FDA approves a next-generation Covid vaccine from Moderna, with restrictions As with Novavax product, use will be limited to certain populations   The Food and Drug Administration approved Moderna’s new Covid-19 vaccine late Friday, though it placed restrictions on its use that the company’s existing Covid shot, Spikevax, does not currently face.   The new vaccine, […]

Homeowners in California and Oregon in high-risk wildfire areas can earn discounts on insurance premiums through a new certification program to take mitigation steps to reduce risk.   Mercury Insurance partnered with the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety to enable policyholders in wildfire-susceptible areas to earn a premium discount by taking part in […]

Centene Foundation announces $7.2 million joint investment The funding looks to expand healthcare services Health Net, a Medi-Cal managed care health plan in California, and the Centene Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Centene Corporation, announced a joint investment exceeding $7.2 million to expand healthcare services for underserved populations through mobile health clinics.   “Mobile clinics […]

The West Virginia Supreme Court has ruled 3-2 that a prison nurse is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for her COVID-19 disease because she provided sufficient evidence that she contracted it in her workplace and not outside of work.   Brittany Foster did not have to prove that as a health care worker she was […]

Elevator inspections in Georgia have been an issue for years, exacerbated by the death of an 18-year-old athlete who was trapped and crushed between floors in a faulty elevator in 2021. Now, the Georgia insurance commissioner says his office has found a way to add six more inspector positions, starting in July.   The office […]

CVS and Express Scripts asked a federal judge on Thursday to block a law prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers from owning or operating pharmacies in Arkansas, challenging the first such restriction enacted by a state.   The lawsuits come a little over a month after Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed the legislation restricting pharmacy benefit managers, also […]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has vetoed a bill that would have restored some family members’ right to file suit after a loved one dies from medical negligence.   The Florida Legislature this year approved House Bill 6017 by wide margins. The bill would have repealed a 1990 law – unique to Florida – that bars unmarried adult […]

California’s property insurance market remains in turmoil, exacerbated by escalating wildfire risks, insurer withdrawals, and systemic shortcomings in the state’s safety net—the California FAIR Plan. As homeowners confront rising premiums and limited coverage options, comprehensive reform is imperative to stabilize the market and protect policyholders.   In the aftermath of the January 2025 wildfires in […]