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Fewer Americans sign up for Affordable Care Act health insurance as costs spike
Fewer Americans are signing up for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans this year, new federal data shows, as expiring subsidies and other factors push health expenses too high for many to manage. Nationally, around 800,000 fewer people have…
Health insurers are hurting Maine's most vulnerable patients | Opinion
Alexander Katopis of Saco is a University of Southern Maine employee and co-owner of a community-based mental health agency. At four and a half months old, my son was diagnosed with positional plagiocephaly, a condition involving asymmetrical…
Assuris Board of Directors Announces Incoming President & CEO
Greer Will Lead Assuris in Next Chapter of Resolution Readiness for Life & Health Insurance Industry in Canada TORONTO, Jan. 14, 2026 /CNW/ - The Assuris Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephanie Greer as the…
Cardiovascular Risk Score Shows Value in Predicting Future Eye Disease
The Pooled Cohort Equations cardiovascular risk score uses factors such as age, sex, blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and smoking status to predict an individual's 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. A large prospective…
Smith: Rand Paul has winning plan for healthcare coverage
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... With Affordable Care Act subsidies set to expire this month and the Senate failing to invoke cloture on a new GOP healthcare bill, Washington has once again shown it has no plan to rein in soaring…
What both sides are missing in the health care debate
Congress is deeply divided over what to do about the Affordable Care Act's health insurance exchanges. Democrats are understandably concerned about potential premium increases, especially for older workers. Republicans want to empower people and…
We Need Single Payer Healthcare For All NOW!
American Healthcare is Broken: National Single Payer Rally Saturday, January 31·12:00 – 2:00pm Harry Bridges Plaza, San Francisco, CA, USA ELIMINATE THE PROFITS END THE PRICE HIKES! PUT NATIONAL SINGLE PAYER ON THE TABLE End the…
As N.Y.C. Nurses' Strike Continues, Both Sides Prepare for a Long Fight
Two days into the largest nursing strike New York City has seen in decades, Mount Sinai Hospital made a startling accusation. Three nurses had been fired, administrators said, after they were caught “deliberately sabotaging” the…
Major US healthcare breach exposes data on 145,000 patients
CMH breach exposed PII of 145,381 patients and employees in March 2025 Stolen data includes names, SSNs, health insurance, and treatment information No actors claimed responsibility; victims offered credit monitoring and support services The data…
U.S. Health Spending Topped $5 Trillion in 2024, CMS Says
Healthcare spending reached $5.3 trillion in 2024, an increase of 7.2% over the previous year, CMS said Wednesday. This marks the second consecutive year of growth above 7%, following an increase of 7.4% in 2023, the agency reported in Health…
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High-Income Consumers Are Living Larger, While Others Cut Protein To Make Ends Meet, New Fed Report Finds
The U.S. economy grew faster in December, and the trend of the rich growing richer and the poor getting poorer intensified, according to a report from the Federal Reserve. The Fed's Beige Book for January was full of examples of high-income people…
Republican lawmakers call for FDA to review abortion pill restrictions at Senate hearing
The Senate's health committee convened its first hearing of the year on the efficacy of the chemical abortion drug mifepristone, which requires a prescription, amid a growing push from conservatives to restrict abortion access across the country.
Survival rates for cancer are the highest they've ever been - but these 3 will cause the most deaths in 2026
Cancer statistics have reached new heights — in good and not-so-good ways. The American Cancer Society (ACS) released its annual report on cancer trends this week, showing for the first time that more people are surviving cancer than ever…
Bleak budget outlook on horizon in Westhampton
WESTHAMPTON — The town is facing a 5% to 10% budget deficit next year, due to a mix of factors including health insurance increases, inflation and an unstable income source. At the Select Board's Jan. 12 meeting, Finance Committee Chair Tad…
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What Percentage of People Achieve Financial Freedom Before Turning 50 and How You Compare
Financial freedom before the age of 50 is rare, and the number of retirees at 50 has declined since the early 2000s. Most people aren't that close, as only about one in 10 Americans say they've achieved financial freedom on their own…
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