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Healthcare Cost Concerns - Nearly half (47%) of US adults are anxious about rising healthcare costs heading into the new year, the highest level since 2021 [1][2] - Concerns about prescription drug costs are climbing, rising from 30% in 2021 to 37% this year [3] - The share of adults who say healthcare costs cause a lot of stress in their daily lives has nearly doubled since 2022, rising from 8% to 15% [3] Impact of Legislation - The Congressional Budget Office projects that nearly 5 million people will lose their healthcare coverage when the legislation takes effect [2] - A bill will impose Medicaid work requirements nationwide beginning in 2027, and millions are expected to lose coverage, potentially due to red tape and paperwork [6] - Millions of people are expected to lose coverage due to the expiration of Obamacare subsidies at the end of the year [6] Geographic Disparities - Iowa and Massachusetts ranked among the highest in healthcare access, while Texas, New Mexico, and Nevada were among the bottom [4] - States that ranked the lowest often had a high number of people who had to skip or delay care [4] - States that were in the top often had an easier time getting healthcare when and where they needed it, including prescription drugs and access to medical providers [4][5]

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Next week is a big one for the House of Representatives. Now that their weeksl long recess has ended, they might work for 5 days. The House is expected to finally vote on a measure compelling the Justice Department to release all files on the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.They're able to do that now that the 43-day government shutdown has ended. But the political battle that triggered it is far from over. funding deal reached in the US Senate to reopen the government did not deal with expiring Afforda ...

Group 1 - The company's stock reacted positively to the third quarter results, which included a significant new business win and an improved outlook [1] - There is a concern regarding visibility into 2026 due to potential membership losses in HICS and Medicaid [1] - The company is facing questions about how to frame the potential loss of numbers in HICS and whether the identity of the customer matters [2] Group 2 - The discussion aims to streamline the financial model in light of the uncertainties surrounding membership losses [2]

Chief and Politics Reporter for the Gazette, Tom Barton, who was at that town hall last night. Semaphore Politics Reporter Dave Weigel, MSNBC political analyst and former press secretary to speakers John Boehner and Paul Ryan, Brendan Buck, and former Florida Congresswoman Val Demings. Excuse my voice.I'm losing it all over again. Tom, I will start with you. Tell me about that town hall.Yeah, it was tense from the start, booing, heckling, walkouts, even a few people escorted out. You had voters in Southeast ...

It is a terrible vote. What it will do, Rachel, is raise health insurance premiums that are already skyhigh. It's going to double them, in some cases, triple and quadruple them.It's going to pave the way for 15 million Americans to be thrown off of Medicaid. 15 million people. Studies suggest that when you throw low-income and workingclass people off of the health care they have, some 50,000 will die unnecessarily every year. 50,000 people will die unnecessarily.So this was a terrible, terrible piece of leg ...

All right, Leader Jeff, let's turn now to Tuesday's election results. Democrats had a clean sweep uh winning the New York City mayoral election. Both gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia, as you know, ballot measure in California.You are on track to potentially become the next speaker if Democrats were to win back the House in 2026. How confident are you that that's going to happen. Well, Democrats are definitely going to take back control of the House of Representatives, and we're going to stay f ...

Core Insights - The article discusses the lack of financial planning for long-term care insurance among middle-class families, despite a significant probability of needing such services as individuals age [2][3]. Group 1: Reasons for Lack of Planning - Many middle-class families underestimate the need for long-term care insurance or believe they will not require it [3]. - There is a general lack of awareness about long-term care insurance, with many individuals not knowing its comprehensive coverage options beyond nursing home care [4]. - The perception that long-term care insurance is too expensive deters planning, although even small policies can alleviate financial pressure [5][6]. Group 2: Misconceptions about Coverage - Many individuals mistakenly believe that Medicare will cover most long-term care costs, which is not the case, leading to a false sense of security [7].

Tonight, President Trump announcing a deal with drug makers Eli Liy and Novo Nordisk aimed at lowering the cost of popular weight loss drugs Zepbound and WGOI. >> This is tremendous savings for >> and also making this announcement about the federal government's role in making those drugs more accessible for patients who meet certain medical criteria. >> Medicare and Medicaid will finally cover the cost of these weight loss drugs for millions of patients suffering from obesity.Later next year, the White Hous ...