by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder The Biden administration announced new initiatives Friday that could reduce health care costs, though none will take effect immediately. The changes include a proposed rule that would reduce the amount of time short-term health insurance plans can last and require companies that offer the plans to …
Read More »Unemployment Rates Are The Lowest Since Pandemic Started
The unemployment rate in the United States fell to 5.8% as employers added 559,000 jobs to the economy during the month of May. It’s the lowest jobless rate since March of 2020, when unemployment was 4.4%. “It’s great to see a pickup to job growth, but it would have been …
Read More »Arkansas Gov. Hutchinson Vetoes Anti Transgender Health Care Bill
Arkansas GOP Gov. Asa Hutchinson vetoed a bill Monday that would have made the state the first in the nation to restrict gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors. Hutchison suggested the bill was well-intended but called it a “vast government overreach.” He also said the measure, if signed into law, would have created “new …
Read More »Biden Administration Wants The Supreme Court To Uphold The Affordable Care Act
The Biden administration has written a letter to the Supreme Court asking them to uphold the Affordable Care Act, overturning the Trump Administration’s decision to eliminate the law. “Following the change in Administration, the Department of Justice has reconsidered the government’s position,” Edwin Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, wrote in a letter. …
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