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Blue Cross authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay the full doctors’ bills. But the insurer did make exceptions. On several occasions, Blue Cross executives signed deals to pay for their wives’ treatment.
On a late afternoon in...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Friday the appointment of a new director of the Public Employees Insurance Agency, officials said.Brent Wolfingbarger was appointed to the role of PEIA director as the program has faced ongoing issues, specifically years of premium...
The Supreme Court on Monday is set to hear arguments in a case challenging a provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires private insurers to cover health care screenings, tests and checkups for free.Experts say the court’s ruling in the case, called Kennedy...
Ignyte Insurance has officially launched as a specialty insurance platform focused on acquiring, scaling, and accelerating high-performing insurance brands in niche markets globally.
Led by Geof McKernan, Bill McKernan and Marc Castellucci, the launch follows the recent sale of NSM Insurance Group’s U.S. commercial...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — If you feel your home insurance rates have gone up in recent years, you’re not alone.Rising costs for construction and labor have been met with higher interest rates, but climate change is also a critical factor creating pressure for...
Community Health & Wellness
Rep. Tarra Simmons says she was denied mental health treatment, or had it cut off prematurely, at many points during her recovery from post-traumatic stress disorder. Absent mental health treatment, she coped with drugs.
“That’s how I ended up in prison,”...
