Health Insurance

• Florida's KidCare expansion remains stalled in legal limbo since February 2024, preventing coverage for more children. • Uninsured children in the state have risen to 400,000, one of the highest tallies nationwide. • Delay exacerbates access issues as federal funds await resolution, impacting low-income families significantly.

Government in February approved an average premium increase of 4.41% from today. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia contributing to offensive action in Strait of Hormuz ‘in national interest’, says shadow foreign ministerThe opposition says we should be “open” to sending assets and personnel to open up the Strait of Hormuz, but questioned Australia’s capability.The key question is, is it in our national interest? And my view is yes, it is. The second question is, what can we contribute in a material sense, that part of the equation we are yet to understand? And I think they’re the two questions that need to be answered … but I believe we should be open to making contribution. Continue reading...

• One in 10 Americans who held Affordable Care Act plans last year dropped health insurance entirely after federal subsidies expired, according to a survey by the health policy think tank KFF. • The expiration of federal subsidies has forced millions to make difficult choices about maintaining coverage, with significant gaps now in the insurance market. • Hannah Frigand, senior director of the HelpLine for Health Care for All in Massachusetts, highlighted the tough decisions people face regarding health insurance plans in the post-subsidy environment.