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Luigi Mangione appears in good spirits as the suppresion hearing for the murder of UHC CEO Brian Thompson goes into another week, in New York, December 12, 2025. (Curtis Means/Pool via REUTER)
Apr 1, 2026

Luigi Mangione’s federal trial over CEO killing delayed

A U.S. judge delayed the federal trial of Maryland native Luigi Mangione on charges stemming from the killing of a health insurance executive in New York.

UnitedHealthcare sign outside of its office building in Minnetonka, Minnesota, on Dec. 11, 2025. (REUTERS/Tim Evans)
Mar 12, 2026

Insurers and hospitals turn to new AI for age-old battle over charges vs payments

Artificial intelligence is being deployed on both sides of the tug-of-war between U.S. health care systems that want to be paid more for medical procedures and insurers who want proof the services were necessary.

Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Supreme Court for a suppression hearing December 18 2025. (Curtis Means/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo)
Feb 6, 2026

Luigi Mangione gets trial date in state case over CEO killing

Luigi Mangione, the Maryland native accused of fatally shooting a health insurance executive, got a trial date in state court in New York.

Luigi Mangione appears in good spirits as the suppresion hearing for the murder of UHC CEO Brian Thompson goes into another week, in New York, December 12, 2025. (Curtis Means/Pool via REUTER)
Jan 30, 2026

Luigi Mangione won’t face death penalty after judge dismisses murder charge

A New York federal judge dismissed murder and weapons charges against alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione.

President Donald Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club in Detroit on Jan. 13, 2026. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo)
Jan 16, 2026

Trump unveils health care plan featuring direct payments over insurance subsidies

President Donald Trump said he plans to replace government subsidies for health insurance with direct payments to consumers.

Luigi Mangione appears in good spirits as the suppresion hearing for the murder of UHC CEO Brian Thompson goes into another week, in New York, December 12, 2025. (Curtis Means/Pool via REUTER)
Jan 9, 2026

US judge sets jury selection in Luigi Mangione CEO killing trial for September

A federal judge set September jury selection for Luigi Mangione’s trial in the killing of a UnitedHealth insurance executive in Manhattan.

With deep federal cuts looming to Medicard and Medicare, health care advocates in Maryland are poised to push the General Assembly to provide help for those facing lost or reduced coverage. (Depositphotos)
Dec 29, 2025

Combating federal cuts is top priority for health care advocates

Health care advocates warn Medicaid and Medicare cuts could cost Maryland $2.7B, leave 175,000 uninsured, and strain doctors and hospitals.

Baltimore City Hall is shown on Nov. 5, 2021. (Madeleine O'Neill / The Daily Record)
Dec 26, 2025

Unions sue Baltimore City for refusal to negotiate health benefits

Baltimore City’s major unions sued the city, alleging it is refusing to negotiate aspects of health benefits in violation of a 2022 ordinance.

Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on Dec. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, Pool)
Dec 1, 2025

Luigi Mangione fights to exclude gun, notes as anniversary of UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing nears

Defense lawyers for Luigi Mangione move to block key evidence in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, speaks about the Affordable Care Act outside of the U.S. Capitol Building on Oct. 29, 2025. (Sam Cohen/Capital News Service)
Oct 31, 2025

Government shutdown may mean higher health care premiums for many Marylanders

Over 180,000 Maryland residents may face soaring ACA health care costs as enhanced Obamacare subsidies expire amid federal shutdown deadlock.

Pages from the U.S. Affordable Care Act health insurance website healthcare.gov are seen on a computer screen in New York on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)
Aug 28, 2025

Expect health insurance prices to rise next year, brokers and experts say

Rising drug prices and medical costs will drive health insurance premiums higher in 2026, with patients facing reduced coverage and higher bills.

In this image taken from video, Amanda Hinton speaks about work requirements for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during an interview July 1, 2025, at the Samaritan Center food pantry in Jefferson City, Missouri. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)
Jul 7, 2025

‘I’m panicked’: Medicaid, food aid recipients worry about safety net cuts in Trump tax law

Critics of the sweeping tax and spending legislation that President Donald Trump has signed into law say it will upend lives.