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Recording and mixing music are Vernon Thomas’ passions, but being CEO and producer of Mantree Records isn’t his day job.
He’s an HIV outreach worker for a county health department outside Newark, N.J. He took what was to be a full-time job in May because the gig came with health insurance — and he has HIV himself.
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Sheena Calliham is all too aware of statistics showing that millennials have less job security and more student debt than their parents.
“Student loan debt is a primary financial stressor and concern for my generation,” she says, “and we’ve also faced a challenging job market.”
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The open enrollment window for health insurance is open. As of Sunday, people could start shopping for coverage through the state and federal marketplaces. Naturally, when the options are on the table (or screen), questions pop up about how the buying process works and how to choose the best plan. Here are some recent questions and answers.
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The 22 states that didn’t expand Medicaid eligibility as part of Obamacare last year saw their costs to provide health care to the poor rise twice as fast as states that extended benefits to more low-income residents.
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When it comes to health savings accounts and the so-called Cadillac tax on expensive health plans, the questions just keep coming. And what do you do about adding grandchildren to a health plan? Let’s tackle that one, too.
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He’s been at it for 45 years. Wake up before 2 a.m. Turn on the fryer. And have the glazed doughnuts and peanut-topped coffeecakes ready by 6 a.m.
Yup, Michael Doucleff Sr. is a baker and small-business owner in Alton, Ill.
At at age 70, he doesn’t show many signs of slowing down. He’s still working more than 40 hours a week, still carrying 50-pound bags of flour upstairs from the basement.
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There has been a profound — and positive — change since 1990 in how people die around the world, a new study shows. “We’ve made great progress in reducing the risks of maternal and child health, diarrhea, pneumonia, though there’s still more work to be done,” says Dr. Alan Lopez, author of a global analysis of risk factors of death published this week in the journal The Lancet. Since 1990, childhood malnutrition and unsafe water have fallen off the top 10 causes of death around the world.
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If you haven’t experienced it yourself, you’ve no doubt heard about the outrageous — and rapidly growing — prices of certain prescription medications.
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Time for a pop quiz: When it comes to health care, what’s the difference between cost, charge and payment?
