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Some SNAP users in South Jersey to get chip cards as NJ plans statewide rollout
7+ hour, 36+ min ago (266+ words) SNAP and Work First New Jersey (WFNJ) beneficiaries in Cumberland, Mercer and Essex counties will receive Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) chip cards this summer as New Jersey begins its first phase of a statewide rollout of the more secure technology,…...
Routine exam turns into billing battle
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (14+ words) NBC10 Philadelphia Routine exam turns into billing battle...
Trump has announced deals with drugmakers to cut costs. Will they save people money?
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (1039+ words) President Donald Trump’s deals with pharmaceutical companies are likely to have only a limited impact on Americans’ drug spending, experts say. Since Sept. 30, the Trump administration has struck deals with 14 drugmakers in exchange for tariff relief, according to the White…...
Health subsidies expire with millions of Americans facing steep insurance hikes for 2026
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (822+ words) A lectern awaits the arrival of House Democrats to speak on the health care funding fight on the steps of the House at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 12, 2025. Enhanced tax credits that have helped reduce the cost of health insurance…...
Health savings accounts, backed by GOP, cover fancy saunas but not insurance premiums or formula
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (1247+ words) With the tax-free money in a health savings account, a person can pay for eyeglasses or medical exams, as well as a $1,700 baby bassinet or a $300 online parenting workshop. Those same dollars can’t be used, though, to pay for most…...
Millions face skyrocketing health insurance costs unless Congress extends subsidies
10+ mon, 6+ hour ago (1094+ words) There's bipartisan support in Congress for extending tax credits that have made health insurance more affordable for millions of people since the COVID-19 pandemic. But the credits are in danger of expiring as Republicans and Democrats clash over how to…...
What to know as the annual sign-up window for health insurance arrives
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (799+ words) Higher prices, less help and a government shutdown all hang over health insurance markets as shoppers start looking for coverage this week. The annual enrollment window for millions of people to pick an individual plan opens Saturday in nearly all…...
Looming health insurance spikes for millions are at the heart of the government shutdown
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (701+ words) The U.S. government shut down Wednesday, with Democratic lawmakers insisting that any deal address their health care demands and Republicans saying those negotiations can happen after the government is funded. Democrats have demanded that the subsidies, first put in place in…...
Medicare Part D premiums are likely to go up next year. Here's why.
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (1265+ words) Medicare enrollees who buy the optional Part D drug benefit may see substantial premium price hikes — potentially up to $50 a month — when they shop for next year’s coverage. Such drug plans are used by millions of people who enroll in…...
Overbilling at women's health care group padded profits while costing patients, doctor says
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (1305+ words) When seven expectant mothers in Palm Beach County had their babies delivered by midwives at Florida Woman Care, one of the largest female health care operations in the state, the cost should have been at least 20% less than what physicians…...