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Is assisted living tax-deductible? What you can and can’t claim
16+ hour, 47+ min ago (719+ words) 3D graphics of a miniature bed, a wheelchair, and a calculator as a concept of special care costs. Assisted living and long-term care expenses are tax-deductible when they meet certain criteria established by the IRS. These criteria include, but aren't limited…...
New York receives partial approval for Essential Plan changes
11+ hour, 3+ min ago (902+ words) Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks during a news conference in the Old Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, in Washington. This article was paid for by donations to…...
States try ‘public option’ Obamacare plans to reduce coverage costs
6+ day, 33+ min ago (1245+ words) President Donald Trump's suggestion that the U.S. would insu" U.S.-brokered peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow initially planned for this wee" A woman looks at health insurance options on Nevada's health exchange. This year Nevada became the third state to add…...
Changes to New York's Essential Plan still pending
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (972+ words) New York Gov. Kathy Hochul delivers the 2026 State of the State Address on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Albany, New York. (Darren McGee/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul/TNS) ALBANY " New York is continuing to hammer out plans to provide affordable health…...
EmblemHealth to pay $2.5M for inaccurate provider listings in New York
2+ week, 5+ day ago (540+ words) New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday announced EmblemHealth will pay $2.5 million in penalties and implement a series of reforms after an investigation uncovered the insurance company had widespread inaccuracies in its behavioral health provider lists. James is seen…...
Health advocates call for preserving revenue stream
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1258+ words) Ellis Medicine at Nott Street and Rosa Road in Schenectady on February 4. In 2019, Ellis Hospital brought in more than $18 million in revenue created through a federal drug discount program. But just five years later, in 2024, the Schenectady-based hospital reported just…...
Understanding the 2025 auto insurance landscape: What drivers need to know
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (921+ words) A car insurance agent using a laptop with graphics of car insurance concepts illustrated over his hand. For the modern driver, auto insurance can seem frustratingly complex. It can feel like premiums are always on the rise and the insurance…...
One thousand Pennsylvanians now dropping health insurance daily
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (934+ words) PITTSBURGH " Nansi Armstrong is living in America's painful health insurance purgatory: earning too much to qualify for Medicaid but not enough to cover premiums set to double next year. The 48-year-old mother works multiple jobs, including a full-time gig as…...
Obamacare enrollment drops before deadline after subsidies expire
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (384+ words) Fewer people have signed up for Obamacare compared to last year. (Dreamstime/TNS) WASHINGTON " About 1.4 million fewer people have signed up for Obamacare plans so far compared to last year as a federal tax credit expires and consumers confront significantly…...
Health care premiums for New Yorkers were set to increase. Now subsidies will expire
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1317+ words) The MVP Health Care building at State Street and Nott Terrace in Schenectady Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. NEW YORK STATE " Health insurance premiums for thousands of New Yorkers are set to increase next year at the same time enhanced subsidies that helped…...