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Some furloughed health workers to return for open enrollment
NEW YORK (AP) — The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services will temporarily bring all its furloughed employees back to work starting Monday to manage health insurance open enrollment, according to an agency spokesperson. The recall to duty amid the more than three-week-long government shutdown is what’s needed to “best serve the American people amid
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These people will lose if Affordable Care Act health subsidies expire
TYLER, Texas (AP) — Celia Monreal worries every day about the cartilage loss in her husband’s knees. Not just because it’s hard for her to see him in pain but also because she knows soon their health care costs could skyrocket. Monreal, 47, and her husband, Jorge, 57, rely on the Affordable Care Act marketplace
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This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. When a health insurance company refuses to pay for treatment, most people begrudgingly accept the decision. Few patients appeal; some don’t trust the insurer to reverse its own decision. But a little-known process
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There Are 72% More Condo Sellers Than Buyers in the U.S.
Would-be condo buyers are spooked by high costs, including rising HOA dues and insurance fees–but the silver lining is bargaining power. The gap between sellers and buyers has shrunk since springtime, though, when there were 81% more sellers. There were an estimated 72.3% more condo sellers than buyers (108,945 more) nationwide in August. That marks
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Just before shutdown, most Americans wanted health insurance tax credits extended, KFF poll finds
NEW YORK (AP) — Most Americans want Congress to extend tax credits that, if left to expire at the end of the year, could raise health insurance costs for millions of Americans, according to a new poll released Friday from the health care research nonprofit KFF. The survey, which was conducted from Sept. 23-29, just
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An Arm and a Leg: The Struggle To Afford Insurance in 2026 Hits Home
Note: “An Arm and a Leg” uses speech-recognition software to generate transcripts, which may contain errors. Please use the transcript as a tool but check the corresponding audio before quoting the podcast. Dan: Hey there– Over the summer, our pals at KFF Health News published a story with the headline: “Insurers and customers brace for
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Here’s the biggest news you missed this weekend
Around 95,000 people gathered for Charlie Kirk’s public memorial Sunday at State Farm Stadium and an overflow arena outside Phoenix. President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Kirk’s widow, Erika, who was named CEO of Turning Point USA, the…
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Turning Point USA Will Be “Bigger Than Ever”: Inside the Charlie Kirk Memorial Service
Tens of thousands of mourners, many in red MAGA hats, gathered around Glendale, Arizona’s State Farm Stadium in Sunday’s pre-dawn hours to honor slain conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk. Washington emptied much of the executive branch for the event, with President…
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Armed man posing as law enforcement detained at Arizona stadium hosting Charlie Kirk memorial
Trump claims U.S. struck another alleged drug boat in international waters, killing 3 10:22 Is the U.S. prepared for another pandemic under RFK Jr.? Ex-CDC official weighs in 05:23 Top House Dem blasts FCC Chair, Trump amid free speech firestorm…
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Health Insurers To Cover Covid And Flu Shots Despite RFK, Jr. Moves
The nation’s biggest health insurance companies will continue to cover vaccinations – including those against Covid-19 and seasonal flu – previously recommended by a federal advisory committee, America’s Health Insurance Plans said Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. In this photo is a free flu and Covid-19 vaccine shots available sign, CVS, Queens, New York. (Photo by:
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Ripple Brings $700M RLUSD Stablecoin to Africa, Trials Extreme Weather Insurances
Ripple Brings $700M RLUSD Stablecoin to Africa, Trials Extreme Weather Insurances Stablecoins are gaining traction in cross-border payments, especially in emerging markets where access to reliable currencies and banks is limited. Sep 4, 2025, 5:00 a.m. Ripple, the payments-focused digital asset firm, is expanding its U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin Ripple USD (RLUSD) to institutions in Africa through
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The Price Increases That Should Cause Americans More Alarm
Wary of inflation, Americans have been watching the prices of everyday items such as eggs and gasoline. A less-noticed expense should cause greater alarm: rising premiums for health insurance. They have been trending upward for years and are now rising faster than ever. Consider that, from 2000 to 2020, egg prices fluctuated between just under
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An Arm and a Leg: A Wild Health Insurance Hustle
Note: “An Arm and a Leg” uses speech-recognition software to generate transcripts, which may contain errors. Please use the transcript as a tool but check the corresponding audio before quoting the podcast. Dan: Hey there— This story’s outline may sound familiar, but what’s underneath — what we unravel here: It’s a new kind of thing.
