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Middle Income Families Spend A LOT On Health Insurance
by Anna Claire Vollers, Minnesota Reformer More than half of working-age adults get their health insurance through an employer, but in many states premium contributions and deductibles take a significant bite out of household incomes. A new…
Pennsylvania's workers see more of their paychecks go toward health insurance
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! The cost of health insurance is rising across the board, even among people who get their coverage through an employer, new data…
Why U.S. healthcare is still the most expensive in the world
In announcing its “ Great Healthcare Plan ” in January 2026, the Trump administration became the latest in a long history of efforts by the U.S. government to rein in the soaring cost of healthcare. As a physician and professor…
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Local real estate taxes increasing in 29 of Luzerne County's 76 municipalities
Local real estate taxes are increasing in 29 of Luzerne County's 76 municipalities this year, according to a county report. The highest increase — 3 mills — is in Ashley borough, where taxes are rising 62%, from 4.85 to 7.85 mills. To…
Sex workers at Nevada brothel fight for the first-ever unionization
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Nevada is the only state where people can legally purchase sex, and now sex workers at one of the state's oldest brothels are fighting to become the nation's first to be unionized. “We want the same…
Insurers show green pastures…. but invent excuses to deny claims: Consumer panel
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chandigarh, has ruled that insurers often “show all types of green pastures to customers while selling policies, but invent excuses to deny claims when claim is sought,” while…
In a changed VC landscape, this exec is doubling down on overlooked founders
Much of Silicon Valley has spent years chasing mega-rounds and buzzy AI deals. Meanwhile, Stacy Brown-Philpot is running Cherryrock Capital like a throwback to venture capital's earlier days, writing smaller Series A and B checks to founders that…
Pay Rs 27.99 lakh for wrongly denied cancer claim, Chandigarh panel tells insurer
3 min read Chandigarh Make us preferred source on Google The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chandigarh, has ruled that insurers often “show all types of green pastures to customers while selling policies, but invent excuses…
I'm 76 and drive for Uber after losing my savings to my wife's cancer bills. I'm not sure how long I can keep driving.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jeff Mason, 76, who drives for Uber in New Jersey for extra income. Mason and his wife liquidated their savings after his wife's cancer treatment, which she underwent before the Affordable Care…
NHIA pledges to improve breast cancer patient care
By Hou Chia-yu / Staff reporter The National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA) on Friday said it has initiated a National Health Insurance (NHI) breast cancer care improvement program, with funding of NT$40 million (US$1.27 million) to enhance…
Elect Hannah Pingree to reform health care | Letter
Health care in Maine shouldn't be this hard. What we need seems so simple: coverage we can afford and high-quality care close to home. But the system we've built is anything but simple, and everyone has someone else to blame. National reform is a…
Heart transplant clinical trial expands access to lifesaving medicine
The demand for heart transplants significantly outpaces supply. Eighteen new heart patients are added to the waitlist each day on average, but only about 12 hearts are donated daily, according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, a…
Religare Enterprises to split financial services, insurance biz into two listed entities
Burman family-backed Religare Enterprises (REL) has approved a plan to demerge its financial services and insurance businesses into two separate listed entities, in a move aimed at unlocking shareholder value and sharpening strategic focus. The…
Sri Lanka Launches Easy Digital Nomad Visa With Low Income Requirements
For all the digital nomads out there who've grown disillusioned with Europe's overly bureaucratic pathways to residency, or are tired of waiting for Mexico to finally drop that remote work visa, one of the fastest-rising expat hubs in Asia just…
'ROAR: Reclaim our American Rights' - Kassay seeks support in Dem primary - Salisbury Post
Alysa Kassay spent 30 years working for the federal government's treasury department until last year, when her employment was determined by DOGE to be unnecessary. Channeling that motivation, Kassay is seeking office hoping to be a force for…
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