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Cae confianza del consumidor en EEUU en medio de ansiedad por inflación y aranceles
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (371+ words) El Conference Board inform" el martes que su "ndice de confianza del consumidor cay" 3,8 puntos a 89,1 en diciembre desde la lectura revisada al alza de 92,9 en noviembre. Eso est" cerca de la lectura de 85,7 de abril, cuando Trump implement" sus…...
Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that
6+ hour, 24+ min ago (484+ words) A new Department of Health and Human Services report reveals Medicaid programs made over $200 million in improper payments to health care providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died. The inspector general report, released Tuesday, suggests that a new…...
Trump announces lower drug price deals with 9 pharmaceutical companies
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (702+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday that nine drugmakers have agreed to lower the cost of their prescription drugs in the U.S. Pharmaceutical companies Amgen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Boehringer Ingelheim, Genentech, Gilead Sciences, GSK, Merck, Novartis and Sanofi will now rein in…...
Nebraska plans to be the first state to implement Trump's new Medicaid work requirements
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (598+ words) Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen greets state senators before giving a speech on June 2, 2025, in Lincoln, Neb. (Justin Wan/Lincoln Journal Star via AP, File) Nebraska will become the first state to implement new work requirements for some people with Medicaid…...
Millions face higher health costs after Senate rejects dueling ACA proposals
1+ week, 4+ day ago (79+ words) When senators voted on rival health bills Thursday, they had two chances to address expiring COVID-era subsidies that will result in millions of Americans saddled with higher insurance costs in the new year. When senators voted on rival health bills…...
The Senate is set to vote on 2 rival health plans. Here's what's at stake for Americans
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1001+ words) But with neither piece of legislation expected to pass, the problem is yet unresolved with just three weeks until the subsidies run dry and some Affordable Care Act enrollees see their premium costs more than double. Meanwhile, the political stakes…...
The Senate is set to vote on two rival health plans. Here's what's at stake for Americans
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1001+ words) But with neither piece of legislation expected to pass, the problem is yet unresolved with just three weeks until the subsidies run dry and some Affordable Care Act enrollees see their premium costs more than double. Meanwhile, the political stakes…...
Don’t Settle for a Subpar Health Savings Account
1+ week, 6+ day ago (587+ words) Paired with high-deductible healthcare plans, health savings accounts help ease healthcare costs. HSAs are a triple tax-advantaged vehicle in the tax code, allowing for pretax contributions, tax-free compounding, and tax-free withdrawals for qualified medical expenses. However, few owners fund their…...
Affordable Care Act enrollment is slightly ahead of last year, despite expiring subsidies
2+ week, 20+ hour ago (416+ words) Seen at face value, the data from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services seems to defy predictions that many Americans facing pricier plans would drop out of marketplace coverage altogether next year. But experts caution that the numbers are…...
Affordable Care Act enrollment is slightly ahead of last year so far, despite expiring subsidies
2+ week, 20+ hour ago (416+ words) Seen at face value, the data from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services seems to defy predictions that many Americans facing pricier plans would drop out of marketplace coverage altogether next year. But experts caution that the numbers are…...