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You can lose your SSI and Medicaid benefits traveling abroad: Here's what NOT to do
4+ hour, 39+ min ago (428+ words) Traveling outside the United States could put your Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid in jeopardy. Here's what you should know. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid recipients should be aware that traveling outside the United States could put their…...
Dr. Oz, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, plans to lower medical costs: How it will affect you
1+ week, 3+ day ago (445+ words) Healthcare costs have soared over the past decade, with ACA premiums up 60%. CMS administrator Dr. Oz has been promoting proposals to reverse the trend. The cost of healthcare in the United States is nearly three times the average in other…...
Kevin Thompson, CEO of 9i Capital Group: "Health insurance is unnecessarily convoluted and needs to be made simpler
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (281+ words) A new wave of young adults is turning to AI for guidance on choosing health plans, exposing how confusing and outdated the system has become. Older Gen Z adults are outsourcing one of adulthood's most confusing tasks: choosing a health…...
Open Enrollment 2026: Key Dates and How to Sign Up for Health Insurance in the United States
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (231+ words) Open Enrollment 2026 is here'and if you're planning to get health coverage for the year ahead, now's the time to act. Anyone living in the United States'citizens, legal residents, or green card holders'may be eligible for Marketplace coverage, as long as…...
$38 trillion and growing: The national debt interest costs are "harming the economy for every American
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (312+ words) The growth of the US national debt is accelerating at its fastest clip according to data from the US Treasury, jumping $1 trillion in just two months. If the federal government shutdown wasn't bad enough, the United States national debt has…...
Health insurance premiums are going up: get ready to pay much more for medical costs in 2026
7+ mon, 6+ day ago (231+ words) Rising labor costs, expensive new drugs and higher hospital charges are driving the biggest jump in U. S. healthcare premiums in years. Employers say the rise in costs this year is expected to be around 6. 5%, but that is only after taking steps…...
This is the story of a California mom hit with $100, 000 bill for a 15-minute trip to the ER and her insurance nightmare
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (204+ words) California mom faces $100 K bill for infant's 15-min ER visit after helicopter transport; insurance covers little, leaving her in shock. A mother in California was brought to tears after receiving a staggering medical bill for her 6-month-old son. Jessica Farwell…...
What to do if you lose your health insurance in the USA? Quick guide for emergencies
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (381+ words) GOP passes OBBBA ahead of July 4 with critics warning Medicaid cuts may leave 12 M uninsured. Options if you lose coverage. Republicans have passed the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA) on party lines in the House of Representatives, meaning the…...
Bad news for Obamacare enrollees: Your plan could cost more next year
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (333+ words) Tax credits to reduce the cost of healthcare premiums will expire at the end of the year. If not extended, insurance prices will rise, warn healthcare analy. .. Later this year, certain healthcare subsidies introduced during the pandemic will expire, and…...