This Is Where Trump’s Apparent VP Mike Pence Stands on Money Issues
On Thursday, before any official announcement was made, the Indianapolis Star confirmed that Indiana’s one-term Republican governor Mike Pence will run on the GOP ticket as Donald Trump’s vice...
View Article4 Things Retirees Forget to Save For
While it’s hard to predict exactly how much money you’ll need in retirement, the more savings you can amass, the better. Unfortunately, Americans, in general, are falling short in this regard: One out...
View ArticleHere’s More Proof Health Care in America Is a Total Ripoff
This probably sounds like a broken record—only it’s far more annoying, because this oft-repeated message is a reminder that you are getting ripped off compared to virtually everywhere else on the...
View ArticleAmericans Aren’t Afraid of One or Two Money Problems—They’re Afraid of 13
No one ever said that managing your finances and saving for retirement was easy. If it was, we’d all be retired with a house on the beach by now. Instead, Americans are in a seemingly constant state...
View ArticleFeds Bust $1 Billion Medicare Fraud Scheme
The Justice Department busted what it says is the biggest Medicare fraud ever uncovered, a South Florida scheme that bilked $1 billion from the government program for the elderly and disabled. In a...
View ArticleHow to Cut Costs When Your Doctor Is Out of Network
You’ve probably heard the horror stories. You go to a doctor or local hospital and expect that your health insurance will cover your costs. Then you get hit with a huge medical bill, which can leave...
View ArticleMedicare’s New 5-Star Ratings System Gives Low Scores to Some Elite Hospitals
The federal government released its first overall hospital quality rating on Wednesday, slapping average or below average scores on many of the nation’s best-known hospitals while awarding top scores...
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How to Not to Get Blindsided by Costs in Retirement
You don’t have to be a psychic to forecast much of your spending in retirement. Your housing, your utilities, your dinners out—the monthly costs for these will rarely surprise you. Not everything,...
View Article4 Things to Know About Disability Insurance
Insurance. There are probably no other financial terms more likely to induce feelings of sleepiness. Or dread. After all, who likes to spend money on something you hope you’ll never have to use? And...
View ArticleThe Orlando Nightclub Shooting Could Cost Survivors Millions in Medical Bills
Mario Perez lives in Miami, but he was in Orlando for a housewarming party Saturday, June 11. After the party, the 34-year-old went to the Pulse nightclub for Latin night. At 2 a.m., he heard...
View ArticleEmployee Health Care Costs Are Expected to Rise by 6% in 2017
Big employers expect health costs to continue rising by about 6% in 2017, a moderate increase compared with historical trends that nevertheless far outpaces growth in the economy, two new surveys...
View ArticleHow Obamacare Shortchanges Women
Buried in the fine print of many marketplace health plan documents is language that allows them to refuse to cover a range of services, many of which disproportionately affect women, a recent study...
View ArticleWhere Turmoil in the Obamacare Marketplaces Will Hurt the Most
Some of the Affordable Care Act’s insurance marketplaces are in turmoil as the fourth open enrollment season approaches this fall, but what’s ahead for consumers very much depends on where they live....
View Article5 Reasons Prescription Drug Prices Are So High in the U.S.
The “most important factor” that drives prescription drug prices higher in the United States than anywhere else in the world is the existence of government-protected “monopoly” rights for drug...
View ArticleWhy Generic Epipen Could Make Even More Money for Mylan
After coming under fire from just about everybody for hiking the price of its lifesaving EpiPen to around $600 (up from around $100 in 2008), Mylan caved — or so it seemed. After its initial offer of...
View ArticleA Generic EpiPen Might Not Save You Money
Mylan’s plan to introduce a generic version of its life-saving EpiPen will cut the price in half, to $300 for a two-pack. But Consumer Reports has found that another low-cost option already exists....
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know About the New Generic EpiPen
Following weeks of criticism over dramatic price increases on its EpiPen, Mylan said Monday it will offer a generic version of the life-saving allergy treatment. The generic, which the company says...
View Article4 Changes to Labor Laws That Could Affect Your Paycheck
Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer and one of the biggest shopping weekends of the year. But there’s more to this holiday held on the first Monday each September — and it has to do with your...
View Article4 Things to Know About Health Savings Accounts
Health savings accounts, which let you pay medical bills with pretax dollars, are surging: 72% of large employers offered them in 2016, up from 40% in 2010, says the National Business Group on Health....
View ArticlePet Health Care Costs Rise as Cats and Dogs Live Longer Than Ever
If you think only humans are living longer, check out Willoughby. The adorable little shih tzu from Atlanta is still trucking at the ripe old age of 18. In human terms, that puts him well over 100. It...
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