Insurance

Data presented at the European Congress on Obesity showed a person's waist-to-height ratio is more closely associated with mortality risk than BMI, suggesting that it may be a better tool for predicti… Read More

The Arizona Senate has advanced a measure to expand Medicaid eligibility in the state, but expansion momentum has stalled in Michigan, where the Senate budget was passed without a measure addressing t… Read More

The American Dental Association is urging states to expand Medicaid dental benefits for adults. An estimated 5.3 million adults will gain dental benefits under the Affordable Care Act, but most will b… Read More

Nebraska lawmakers made changes to legislation aimed at boosting wildfire-fighting efforts, such as providing one firefighting plane along with at least two bases for the aircraft. The bill awaits fin… Read More

The Illinois Senate voted 40-16 in favor of a bill aimed at expanding public-pension options as the state seeks to overhaul how its system is funded. The legislation now moves to the House, which has … Read More

Several companies, organizations and officials are challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's interpretation of the Clean Air Act and a 2007 Supreme Court ruling that allowed the agency to deci… Read More