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New Baby? Time to Update Your Estate Plan

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We often have clients ask us when the best time to do their estate plan is and the answer is usually, right now! This is especially true for people turning 18 years old, people who don’t have a plan, and people who have had recent life changes.

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One event that should trigger you to meet with an estate planning attorney is a new baby. When you are expanding your family,

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For 5th straight year state employee health benefits plan sees no increases

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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – For the fifth year in a row, state employees in Kansas will not have to pay more for health insurance following four years of increases.

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly said that on Tuesday, June 20, she applauded the Kansas Health Care Commission as it continues to not increase contribution rates for the State Employee Health Benefits Plan.

Gov. Kelly noted that 2023 marks the fifth year that contributions have been reduced or held flat. In the eight years before she took up office, employee contributions increased five times while the state’s contributions decreased.

“I am pleased

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Savvy Senior: Health insurance options after a spouse retires | News, Sports, Jobs

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Alaska addiction patients were lucrative in the treatment center’s scheme, the insurance company’s lawsuit says

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The sign outside the federal courthouse in Anchorage along 7th Avenue with the museum in the background — The front of the federal courthouse in downtown Anchorage. (Julia O’Malley/Alaska Public Media)

Health insurance company Moda is suing a California addiction treatment center, claiming the center falsified Alaska patients’ income in a scheme to overbill Moda by $3.3 million.

Moda filed the suit Thursday in federal court in Alaska. It says employees of the New Life Treatment Center recruited Alaskans struggling with addiction, and then either coached them to lie about their income on insurance enrollment forms or filled in false information for them.

According to the lawsuit, the patients’ income was actually lower than what they claimed on

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Top 5 Reasons Not to Have an Estate Plan

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We often hear many reasons why people do not have an estate plan or why they are putting off creating their estate plan.

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Here are the top five reasons why people don’t have an estate plan (and why these reasons shouldn’t prevent you from doing your estate plan today):

I don’t have enough money, property, etc. Estate planning is not just about assets. Estate planning is a way to protect

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Health insurers slammed after UnitedHealth says more surgeries are driving up costs

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[1/2] The corporate logo of the UnitedHealth Group appears on the side of one of their office buildings in Santa Ana, California, US, April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo/File Photo

June 14 (Reuters) – Health insurer stocks dropped sharply on Wednesday after UnitedHealth Group (UNH.N) said its costs were on the rise due to an increase in surgeries among older adults.

Shares of UnitedHealth, the largest US healthcare provider by market value, closed down 6.4% at $459.86, wiping out roughly $29 billion from the industry bellwether’s market capitalization.

Medicare-focused insurer Humana Inc (HUM.N) closed about 11% down, and a broader

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Listen: How every American could get health insurance

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