have been arrested on charges they violated the state workers’ compensation laws, according to the Chief S...
Oct 19, 2026
Massachusetts Adopts Stronger Nursing Home Regulations
The Massachusetts Public Health Council on Wednesday approved regulations designed to strengthen oversight of long-term care facilities and ...
Oct 19, 2026
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Flood Risk Analysis “I’m looking at what it costs to fix the house, and the fact that I only flooded once in 50 years. So, it’s a risk analy...
Oct 19, 2026
Two SE States Take Action Against A-Cap Insurers Amid Rising Concerns About Ability to Pay Claims
Two weeks after South Carolina’s insurance regulator took steps to place Atlantic Coast Life Insurance into rehabilitation, another state’s ...
Oct 19, 2026
Clearinghouse for Florida Citizens’ Commercial Policies Hits a Snag, with OIR and Board Concerns
The push for a high-tech clearinghouse for Citizens Property Insurance commercial policies appears to have hit a snag with little time to sp...
Oct 19, 2026
Texas Rangers Pursuing Criminal Investigation Against Camp Mystic
The Texas Rangers law enforcement agency appear to be pursuing criminal charges against Camp Mystic, saying in a search warrant affidavit th...
Oct 19, 2026
US P/C Insurers See Fewer Ratings Downgrades in H1 2026 on Improved Performance
The U.S. property/casualty insurance segment saw substantially fewer ratings downgrades, with more ratings upgrades in the first half of 202...
Oct 19, 2026
Status of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions
This page displays an interactive map of the current status of state decisions on the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion. Additional M...
Oct 16, 2026
Policy Tracker: Exceptions to State Abortion Bans and Early Gestational Limits
This policy tracker documents exceptions in each state’s most restrictive gestational limit or total ban.
Oct 16, 2026
Green Card Processing Backlogs for Refugees and Asylees Could Have Implications for Health Coverage and Care
This data note highlights changes in green card (I-485) application processing for refugees and asylees between fiscal year (FY) 2021 and FY...
Oct 15, 2026
Medicaid Waiver Tracker: Approved and Pending Section 1115 Waivers by State
Section 1115 Medicaid waivers can allow states to test new approaches in Medicaid that differ from what is required by federal law. This pag...
Oct 15, 2026
How Is The Federal Government Counting Measles Deaths?
Recently Secretary of HHS Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., changed how the federal government tracks deaths in its official measles tally, after Penn...
Oct 15, 2026
What Could Medicaid Work Requirements Mean for SSI Applicants?
Medicaid work requirements may make it more difficult for some SSI applicants to maintain coverage due to the added complexity of navigating...
Oct 14, 2026
What Could Medicaid Work Requirements Mean for People with Disabilities Waiting for Medicare Coverage?
This analysis finds that Medicaid through the expansion pathway covered over 1 in 4 SSDI applicants and beneficiaries waiting to become elig...
Oct 14, 2026
Individual Market Enrollment Continues to Fall Through Mid-2026
Enrollment in the individual health insurance market fell by 18%—over 4.6 million people—from 25.2 million in June 2025 to 20.5 million in J...
Oct 14, 2026
HHS Public Health Policy Actions Under the Trump Administration 2025-2026
A comprehensive timeline of public health policy actions by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Trump administration...
Oct 13, 2026
Nearly Three-Quarters of Medicare Advantage Enrollees Could be Denied a Medigap Policy Due to a Pre-Existing Condition
This analysis examines the share of Medicare Advantage enrollees who have a pre-existing condition that could result in a Medigap denial if ...
Oct 13, 2026
Medigap Guaranteed Issue Requirements: An Overview of Federal and State Rules
This issue brief analyzes federal and state rules related to guaranteed issue requirements for Medigap policies and how they impact benefici...
Oct 13, 2026
Key Facts About Medigap Enrollment and Premiums for Medicare Beneficiaries
This brief presents facts about Medigap, including the characteristics of Medicare beneficiaries with a Medigap policy, variation in Medigap...
Oct 13, 2026
CHOICE in Action: Ohio Employers Explore New Approach to Health Benefits
CHOICE in Action: Ohio Employers Explore New Approach to Health BenefitsFederal leaders spotlight CHOICE Arrangement to aid Ohio small busin...
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Trump Administration Announces More Than $11 Million to Strengthen Rural EMS and Expand Mobile Healthcare Across New Hampshire
Trump Administration Announces More Than $11 Million to Strengthen Rural EMS and Expand Mobile Healthcare Across New HampshireThis federal i...
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Trump Administration Announces New Funding to Expand Rural EMS and Bring More Care Directly to Patients Across Montana
Trump Administration Announces New Funding to Expand Rural EMS and Bring More Care Directly to Patients Across MontanaThis federal investmen...
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Medicare Program; Implementation of Sections 6219, 6220, and 6224 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (CMS-4214-P)
Medicare Program; Implementation of Sections 6219, 6220, and 6224 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (CMS-4214-P)Background
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CMS Proposes Reforms to Strengthen Transparency and Affordability in Medicare Advantage and Part D
CMS Proposes Reforms to Strengthen Transparency and Affordability in Medicare Advantage and Part DThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Servic...
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Trump Administration Announces $92 Million to Coordinate Rural Hospital Networks, Improve Maternal Care, and Expand Medical Services Across Ohio
Trump Administration Announces $92 Million to Coordinate Rural Hospital Networks, Improve Maternal Care, and Expand Medical Services Across ...
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CMS News: Trump Administration Announces $78 Million for Rural Healthcare Workforce, Chronic Disease Prevention, and Facility Upgrades Across Texas
Trump Administration Announces $78 Million for Rural Healthcare Workforce, Chronic Disease Prevention, and Facility Upgrades Across TexasThe...
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CMS Announces Resources, Flexibilities to Assist with Public Health Emergency in Alabama and Florida
CMS Announces Resources, Flexibilities to Assist with Public Health Emergency in Alabama and Florida The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Ser...
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Trump Administration Announces New Funding to Support Early Career Physicians Who Choose to Work in Rural Delaware
Trump Administration Announces New Funding to Support Early Career Physicians Who Choose to Work in Rural Delaware This federal investment w...
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Trump Administration Delivers Second Year of Savings by Stopping Taxpayer Payments for Duplicate and Deceased Enrollees in Obamacare
Trump Administration Delivers Second Year of Savings by Stopping Taxpayer Payments for Duplicate and Deceased Enrollees in Obamacare After Y...
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