New initiative helps communities in Colo., Ill., Ky., Pa., W.Va, Wyo, and Navajo Nation plan equitable broadband projects and secure public funding to increase access .
Older adults will likely shell out more for healthcare costs in 2022. Medicare beneficiaries will see their premiums for Part B, which covers doctor and urgent-care visits, increase by more than 14%, on top of increasing prescription drug prices. Richard Frank, senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution, explained a provision outlined in President Joe Biden s Build Back Better Act would penalize companies for raising their prices faster than overall economic growth. .
A new federal law, the "No Surprises Act," expands state protections already in place in New Hampshire to prevent surprise medical billing. In 2018, Granite State lawmakers passed a law prohibiting what s known as "balance billing" of patients with fully-funded health plans, for anesthesiologists, pathologists, radiologists and emergency physicians - the four disciplines most likely to bill patients for whatever their insurance doesn t cover. Now, New Hampshire Insurance Department s Deputy Commissioner D.J. .
If you threw out the booster seat in your car when your child reached six years of age, you may need to buy a new one, due to a change in Nevada state law taking effect this week. Children who are shorter than four feet nine inches tall will now need to use a booster or car seat, regardless of age. Andrew Bennett, public information officer for the Nevada Office of Transportation, said the old rule was based on weight and age. .