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alternet.org - The Conversation - Health insurance premiums rose nearly 3x the rate of worker earnings over the past 25 years
Health insurance premiums rose nearly 3x the rate of worker earnings over the past 25 years
Alternet.org

Health insurance premiums in the U.S. significantly increased between 1999 and 2024, outpacing the rate of worker earnings by three times, according to our newly published research in the journal JAMA Network Open. Premiums can rise if the costs of…

wmtw.com - Jackie Mundry - How the ACA subsidies could impact the entire health insurance system
How the ACA subsidies could impact the entire health insurance system
WMTW

Get the Facts | How the ACA subsidies could impact the entire health insurance system LIVE IN KENNEBUNKPORT, JIM KEITHLEY FOR MAINE'S CONGRESS HAS UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR TO EXTEND THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT SUBSIDIES. BUT AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW...

zerohedge.com - Tyler Durden - Obamacare Was Not A Failure
Obamacare Was Not A Failure
Zero Hedge

“You have turned, Mr. President, the right of every American to have access to decent healthcare into reality for the first time in American history.” Those are the words then-Vice President Joe Biden said to President Obama in the…

bangordailynews.com - Elizabeth Walztoni - Waldo is latest Maine county to propose huge budget hike
Waldo is latest Maine county to propose huge budget hike
Bangor Daily News

Waldo County's budget is on track to soar by 36% in 2026, an increase of more than $4.6 million, if its proposed budget is approved after a public hearing and vote on Friday. The jump is largely driven by employee benefits, followed by information…

nytimes.com - Andrew Ross Sorkin - Why Markets Are Getting Anxious About the Fed
Why Markets Are Getting Anxious About the Fed
The New York Times

Andrew here. Will the Fed cut rates? That's the question of the day — and we'll get the answer on Wednesday afternoon. We go deep on what could happen next. We also take a look at Meta's A.I. strategy. And we do some math on just how much…

thehill.com - Joseph Choi - Senate set to vote on competing ACA subsidy bills
Senate set to vote on competing ACA subsidy bills
The Hill

PRESENTED BY COALITION TO STRENGTHEN AMERICA'S HEALTHCARE After a prolonged fight that saw a record-breaking government shutdown and the fomenting of cracks in both parties, the Senate is set to vote Thursday on legislation to determine the future…

thehill.com - Alexander Bolton - Senate Republicans plan key health care vote despite deep divisions
Senate Republicans plan key health care vote despite deep divisions
The Hill

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says Senate Republicans will vote Thursday on a GOP-crafted proposal to address rising health insurance premiums, despite deep divisions within his conference over whether the plan drafted by two powerful…

nytimes.com - Zack Cooper - Opinion | The Health Care Debate We Really Need
Opinion | The Health Care Debate We Really Need
The New York Times

|$27,000 a Year for Health Insurance. How Can We Afford That? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/opinion/health-care-aca-cost-insurance.html The debate over whether to extend the expanded Affordable Care Act subsidies has consumed lawmakers over…

thehill.com - Emily Brooks - House GOP to bring vote on health care plan without ObamaCare subsidies
House GOP to bring vote on health care plan without ObamaCare subsidies
The Hill

House GOP leaders will bring a vote next week on a package of health care bills that does not include an extension of expiring ObamaCare enhanced subsidies, as Republicans remain divided about how to address the health care cliff ahead of a midterm…

upi.com - Joe Fisher - Consumers make health decisions as Congress mulls tax credit expiration
Consumers make health decisions as Congress mulls tax credit expiration
UPI

The U.S. Capitol and House of Representatives is seen in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 7. U.S. Congress has until Dec. 31, to extend the Affordable Care Act's enhanced premium tax credits. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI Senate Minority Leader Chuck…

newsweek.com - Aliss Higham - Trump signals backing of direct $1,500 payments for millions of Americans
Trump signals backing of direct $1,500 payments for millions of Americans
Newsweek

President Donald Trump has signaled his support for a Republican proposal that would deposit $1,000 to $1,500 checks into health care accounts for Americans. Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy, who leads the Senate health committee, and Idaho Senator…

forbes.com - Amy Feldman - Medline's Blockbuster IPO-And Its Billionaire Founding Family
Medline's Blockbuster IPO-And Its Billionaire Founding Family
Forbes

In this week's edition of InnovationRx, Medline's blockbuster IPO, Fred Moll's surgical robotics investments, Forbes' inaugural top hospitals list, and more. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here. Charlie Mills, Medline's former CEO and a key…

wnd.com - The Daily Signal - Trump backs Republican alternative to Obamacare subsidies * WorldNetDaily * by Tyler O'Neil, The Daily Signal
Trump backs Republican alternative to Obamacare subsidies * WorldNetDaily * by Tyler O'Neil, The Daily Signal
WorldNetDaily

President Donald Trump signaled his support Tuesday for a Republican alternative to the pandemic-era extra Obamacare subsidies Democrats championed during the government shutdown earlier this year. “Well, I like the concept,” the…

theconversation.com - Anthony Scott - Private hospitals are in trouble. Here's what this means for public hospitals - and taxpayer dollars
Private hospitals are in trouble. Here's what this means for public hospitals - and taxpayer dollars
The Conversation

Every other week there seems to be more bad news for private hospitals. The sale of Healthscope, hospital and maternity ward closures, and fights with private health insurers about funding, suggest they are in financial trouble. Profitability is…

variety.com - Zack Sharf - 'Sinners' Director Ryan Coogler Says Rejecting Academy Invite Was 'Not Out of Animosity' After Oscar Snubs: 'I'm Not Good at Judging Things'
'Sinners' Director Ryan Coogler Says Rejecting Academy Invite Was 'Not Out of Animosity' After Oscar Snubs: 'I'm Not Good at Judging Things'
Variety

Ryan Coogler told The New York Times that his decision to reject an invitation to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nearly 10 years ago had nothing to do with bitterness against Oscar voters. “It's not out of…

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