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Pa. ACA health insurance buyers face 16% average premium increase in 2027
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Pennsylvanians will face higher health insurance premiums this fall when they shop for 2027 coverage on Pennie, the state's…
The School Bus Driver Shortage Gave a 62-Year-Old With $260,000 Saved What His Nest Egg Couldn't: Health Insurance Until Medicare
A 62-year-old with $260,000 in retirement savings takes a part-time school bus driving route for one reason: the family health plan the district throws in. Three years until Medicare kicks in at 65. That's the whole strategy. And it's a smarter…
John Oliver on UnitedHealth Group: 'Algorithmically driven, ruthless arbiters of who lives and who dies'
After a month hiatus, John Oliver returned to Last Week Tonight with a look at United Healthcare, the largest insurance company in the US, which served over 50 million people last year. The company, part of the widely reviled private, for-profit…
I'm 23. I Don't See Any Point in Saving for the Future.
Pay Dirt is Slate's money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Kristin and Ilyce here. (It's anonymous!) I'm 23 and for the last year, I've been working at a job with truly ridiculously amazing retirement benefits. However, even with that, I…
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Star Health's new campaign puts claims support in focus
Star Health and Allied Insurance has launched a national brand campaign centred on claims support during medical emergencies. The campaign follows four families across different parts of India dealing with hospitalisation. It focuses on the point…
The Guardian view on Friedrich Merz: Germany's chancellor must change course to halt the rise of the AfD | Editorial
After less than a year and a half in office, Germany's beleaguered chancellor, Friedrich Merz, is already looking like a lame duck leader. Anticipating dire results in two state elections which were held on Sunday, Mr Merz cancelled a planned…
Legislative Roundup: PennDOT announces $32M in federal funding available for public EV chargers
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation this week announced that it will direct $32 million in federal investments to build electric vehicle (EV) chargers in the eastern region of Pennsylvania as part of the Community Charging phase of the…
Centene Corp. (CNC) Soared 98.8% in Q2: What Drove the Massive Gain?
Kopernik Global Investors recently released its 'Global All-Cap Fund' second-quarter 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The fund faced a difficult investment environment in the second quarter of 2026, as…
Should You Buy UnitedHealth Group Stock Before Oct. 13?
After a rough couple of years, UnitedHealth Group (UNH +0.45%) has been looking like a good buy again. The company has been stringing together some good quarters, its financials have been improving, and this year, its stock has risen 14% in value…
Buy these high-quality dividend stocks with plenty of free cash flow, Bank of America says
Investors looking for opportunities in a market still near record highs should turn to quality stocks, according to Bank of America. While volatility has reigned this year, equities remain highly valued. On Monday, the S & P 500 rose more than 1%…
Democrat Golden backs GOP's Lawler in tough New York race
Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) this week endorsed Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.), crossing the aisle to support the Republican in one of the closest — and most closely watched — contests of the midterm cycle. The move is sure to frustrate…
Katie Porter: Don't be fooled by the California billionaires tax's false progressive bravado
For too many years, working families across California have been shortchanged in an economy shaped by corporate elites and the ultra-wealthy. Worker productivity has climbed for decades while paychecks haven't kept pace. CEOs, meanwhile, are…
Before the Fall
When the Census Bureau reported last week that the uninsured population remained steady at its all-time low of 8 percent of the adult population in 2025, I immediately thought of this visual metaphor to describe the news: The picture is of one Wile…
COVID cases are on the rise-here's what you need to know
Temperatures are dropping, and days are shortening, and that means we're again barreling toward respiratory illness season. To kick things off, COVID infections are already on the rise. The virus has been flying somewhat under the radar.
Banished to alien lands - Trump's secret deportation deals | First Thing
After a plane journey in shackles, an Iranian woman found herself in the middle of Africa in a country she did not know existed. She is one of thousands of people deported from the US on the back of shadowy deals made with dozens of countries.
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