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22+ min ago (626+ words) A surge in global wealth migration seems to be colliding with an overlooked but increasingly decisive factor: the soaring cost of private healthcare. Henley & Partners, an investment migration firm, said its client data and new cost comparisons from a global health index show wealthy families are no longer choosing where to live solely on tax or lifestyle, but are increasingly factoring in the long-term cost of private healthcare. The firm said in a press release this month that it has received applications from 92 nationalities in 2025, supporting clients across more than 50 residence and citizenship programs. Applications jumped 43% year-over-year in the first three quarters of 2025 compared with the same period in 2024, it said. "Global mobility is becoming a core risk-management strategy for wealthy families," said Christian H. Kaelin, the firm's chairman. Clients "are scrutinizing not only access to residence and citizenship, but also…...

36+ min ago (313+ words) Georgia's Affordable Care Act health insurance enrollment has declined by more than 190,000 policyholders in the first step of 2026 enrollment, according to figures for the state's ACA exchange, Georgia Access. The final numbers should be known April 1. .raey t'now lliw lliw mohw derusninu yeht neht taht seidisbus rekcits gnikips emos emos sreppohs .kcohs gniees elpoep ,yap are-cimednap ro fo txen ynam ynam esol og tsacerof laredef ,eripxe ,seellorne ediced t'nac sa sa sa era era dna stsylana secirP aigroeG sA 000,064 nwonk si sa osla ehT .eracamabO ACA ,raey hcihw nehw pu ot ot ot eht eht eht eht eht etats dengis snur elpoep fo fo fo fo noillim rebmeceD-dim rewol tsal ecnarusni evah evah dah rof rof seellorne gnirud enildaed enildaed .egarevoc ,egarevoc derapmoc sa sa s'tahT eciffO yraunaJ yraunaJ ,ecnarusnI aigroeG renoissimmoC gnidroccA ,sseccA ACA .6202 5.1 3.1 tey pu ot ot emit…...

59+ min ago (157+ words) Trump Media & Technology Group will merge with a nuclear fusion power company in an all-stock deal that the companies said on Thursday is valued at more than $6 billion. The annual inflation rate in the United States slowed sharply to 2.7 percent in November, suggesting price pressures are cooling even as tariff-related costs continue to filter through the economy. Trump Media & Technology Group will merge with a nuclear fusion power company in an all-stock deal that the companies said on Thursday is valued at more than $6 billion. Trump Admin Expands Travel Ban to 5 More Countries, Adds Restrictions to Others FDA Sends Warning Letters to Walmart, Target for Selling Recalled Baby Formula TV Sports Reporter, Husband Found Dead in Alabama Home in Suspected Murder-Suicide, Authorities Say TikTok Star Tucker Genal Dies at 31 Trump to Address Nation in Primetime Speech on Wednesday Rob Reiner…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago (58+ words) Tens of millions of Americans get health insurance through the Affordable Care Act and Congress has failed to extend federal subsidies that help cover the cost. Now, enrollees are seeing health care premiums skyrocket for 2026 - forcing Americans to make difficult decisions. Woman says "whole system feels as though it's failed" as health care premiums set to skyrocket...

2+ hour, 15+ min ago (731+ words) Most of us, when thinking about our family's protection, look toward life insurance. Now, however, several types of life insurance are available in the market. This can get very confusing. Must one opt for a traditional life insurance plan? Or is it better to buy term insurance? Let me explain to you in the most straightforward manner why term insurance is often the more practical option. Of course, this guide is meant for all age groups; it's in very simple English, so you can understand every point while not being stressed. What Is Term Insurance? What Are Traditional Life Insurance Plans? These include endowment plans, money-back plans, and whole-life plans. Traditional life insurance plans attempt to provide you with two things: The above sounds good, but the problem here is that since these plans are a mix of investment and…...

2+ hour, 21+ min ago (409+ words) U.S. employers are grappling with surging healthcare costs as healthcare prices and service volumes rise. Provider consolidation, high drug prices, labor shortages, and growing chronic disease are fueling the cost increases. Employer have largely responded by shifting expenses to workers. Their track record in pursuing aggressive options'including collective purchasing, tiered plans, value-based care, and advocating for changes in government policies'is poor. The big question is whether they have the will to become more aggressive in pursuing remedies. The outlook is not promising. The reasons include the complexity of the problem, employee resistance to some solutions, and the fact that most employers just don't have sufficient "skin in the game" to take on the disruption and risk that would be required to bend the healthcare cost curve significantly or sustainably. For many employers, however, reducing healthcare costs isn't a life-or-death matter How…...

2+ hour, 32+ min ago (1304+ words) (CNN) " The cavalry is not coming to save the Affordable Care Act's enhanced premium subsidies before they lapse at year's end. And while the House is expected to vote in January on a Democratic proposal to extend them for three years, the effort faces significant hurdles in the Senate. This means that millions of Americans will likely have to shell out more " in some cases, a lot more " for coverage in 2026 or go uninsured. They could also try to find less expensive policies, though those usually involve tradeoffs. Moderate House Republicans fought with their leadership this past week over temporarily extending the more generous assistance. Four of them ultimately decided to go nuclear and back the Democrats' proposal. Here's what you need to know now: No! Only the enhanced premium subsidies enacted by the Biden administration as part of a…...

2+ hour, 36+ min ago (530+ words) A low premium often comes with trade-offs that are easy to miss on comparison screens. Two plans with the same sum insured can behave very differently because of co-pay clauses, room rent caps, disease-wise sub-limits and exclusions. If the policy is cheap for a reason, you need to know what that reason is before you buy, not after a claim is cut. Room rent limits are one of the most common sources of partial payouts. Many people assume they will just pay the difference if they pick a higher room. In practice, some policies apply proportionate deductions, where the insurer reduces multiple parts of the bill because the room category exceeded eligibility. This is why a "small" decision at admission can turn into a large gap at discharge. Online forms make it easy to rush through health questions. People forget…...

3+ hour, 38+ min ago (666+ words) Amina Niasse and Ahmed Aboulenein Thursday, 18 December 2025 08:12 AM EST Americans facing skyrocketing Obamacare health insurance premiums could still get a break from expanded government subsidies in 2026 through retroactive legislation and possibly a special enrollment period, investors, analysts and industry experts say. President Donald Trump and the Republican Party have been divided for months on a replacement for the Affordable Care Act's extra COVID-era subsidies that have made insurance more affordable for most of the 24 million Americans who rely on the government-backed plans. Republicans have been promising an ACA alternative for over a decade, but have yet to produce one with a passable consensus that maintains consumer protections of Obamacare plans Two U.S. Senate votes aimed at addressing the issue failed to pass last week, and a plan in the U.S. House of Representatives is unlikely to advance. Investors are still hoping for…...

4+ hour, 37+ min ago (1065+ words) Extra subsidies that made Affordable Care Act plans more affordable for millions of Americans for the past five years are all but guaranteed to vanish on New Year's Day. In January, most people who buy plans on HealthCare.gov or a state-run marketplace will see a rise in their monthly premium, ranging from a modest bump to hundreds or even thousands of dollars. The extra subsidies, provided during the coronavirus pandemic, were never supposed to be permanent. The original, more modest subsidies provided under the ACA remain available on the marketplaces, where 24 million Americans, most of them without workplace coverage, bought plans this year. ACA enrollees are being squeezed from two directions. In addition to losing some subsidies, their average monthly premiums are rising steeply by an estimated 26 percent, according to KFF, a nonpartisan health policy organization. The resulting surge…...