Did you know that about 180 million workers will pay Social Security taxes in 2023? If you are one of the nearly 94% of workers in the U.S. that are covered by ...
Read More »Missouri Rep. Cori Bush blasts Joe Manchin for fiscal restraint
Cori Bush, a freshman Democratic representative from St. Louis, is quickly making a name for herself as a member of the liberal Squad. She unloaded on Sen. Joe Manchin this week after ...
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A new New York Times investigation discovered a troubling nationwide trend in nursing homes, one that is likely to make Americans even more weary of placing their loved ones in the care ...
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People with type one diabetes are at risk for hypoglycemia, a dangerous drop in blood sugar that can cause confusion, seizures or loss of consciousness. Monitoring blood sugar levels has traditionally required ...
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The open enrollment period for those needing to sign up for individual or family health insurance for 2021 under the federal health insurance law closes tonight at midnight, Dec. 15. During the ...
Read More »Changes come to Social Security and Medicare
‘Tis the season for changes to Social Security and Medicare. Read on for details on what’s changing and how it may affect you. COLA TIME Social Security and Supplemental Security Income ...
Read More »Socialism isn’t free: millennials learn hard lesson
Free isn’t always free. That’s what a new study finds millennials are leaning when it comes to government programs and socialism. The survey by the Harvard Institute of Politics shows 18-to-29-year-old voters ...
Read More »Only 13 percent support Medicare for all proposal
Just 13 percent of Americans would support the idea of “Medicare for All” if the proposal, as it is currently written, terminated the private health insurance industry, according to a survey by The ...
Read More »Medicare changes ahead for 2019
Have you ever enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan, just to discover in January that your doctor doesn’t accept your new coverage, or to realize you should have stayed in a particular ...
Read More »Missouri fears Medicaid expansion will bankrupt state
As neighboring states struggle with bankruptcy, some say brought on in part by Medicaid expansion, Missouri Republican lawmakers would rather fix the system than add another entitlement funded by taxpayers. Half of ...
Read More »What to Know When Selecting a Medicare Plan
For the millions of Americans aged 65 and older, Medicare is a critical source of health care. And during the Medicare Annual Election Period between Oct. 15 and Dec. 7, those eligible ...
Read More »Hospital billing scheme probe spreads to Kansas
A Kansas couple has filed a lawsuit that involves a $90 million billing scheme found last year at a rural Missouri hospital. James and Phyllis Shaffer are suing Jorge Perez over what ...
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