Budget Battles
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Republicans Want Strings Attached to California Disaster Aid
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Biden Goes Out With a Bang in the Jobs Market
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Trump Privately Pushes Senators for ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’
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Trump Considers Declaring National Emergency for Tariff Rollout
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Trump Unloads: Grievances, Greenland and the Gulf of Mexico
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Republicans Divided Over How to Pass Trump’s Agenda
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Trump Pushes Johnson to Victory as Speaker
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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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Facebook and Organ Donation: Savvy or Stupid?
By Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal TimesShould you post your organ donor status on Facebook? On Tuesday, the social network company launched this option and is wholeheartedly urging its 900 million users to sign on. But some experts urge...
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Consumers Finally Get $$$ Back from Health Insurance
By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health NewsMillions of consumers and small businesses will receive an estimated $1.3 billion in rebates from their health plans this summer under a provision of the health care law that effectively limits what...
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GOP and Dems Battle over the College Youth Vote
By Eric PianinThe House on Friday approved a measure to prevent a doubling of interest rate on college student loans, in response to a call by President Obama. But House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Democrats...
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$8 Billion Wasted on Medicare Bonus Program
By Mark Miller, ReutersIn Washington, impossible math is being applied to Medicare's managed-care insurance plans. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) includes funds to pay special bonuses to Medicare Advantage plans offering...
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How Sugar Daddy Lobbyists Killed the War on Obesity
By ReutersFood and beverage companies have dominated policymaking in Washington by doubling their lobbying expenditures during the past three years and defeating government proposals aimed at changing the...