Broker Regulation

The bill introduced by Tennessee Republican Lamar Alexander and Washington Democrat Patty Murray has all 48 Senate Democrats backing it along with 12 Republicans, Schumer said on NBCs Meet the Press on Sunday.

The rate is still well below its peak of 18 percent in 2013 but up from its record low of 10.9 percent in the second half of 2016.

The Internal Revenue Service has published a big new collection of tax parameters for 2018. Here's a look at what happened to nine parameters of interest to insurance agents and brokers.

The Senate adopted a fiscal 2018 budget resolution Thursday that House GOP leaders agreed to accept, a show of unity aimed at speeding consideration of President Donald Trumps plan to enact tax cuts.

Though insurers have not yet unveiled premium rates for the 2018 ACA exchange, analysts trying to make sense of the latest health care changes predict increases in premiums could have moderate- and low-income consumers actually coming out ahead.

Lawmakers, consumers and insurers, among others, have complained that pharmacy-benefits managers use opaque deals and rebates to pad their profits, putting the industry under increased scrutiny.