The East Valley's housing market is booming with new people entering the market and home values rising for many owners. These changes present opportunities, but they also mean new challenges when it comes to buying and maintaining homeowners' insurance.

Glenn Hamer: Reducing the number of uninsured Arizonans is a serious policy issue for business.

You could say that I got re-acquainted with an old problem, in a very new way. And as a public policy issue, my “problem” is not unique. In fact, it will be a hot topic of conversation for most all of 2008.

NEW YORK - Small business owners dealing with damage caused by Tropical Storm Fay — or this summer’s Midwest flooding or California wildfires — are likely feeling some regret because they didn’t have adequate insurance coverage.

Calling it too big of a change to be done so quickly, Gov. Jan Brewer on Thursday vetoed legislation that could have left Arizonans unable to get insurance coverage for certain medical conditions or treatments.

Rep. John Shadegg, R-Ariz., is justifiably crowing about a small but significant victory in his long-running fight to unburden the overly restricted health-insurance industry, and thus reduce the coverage gap by bringing premiums down.

The federal government and not Arizona will run the insurance exchange required by the Affordable Care Act.

How appropriate that it was April Fools Day that Jon Beydler’s commentary was published in the Tribune.

How appropriate that it was April Fools Day that Jon Beydler’s commentary was published in the Tribune.

If you work for an employer who offers a benefits package that includes life insurance and disability income insurance, consider yourself fortunate. But you can't necessarily consider yourself fully protected. And if you don't have appropriate life and disability insurance, your long-term financial goals could be at risk.

If you work for an employer who offers a benefits package that includes life insurance and disability income insurance, consider yourself fortunate. But you can't necessarily consider yourself fully protected. And if you don't have appropriate life and disability insurance, your long-term financial goals could be at risk.

As we mark the second anniversary of President Obama’s new healthcare law, there’s not much to celebrate. Obamacare has already inflicted heavy consequences on the economy, doctors, patients, businesses, and taxpayers — and there’s much more to come. It has yet to even take full effect.

Congress should reject efforts to revamp federal health care at the expense of states, Gov. Jan Brewer said Tuesday.

WASHINGTON  — After weeks of turmoil, House Democrats reached a shaky peace with the party's rebellious rank-and-file conservatives Wednesday to clear the way for a vote in September on sweeping health care legislation.

Homeowners are well aware of the many home-related tax breaks they can claim each filing season.

Raytheon Co. was wrong in cutting off health benefits for some of its retirees, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

WASHINGTON — After days of secret talks, Senate Democrats tentatively agreed Tuesday night to drop a full-blown government-run insurance option from sweeping health care legislation, several officials said, a concession to party moderates whose votes are critical to passage of President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.

WASHINGTON — Buying your own health insurance will never be the same.

October 15, 2004

The number of Arizonans lacking health insurance came into focus during this week’s presidential debate in Tempe, but advocates involved in the issue disagree on whether the numbers cited by Sen. John Kerry accurately refl ect the state’s situation.

Gov. Janet Napolitano unveiled a new discount drug program for seniors Wednesday, one she said is designed not only to be cheaper than the existing state program but better in some ways than the revised federal Medicare program.

WASHINGTON - It's been a long wait for Medicare beneficiaries, but about two years after Congress approved a new prescription drug benefit, senior citizens and the disabled finally get to enroll, beginning Tuesday.