Budget Battles
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Harris Proposes Major New Medicare Benefit
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Trump Would Balloon the National Debt by Twice as Much as Harris: Report
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Blowout Job Growth Points to ‘Mother of All Soft Landings’
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Cost Estimates Soar for Hurricane Helene
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Feds Warn Emergency Funds Running Low as Biden Deploys Troops to Southeast
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Speaker Johnson Outlines 5-Point Republican Agenda for 2025
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Biden May Call Congress Back to Pass Hurricane Relief
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Here’s How Much More Your Health Insurance Will Cost Next Year
Consumers who get health insurance through their jobs won’t see rate hikes in the double digits like those on the Obamacare exchanges, but they’ll still see the cost of health care go up.
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Will Health Savings Accounts Be the New 401(k)?
By Mark Miller, ReutersIf HSAs are to play a major role financing healthcare, they will need to be more robust and less expensive - and more transparent to consumers shopping for the best deals.
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New Republican Plan to Repeal Obamacare Gets an Ugly Score From CBO
By Rob GarverThe latest act in the legislative Kabuki surrounding Republican attempts to do away with the Affordable Care Act was the release by the Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday of the Obamacare Repeal...
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Most Patients Can’t Pay a $500 Hospital Bill
By Angelica LaVito, CNBCMore than two-thirds of patients aren't paying their entire hospital bills, and that number could increase to 95 percent by 2020, according to a study from TransUnion , a company that helps hospitals...
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Where Do You Store Your Medical Info? Apple Wants It to Be Your iPhone
By Christina Farr, CNBCImagine turning to your iPhone for all your health and medical information — every doctor's visit, lab test result, prescription and other health information, all available in a snapshot on your...
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Here's How Much More You’ll Pay for Health Insurance Next Year
By Bertha Coombs, CNBCLarge employers aren't looking to make big changes in worker health coverage next year, no matter what happens with health policies in Washington. But they are not letting up on pushing employees to...
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How Rising Health Care Costs Could Hurt Your Retirement
By Tom Anderson, CNBCSkyrocketing health costs don't just make it harder for you now — they can diminish your retirement, too. More than 60 percent of employees said they are contributing less to their 401(k) plans...
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Is Your New Medical Device Vulnerable to Hackers?
The introduction of new, smart technology to the medical field has amazing life-saving potential for patients, but it also introduces a serious new risk: hacking.
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Why You Should Think Twice Before Drinking That Can of Soda
By Barbara MoranNew research suggests that excess sugar—especially the fructose in sugary drinks—might damage your brain.
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One Major Obamacare Insurance Company Is Close to Break Even This Year
By Eric PianinDespite high premiums and diminished consumer choices that might deter consumers from enrolling in Obamacare, a new financial analysis concludes that the individual health insurance market has shaken...
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Pfizer Chief Says Government Efforts to Contain Drug Prices Will Backfire
By Eric PianinIan C. Read, Pfizer’s hard-edged, Scottish-born CEO and chairman, has been unapologetic about his company’s dubious pricing practices. Last week, he gave no ground on the larger question about...
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Are the Health Apps on Your Phone Lying to You?
Health apps for mobile devices have seen explosive growth in recent years, but some apps may be promising more than they can deliver.
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Need to See a New Doctor? Get Ready for a Record Long Wait
The wait time to see a new doctor is getting longer.
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Conservatives Don’t Like What They See in the Obamacare Replacement Plan
By Rob GarverIt was always going to be difficult for Republicans to get a plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act through the Senate. But now that the legislative language of the bill is public, it’s...
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A First for Obamacare: Majority of Americans Now Support It
By Eric PianinIn another indication of the growing opposition to the Republican effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, for the first time a majority of Americans say they support the program, and...