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Vermont's largest health insurer wants to offer a cheaper plan. Can it actually help Vermonters?
Vermont's largest commercial health insurer wants to offer a new suite of cheaper plans, but the state's primary healthcare regulator is casting doubt on whether that would actually yield any real savings. When expanded federal subsidies for people…
Trans sheriff's deputy settles health care lawsuit after 7 years of legal battle
After seven years, sheriff's deputy Anna Lange and Houston County, Georgia, have reached a settlement in the case over the county's health insurance excluding gender-affirming services. The legal case and the county's push to exclude trans health…
Louisiana lawmakers passed bills to try to keep prescription drug costs down. Will it work?
Louisiana lawmakers in recent years have targeted the high cost of prescription drugs, and this year took what they hope is another big step — new legislation that more tightly regulates the companies involved in all aspects of the industry.
Americans are having kids later - and child-rearing costs are colliding with retirement savings
For decades, having children was something many Americans did before they started thinking seriously about retirement. That's becoming less common. Americans are waiting longer than ever to start families. The average age (1) of first-time mothers…
This is to support the community': Molina Healthcare celebrates grand opening of Community Services Center
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Molina Healthcare has opened a new Community Services Center at 3435 Bailey Avenue in Buffalo, targeting resources at the city's South Asian immigrant communities on the East Side. Molina Healthcare is a managed care…
The National Debt Is Raising Borrowing Costs for Everyone
Fiscal hawks like to drum up interest in the national debt by making the astronomical numbers more tangible. The United States owes $31.6 trillion to public creditors, more than $290,000 for each household. You could spend $1 million every day for…
Healthy Returns: CVS Health executives on reducing health care's biggest pain points
Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC's Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. This week was AHIP…
Elon Musk poised to become world's first trillionaire with SpaceX IPO
Elon Musk is poised to become the world's first trillionaire with SpaceX's highly anticipated stock market debut. The world's richest person, who is currently worth about $790 billion, is expected to see his wealth top $1 trillion once his…
Take Action to Fund Libraries in 2027: The Latest on the Institute of Museum and Library Services
As he did for the Fiscal Year 2026 budget, Trump once again proposed defunding the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for Fiscal Year 2027. This is his sixth attempt to dismantle the only federal agency dedicated to libraries and…
It has been 25 years since the last balanced federal budget
In the 25 years following that balanced budget, the federal government has not come particularly close to balancing its books, even once. Right now, it runs a structural deficit of approximately $2 trillion per year, every single year. For fiscal…
Broadcom Stock Whiplash After Earnings Release
In this episode of Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing, Motley Fool contributors Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Lou Whiteman discuss: Broadcom's good earnings. Playing the expectations game in a volatile market. Stocks doing well in downtrodden…
Texas May Eliminate a Critical Tool for Preventing Maternal Deaths
Texas is considering whether to continue one of its most important tools for preventing maternal deaths. The state's Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC), which investigates pregnancy-related deaths and identifies ways to prevent them, is…
Sustainable Insight Capital Management LLC Buys 4,740 Shares of Humana Inc. $HUM
Sustainable Insight Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM - Free Report) by 23.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund…
Laura Hollis: Who'll stop the fraud? * WorldNetDaily * by Laura Hollis
Long after Election Day, the ballots comin' down No IDs or postmarks wherever they are found The laws make cheating legal, and Democrats applaud And I wonder, still I wonder, who'll stop the fraud? Fed up Angelinos, having watched their city burn…
Hochul's budget is almost $9B larger than she claimed as Dems blasted for not knowing 'what was in it'
ALBANY – Something's not adding up! Gov. Kathy Hochul's state budget plan is almost $9 billion larger than her office claimed, bringing the already record-high and months-late spending plan to an eye-watering $277 billion.
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