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Is it still worth having health insurance?
Are you likely to be better off taking health insurance, or saving up a sum of money to pay for any treatment you might need, yourself? Health insurance has been back in the news this week after celebrity chef Simon Gault said he was disappointed…
Why a 62-Year-Old With $280,000 Saved Will Push Carts at Costco Instead of Writing a $1,100-a-Month Check for Health Insurance
Imagine a 62-year-old single woman with $280,000 in a traditional IRA who plans to claim Social Security at 67. She needs about $42,000 a year from the IRA to cover her bills. Her biggest problem is the three years before Medicare, as an…
Health Care Down, But not by Much, Amid Defensive Bias -- Health Care Roundup
Health-care companies fell, but not by as much as the broad market, as traders rotated out of the technology sector into defensive areas. Shares of major health insurers such as UnitedHealth gave back some of their gains for the week but remained…
Star Health Brings 'Bishram Grih' and Face Scan Health Assessments to Durga Puja Pandals in Kolkata and Durgapur
Pandal hopping during Durga Puja can be tiring, particularly for those visiting multiple locations in a day. At each Bishram Grih, visitors can take a break, sit comfortably and enjoy refreshments such as tea and water before continuing their Puja…
Germany approves cigarettes and alcohol tax hike in bid to raise millions
German lawmakers have approved a significant tobacco tax increase that will see the cost of a pack of cigarettes rise to over €11 by the end of the decade, generating more than €12 billion for the state between 2027 and 2030. A new…
India's Ayush Sector Looks Beyond Primary Care
Dedicated Ayush dispensaries increased from 26,130 in 2013-2014 to 37,804 in 2024-2025, while hospitals rose much more slowly, from 3,605 to 3,885. After more than a decade of being driven by medical education and primary care, Ayush -- which…
Americans finally get that fair health care does not equal 'socialism' | Opinion
Every advanced economy in the world provides its citizens with a baseline guarantee of health care —while Americans have been bamboozled into believing that this perfectly normal arrangement is somehow 'communism.' But after decades of…
European country hikes taxes on guilty pleasures despite outcry
A pack of cigarettes in Germany will cost more than €11 by the end of the decade after lawmakers approved a sharp increase in tobacco taxes on Thursday. The measure is expected to raise more than €12 billion ($13.5 billion) for the…
Can Better Transparency in Healthcare Save Us From the Disaster of So-Called Medicare for All?
In 2021, NPR reported on Kyunghee Lee, a Cleveland resident who needs regular steroid injections to treat arthritis in her hand. The cost of each round had been a perfectly manageable $30 for years. Then her doctor's office moved up one floor in…
'She's Going Through a Rough Time'
My partner is going through serious problems with her very dysfunctional family right now, including among other things a recent death and another family member in rehab, and these things are really fucking with her psychologically, along with…
Poll: right-wing People's Party, and polarisation, growing ahead of 2027 elections
Polarisierung nimmt zu – ein Jahr vor den Wahlen baut die SVP ihre Führung aus La polarisation se renforce et l'UDC fait la course en tête à un an des élections fédérales Original La polarizzazione si…
Trump's attempt to erase race from the Census will harm children
Children don't live in averages. They live in neighborhoods, counties, cities and states, where their experiences and opportunities can differ dramatically. Serving communities with good governance requires knowing what is actually happening on the…
Looming mid-term elections have big implications for Louisiana's clout in Congress
WASHINGTON – Asked one too many times about predictions that the Republican majority's days are numbered, Speaker Mike Johnson said he'd probably mow lawns for a living after ballots are counted in the Nov. 3 congressional midterms. Within…
If the economic narrative doesn't improve, things could get ugly for Labor
Labor's sprawling backbench has been a sight to behold ever since the 2025 electoral bushfire that consumed the Coalition, leaving behind a lot of empty stumps and toasted tussocks. The view from the press gallery seats drives this home. Below the…
Dark Matter' Star Jimmi Simpson Reflects on Ryan's Wild Cross-Dimensional Journey
Dark Matter season one had a clear narrative throughline. Main character Jason Dessen (Joel Edgerton) was kidnapped by a Jason from another world who'd invented a way to hop between dimensions. While the duplicitous Jason 2 settled into Jason 1's…
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