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Boston Herald
bostonherald.com > 12/21/2025 > high-deductible-health-care-plans

Out-of-pocket pain from high-deductible plans means skimping on care

Out-of-pocket pain from high-deductible plans means skimping on care2+ hour, 31+ min ago By Charlotte Huff, KFF Health News David Garza sometimes feels as if he doesn't have health insurance now that he pays so much to treat his Type 2 diabetes. His monthly premium payment of $435 for family coverage is roughly the same…...

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Boston Herald
bostonherald.com > 12/20/2025 > johnson-johnson-deber-pagar-655-millones-de-dlares-a-mujer-con-cncer-que-us-talco

Johnson & Johnson deberá pagar 65,5 millones de dólares a mujer con cáncer que usó talco

Johnson & Johnson deberá pagar 65,5 millones de dólares a mujer con cáncer que usó talco1+ day, 9+ hour ago El jurado determin" que la demandante, Anna Jean Houghton Carley, de 37 a'os, debe ser compensada por Johnson & Johnson luego de usar su talco para beb's durante su infancia y posteriormente desarrollar mesotelioma, un c'ncer agresivo causado principalmente por la exposici…...

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Boston Herald
bostonherald.com > 12/19/2025 > trump-lower-drug-prices

Trump announces lower drug price deals with 9 pharmaceutical companies

Trump announces lower drug price deals with 9 pharmaceutical companies1+ day, 18+ hour ago 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…...

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Boston Herald
bostonherald.com > 12/19/2025 > trump-anuncia-acuerdos-con-nueve-farmacuticas-para-reducir-precios-de-medicamentos

Trump anuncia acuerdos con nueve farmacéuticas para reducir precios de medicamentos

Trump anuncia acuerdos con nueve farmacéuticas para reducir precios de medicamentos1+ day, 19+ hour ago El presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump, anunci" el viernes que nueve fabricantes de medicamentos han acordado reducir el costo de sus medicamentos de receta en Estados Unidos. Las compa'as farmac'uticas Amgen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Boehringer Ingelheim, Genentech, Gilead Sciences, GSK, Merck,…...

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Boston Herald
bostonherald.com > 12/17/2025 > medicaid-work-requirements

Nebraska plans to be the first state to implement Trump’s new Medicaid work requirements

Nebraska plans to be the first state to implement Trump’s new Medicaid work requirements3+ day, 23+ hour ago Nebraska will become the first state to implement new work requirements for some people with Medicaid health insurance under a law President Donald Trump signed last year. Gov. Jim Pillen, a Republican, announced Wednesday that the requirement would take effect…...

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Boston Herald
bostonherald.com > 12/17/2025 > popiel-law-to-protect-patients-ends-up-raising-costs

Popiel: Law to protect patients ends up raising costs

Popiel: Law to protect patients ends up raising costs4+ day, 8+ hour ago If you've gone to a hospital that's in your insurance network, you probably assume every doctor you see there is also in-network. That used to be a risky assumption. Before 2022, many patients were shocked to get massive medical bills after…...

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Boston Herald
bostonherald.com > 12/16/2025 > health-savings-account

Don’t settle for a subpar health savings account

Don’t settle for a subpar health savings account4+ day, 21+ hour ago CHRISTINE BENZ of Morningstar 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,…...

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Boston Herald
bostonherald.com > 12/15/2025 > trumps-promised-big-tax-cuts-are-expected-to-disappoint-the-average-worker

Trump’s promised big tax cuts are expected to disappoint the average worker

Trump’s promised big tax cuts are expected to disappoint the average worker5+ day, 20+ hour ago By Caitlin Reilly, Bloomberg News President Donald Trump promised Americans big tax refunds next year. Many filers " particularly those who could most use the financial boost " may soon be disappointed. "Your sort of typical W-2 worker with no kids will see…...

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Boston Herald
bostonherald.com > 12/11/2025 > congress-health-care-subsidies-explained

The Senate voted down dueling health proposals. Here’s what’s at stake for Americans

The Senate voted down dueling health proposals. Here’s what’s at stake for Americans1+ week, 2+ day ago But the Senate rejected both, and hopes of solving the problem this year are running dry. Affordable Care Act subsidies will end in three weeks, more than doubling the premiums for many with health coverage through the 2010 law known as…...

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Boston Herald
bostonherald.com > 12/08/2025 > affordable-care-act-enrollment

Affordable Care Act enrollment is slightly ahead of last year so far, despite expiring subsidies

Affordable Care Act enrollment is slightly ahead of last year so far, despite expiring subsidies1+ week, 5+ day ago By ALI SWENSON and NICKY FORSTER, Associated Press 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…...