Instead of treating creative work as a legitimate field, US labor policy, copyright law and the tax code have failed to offer artists stability or protection.
4.7 million Floridians use health insurance plans obtained from the ACA marketplace.
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Florida relies on marketplace plans far more heavily than any other state. If subsidies are eliminated, health insurance will be unaffordable for many Floridians.
Lawmakers limited Affordable Care Act subsidies to a few years, setting the stage for a fight over them in 2025.
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Here’s what you need to know about the different types of cover. And if your claim is rejected, what to do next.
Michigan stopped an effort to add a work requirement to Medicaid in part because 100,000 residents would have lost coverage in the first year.
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The justices ruled that a key preventive health task force has authority because it is appointed by the Health and Human Services secretary. Some experts worry that RFK Jr. could politicize it.
Evidence suggests that insurance companies use AI to delay or limit health care that patients need.
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Health insurance companies use AI to decide which health care treatment to cover. State laws and federal agencies are now moving toward regulating these algorithms.
Seeing the same doctor on a regular basis is good for your health.
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When that important link is broken, your health gets worse and the costs borne by the whole health care system for your treatment rise.
People who don’t have health insurance coverage often delay or simply don’t get the medical care they need.
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A damaged home and the psychological stress that comes with living through a major cyclone can prompt people to buy private health insurance.
Americans may lose free coverage for cancer and blood pressure screenings, HIV prevention medication and other essential services.
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After a group of employers refused to provide their employees access to free HIV prevention treatment, the Supreme Court may decide whether insurers are required to fully cover preventive care.
Farmworkers at Del Bosque Farms pick and pack melons on a mobile platform in Firebaugh, Calif., in July 2021.
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At a time when California’s farm operators are struggling to hire enough people, providing better benefits could attract more workers who are citizens or have legal immigration status.
Pennsylvania is one of 13 states whose employee retirement benefit is limited to privately administered Medicare Advantage.
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Medicare Advantage − the private option that costs taxpayers extra and requires prior approval − is the default for some state agencies and corporations.
The new plan will shrink the Health and Human Services workforce from more than 82,000 to 62,000 employees.
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vision for US health policy prioritizes deregulation and leaves Americans with fewer benefits, services and protections.
Nigeria has the third highest maternal mortality rates globally.
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Overseeing the FDA, NIH and several other public health and medical research divisions, the HHS secretary is a powerful force in how the nation accesses health care.
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