New Jersey officials want to significant trim the number of state residents who would qualify for Medicaid, as they seek a potential cost savings of $300 million, if federal officials approve the plan.

The North Carolina Senate is scheduled to vote today (March 28) on a bill that would charge employees and teachers a monthly insurance premium to close revenue gaps in the state health plan.

Economic factors at the state level have affected the property-casualty insurance industry during the recession and could further influence operations in the near future, according to a new Conning Research & Consulting report.

About 40 members of the Pennsylvania chapter of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors visited state legislators in Harrisburg, Pa., Oct. 6, delivering a message of cooperation to politicians embroiled then in the debate over the state’s budget.