President Joe Biden will be in Philadelphia on Thursday.With the government at risk of defaulting, Biden will make his opening offer in a high-stakes debate over federal finances as he proposes a federal budget that would cut deficits by nearly $3 trillion over the next decade.It’s part of a broader…

NEW ORLEANS -- Dropping copays modestly increased heart medicine adherence among low-income patients, but didn't improve cardiovascular outcomes or cut healthcare costs, the randomized ACCESS trial showed. People who didn't have to pay the average $35 per month toward their medication had a 16% lower relative incidence of major adverse…

Dilapidated homes in Charleston are a familiar site. In fact, the city has a tally of about 200 of such structures. But what appears as neglect on the outside often obscures decades of personal, financial and logistical hurdles faced by a homeowner.Often those problems arise when properties don’t go through…

1/4 Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to deliver remarks Wednesday at Bowie State University in Bowie, Md. Harris applauded the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's announcement that it will cut its annual mortgage insurance premiums to save the average family about $800 a year. Photo by Sarah Silbiger/UPI…

Inflation may be starting to ease, but drivers won't see a break on their insurance this year, with the average cost of a policy rising almost 14%, according to a new analysis.The price of full coverage car insurance jumped to $2,014 a year in January, up 13.7% from a year…

Erie and State Farm offer auto insurance policies under the average cost for Philadelphia, both for minimum coverage and full coverage. The average annual cost of minimum coverage auto insurance in Philadelphia is $1,217, or about $101 per month. That's $602 per year more than the state average, making it…

January 30, 2023 – Executive search firm Chartwell Partners has placed Stacy M. Brantley as the new CEO of The Citizens Bank of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, MS. With leader Greg McKee’s retirement, the bank’s executive committee will assume the responsibilities of the CEO of the bank starting this week until Mr. Brantley…

Renting a median priced three-bedroom home is more affordable than buying a three-bedroom single-family home in the country’s largest counties, including Philadelphia, according to a report by the national real estate data company Attom.Among counties with populations of at least a million people, Philadelphia and Allegheny Counties are two of…

West Philadelphia resident Aisha Ahmad has kept her Medicaid insurance during the pandemic even though she hasn’t sent in her annual renewals.That’s because a rule from March 2020 prohibited states from ending Medicaid coverage except in a few circumstances, such as a move to another state. That changes in April.…

Jane North named Chief Claims Counsel. Five other Senior Vice Presidents promoted in Claims, Marketing, Underwriting, and Insurance Operations.BALA CYNWYD, Pa., Jan. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PHLY) announces the promotion of Senior Vice President Jane North to Chief Claims Counsel. PHLY is also promoting John Bearman, Ann…