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afr.com - Penny Wise - What are health insurance waiting periods and can I get around them?
What are health insurance waiting periods and can I get around them?
Australian Financial Review

Dear Ms Wise, we've been with the same health fund for about 25 years and were stunned to find recently that my wife is not covered for her double knee replacement. The problem is that about seven years ago, someone from the health fund suggested…

chicagotribune.com - Lisa Schencker - Illinois looks to rein in drug intermediaries over high costs, but legislation is unresolved and industry says the efforts are flawed
Illinois looks to rein in drug intermediaries over high costs, but legislation is unresolved and industry says the efforts are flawed
Chicago Tribune

New patients have recently begun streaming into Del-Kar Pharmacy — an independent, 65-year-old drugstore in North Lawndale — after nearby Walgreens stores closed. The new customers would be a blessing for many businesses, but for…

vtdigger.org - Corey McDonald - As education reform takes shape in Vermont, community members in Westford worry for their school's future - VTDigger
As education reform takes shape in Vermont, community members in Westford worry for their school's future - VTDigger
VTDigger - News in pursuit of truth

At a public forum held earlier this month in Westford, parents and community members gathered to voice concerns that are being felt throughout Vermont: whether their local schools will still exist in the years to come. The forum was held to discuss…

independent.co.uk - Tom Murphy - More pharmacies offer to speed prescription deliveries to customers
More pharmacies offer to speed prescription deliveries to customers
The Independent

America's two largest retailers want to deliver prescriptions to your doorstep in as little as a few hours. Amazon and Walmart are undergoing national expansions in same-day prescription deliveries. They're joining a trend that has gained momentum…

bbc.co.uk - Noor Nanji - Race Across The World is back, and Self Esteem's new album: What's coming up this week - BBC News
Race Across The World is back, and Self Esteem's new album: What's coming up this week - BBC News
BBC

Image source, BBC/Studio Lambert/Getty Images This week, Race Across the World returns to our screens, with five teams setting off from the Great Wall of China. But that's not all the week has in store. Self Esteem's new album is out, the next…

cnn.com - Tierney Sneed - Trump is defending Obamacare at the Supreme Court. A win could boost RFK Jr.'s influence | CNN Politics
Trump is defending Obamacare at the Supreme Court. A win could boost RFK Jr.'s influence | CNN Politics
CNN

President Donald Trump's Justice Department is defending the Affordable Care Act before the Supreme Court – a notable contrast to his first term, when his administration sought to repeal the law in Congress and then refused to defend it in a…

abcnews.go.com -  RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press - This Midwestern city has long been a federal hub. The pain from DOGE's cuts is everywhere
This Midwestern city has long been a federal hub. The pain from DOGE's cuts is everywhere
ABC News

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- In her 28 years working for the federal government, Shea Giagnorio provided day care for the children of U.S. soldiers, training for employees and oversight for safety net programs. Public service took her from Germany to Alaska…

forbes.com - Ingmar Rentzhog - Al Gore's Real-Time Climate Data Just Went Live-Here's Why It Matters
Al Gore's Real-Time Climate Data Just Went Live-Here's Why It Matters
Forbes

This groundbreaking achievement comes courtesy of Climate TRACE, a coalition backed by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore. At the COP29 Climate Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, Gore outlined a transformative vision: give climate data the urgency and…

thehill.com - Cheyanne M. Daniels - Medicaid cuts risk worsening Black maternal health crisis
Medicaid cuts risk worsening Black maternal health crisis
The Hill

Advocates are warning lawmakers that the proposed cuts to Medicare and Medicaid will leave millions of pregnant Black women at a heightened risk of death, worsening the maternal mortality crisis and its racial disparities. Last month, the House…

jefftk.com - Jeff Kaufman - Spending on Ourselves
Spending on Ourselves
jefftk.com

The Effective Altruism community has encouraged a range of different approaches to doing good over time. Initially there was more focus on frugality as a way to increase how much you could donate, which was mostly supplanted by emphasis on earning…

foreignpolicy.com - Julian E. Zelizer - Tariffs Aren't Enough to Bring Back the Glory Days of U.S. Manufacturing
Tariffs Aren't Enough to Bring Back the Glory Days of U.S. Manufacturing
Foreign Policy

U.S. President Donald Trump has built an entire economic agenda around a promise to revive the standing that American manufacturing once held in the 1940s and 1950s. Dismissing recent attention on green industry and semiconductors, the president is…

winnipegfreepress.com - Tom Murphy, The Associated Press - More pharmacies offer to speed prescription deliveries to customers
More pharmacies offer to speed prescription deliveries to customers
Winnipeg Free Press Homes

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dmnews.com - Lachlan Brown - 5 countries where Americans can retire like royalty for under $2000 a month
5 countries where Americans can retire like royalty for under $2000 a month
DMNews - Daily Motivation News

Most U.S. retirees collect somewhere in the ballpark of $1,800–$2,200 a month from Social Security. Stretch that check on home turf and you're clipping coupons; stretch it in the right overseas hub and you're hiring a weekly housekeeper…

twincities.com - Pioneer Press - Business People: Jay Willms named director of St. Paul City Council operations
Business People: Jay Willms named director of St. Paul City Council operations
Twin Cities

The St. Paul City Council announced it has selected Jay Willms as director of city council operations. Willms' previous role was chief budget officer at city council, a post he had held since June 2023. Minneapolis-based creative agency Fast Horse…

arnnet.com.au - Lilia Guan - Nitro sees partners as key to disrupting PDF solutions market
Nitro sees partners as key to disrupting PDF solutions market
ARN

Credit: Nitro and its Partner Advisory Board Digital document productivity solutions Nitro is strengthening its channel-first strategy with increased investment in par in partner enablement, co-marketing, and sales incentives, empowering partners…

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