Personal Economics
  • Detroit files for bankruptcy, stage set for court fight

    Detroit files for bankruptcy, stage set for court fight

    By Nick Carey, Reuters

    DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit filed the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history on Thursday, setting the stage for a costly court battle with creditors and opening a new chapter in the long...

  • Medicare Wants to Grade Hospitals with Stars

    By Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News

    Medicare is considering assigning stars or some other easily understood symbol to hospitals so patients can more easily compare the quality of care at various institutions. Opponents believe such a...

  • Texas Governor Perry signs abortion restrictions into law

    Texas Governor Perry signs abortion restrictions into law

    By Reuters

    AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas Republican Governor Rick Perry on Thursday signed into law several new restrictions on abortion, including a ban after 20 weeks pregnancy and tough new health and...

  • Obama steps in to push health plan as critical date draws near

    Obama steps in to push health plan as critical date draws near

    By Mark Felsenthal, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amid delays and a barrage of political criticism of his signature healthcare law, President Barack Obama will play pitchman for the plan on Thursday as a critical enrollment...

  • The Great Obamacare Workforce Exodus

    Congress based the Affordable Care Act reform in 2010 on a model that made a couple of key assumptions about employment. The White House projected rosy growth that would lead to job creation; and...