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11+ min ago (198+ words) In July 2019, Minnesota state officials spotted early signs of fraud that would eventually siphon away more than $1 billion in taxpayer money, but they quickly faced pressure from leaders of the charitable group Feeding Our Future to stop asking questions, according to multiple former employees at the Minnesota Department of Education. In July 2019, Minnesota state officials spotted early signs of fraud that would eventually siphon away more than $1 billion in taxpayer money, but they quickly faced pressure from leaders of the charitable group Feeding Our Future to stop asking questions, according to multiple former employees at the Minnesota Department of Education. Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA 93794 Thank you very much and God bless you. In July 2019, Minnesota state officials spotted early signs of fraud that would eventually siphon away more than $1 billion in taxpayer money,…...

30+ min ago (1650+ words) To change and grow anywhere at all means taking a hard look out the window. Here's how and where to start. "The number-one thing, the first thing you must do, is completely change your mindset," Louie Sharp said. We're talking about collision industry owners and operators and their insurance company woes, and the owner of Sharp Body Shop in Illinois has blown my mind, or maybe blown it up, to start rebuilding from scratch both my mind and my ideas about how collision work works, as he did with his mind and body shop " and as you can do in yours. It began with insurers, with whom he was having a helluva time some 15 years ago. (We know this story. Maybe you live it.) He'd spent about four years in the Marine Corps in the late 1950s, right out of high…...

2+ hour, 10+ min ago (831+ words) Millions of Americans are facing rising costs and being uninsured due to the Republican Party letting COVID-era subsidies for the ACA expire." The best part about being a millennial is seeing everything that was more or less considered standard for the generations before me evaporate into dust. Take, for instance, health insurance." When I graduated from college in 2014, it didn't take long for me to find a solid office job that paid the bills and provided solid access to health and dental benefits. Throughout my 20s, that was the norm in every job I worked. It's been a different story in my 30s, where I've watched America disembowel itself in the pursuit of shareholder value." The job market is terrible, and what work you can find probably doesn't pay enough to keep up with the cost of living, let alone provide solid…...

3+ hour, 39+ min ago (156+ words) The Somali fraud might reach more than $8 billon. It's still growing as the investigation continues. Gov. Tim Walz, who is credibly accused of covering up the fraud, is taking an aggressive stance against Republicans, while claiming his state is doing great economically and educationally (it is not). He is very angry about being called a "retard." Maybe he should then stop calling Republicans Nazis, white supremacists, fascists, threats to democracy, and so on. He called ICE the Gestapo. By the way, when we use the term retard, we are not referring to handicap people, just incompetents like him. " Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 5, 2025 " JUST IN: The Somali fraud scandal is BLOWING UP in Tim Walz's Minnesota, they did not even BAT AN EYE at the fact the state's disability services suspiciously skyrocketed for Somalis New license applications soared 283% PERCENT. Active licenses:…...

4+ hour, 53+ min ago (1333+ words) Starting in January, millions of disabled Americans will become eligible to save and invest for current expenses and future needs without jeopardizing their federal benefits like Medicaid. About six million more people, including about a million veterans, may qualify for the so-called ABLE accounts run by most states, according to an estimate by the National Disability Institute, a research and advocacy group. The accounts have been available for roughly a decade, but a federal law passed in 2022 expanded the program's qualifying rules, which will take effect in 2026. ABLE accounts, modeled loosely on 529 college saving accounts, are named for the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, the 2014 law that created them. Funds in the accounts can be saved and invested and withdrawn tax-free when spent for disability-related needs. Even though 46 states and Washington, D.C., offer the accounts, their growth has been relatively…...

5+ hour, 7+ min ago (1083+ words) The American Journal of Managed Care Objective: To assess the correlates of changes in emergency department (ED) prices for self-pay patients from 2021 to 2023. Conclusions: Self-pay patients face growing affordability issues in ED access. For-profit and system-affiliated hospitals saw the largest increases. With Medicaid enrollment declines stemming from the end of continuous coverage requirements, which started in mid-2023, the self-pay population may rise, highlighting the need to understand their financial risk exposure. Am J Manag Care. 2025;31(12):In Press This study examines changes in emergency department (ED) self-pay prices from 2021 to 2023. Hospital characteristics (bed size, ownership, state, and setting) were derived from the 2021 quarter 3 CMS Provider of Services (POS) File,20 system affiliation from the 2021 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Compendium of US Health Systems,21 and community characteristics from the 2021 American Community Survey.22 Our sample included all CMS-certified hospitals providing ED services from…...

5+ hour, 40+ min ago (671+ words) Costs happen. And price increases on everything could be the most life-impacting development of 2025. Looking ahead, millions of people are expected to decide that health insurance is unaffordable for them in 2026 " and they'll likely cancel their health coverage. But health insurance is not the only way to pay for healthcare. Many people are uninsured and face healthcare costs out of pocket. They are known as cash-pay customers. This option can be daunting for people with serious conditions such as cancer, but there are ways to successfully navigate costs without health insurance while avoiding medical debt. GoodRx, a platform for medication savings, shares how you can handle your healthcare costs if you drop your insurance for the 2026 coverage year. If you can't afford health insurance in 2026 " or you've decided to drop coverage for any reason " here are some self-pay healthcare options…...

5+ hour, 41+ min ago (636+ words) Don't assume HSA withdrawals have a deadline. Don't worry about losing access to your money if you switch jobs. Don't stress about forfeiting funds once you enroll in Medicare. There's a reason retirement accounts like IRAs and 401(k) tend to get a lot of glory. These accounts offer big tax breaks for savers that are hard to beat. With a traditional IRA or 401(k) plan, your money goes in on a pre-tax basis, and investment gains are tax-deferred. This means you don't pay taxes on those gains until you take withdrawals from your account. With a Roth IRA or 401(k), contributions go in on an after-tax basis. But investments gains in a Roth account are tax-free, and withdrawals are tax-free as well. There's one lesser-known type of savings plan that combines the benefits of traditional and Roth retirement accounts -- the health savings account,…...

5+ hour, 55+ min ago (310+ words) Take this quick quiz to discover your "Medicare Personality Type" and learn whether you are a Traditionalist, or a Bundler. Understanding which plan aligns with your wallet and risk tolerance is essential. Take this quick quiz to discover your "Medicare Personality Type" and learn whether you are better suited for the high-premium, low-copay freedom of a Traditionalist, or the low-premium, high-cap security of a Bundler. You can find more information about Medicare and Medicare Advantage in the linked articles below. Become a smarter, better informed investor. Subscribe from just $107.88 $24.99, plus get up to 4 Special Issues Ask the Editor In this week's Ask the Editor Q&A, Joy Taylor answers questions on capital gains tax rates and end-of-year tax planning Don't wait until January " investors, including those with a high net worth, can snag big tax savings for 2025 (and 2026) with these…...

5+ hour, 55+ min ago (310+ words) Take this quick quiz to discover your "Medicare Personality Type" and learn whether you are a Traditionalist, or a Bundler. Understanding which plan aligns with your wallet and risk tolerance is essential. Take this quick quiz to discover your "Medicare Personality Type" and learn whether you are better suited for the high-premium, low-copay freedom of a Traditionalist, or the low-premium, high-cap security of a Bundler. You can find more information about Medicare and Medicare Advantage in the linked articles below. Become a smarter, better informed investor. Subscribe from just $107.88 $24.99, plus get up to 4 Special Issues Ask the Editor In this week's Ask the Editor Q&A, Joy Taylor answers questions on capital gains tax rates and end-of-year tax planning Don't wait until January " investors, including those with a high net worth, can snag big tax savings for 2025 (and 2026) with these…...