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Business Insider The employer-sponsored health insurance system is the elephant in the room.
Here's how health insurance in the US became tied to jobs
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More than any other country, Americans rely on their employers to provide insurance.
105 months ago
NBC News The Senate bill uses a similar structure as Obamacare to help people buy insurance based on their income. But the benefits are less generous overall and aimed at purchasing insurance with higher deductibles that cover fewer areas of treatment.
CBO: Senate health care bill would leave 22 million more uninsured
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Congressional Budget Office estimates that 22 million more Americans would be without health insurance under Senate bill by 2026 than under current law.
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NPR Some lawmakers are already raising concern that the bill could aggravate the problem of healthy people going without insurance, driving up costs for everyone else.
How The Senate Health Care Bill Could Disrupt The Insurance Market
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Senate Republicans dropped the requirement that all Americans get health insurance. But they also kept the mandate that insurance companies cover everyone.
105 months ago
The Wall Street Journal Democrats in the New York Assembly are relaunching a push for a statewide single-payer health-care program in hopes that the national debate over health care will give their legislation new momentum.
N.Y. Single-Payer Health-Care Bill Passes State Assembly
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The “Medicare-for-all” bill—designed to provide health insurance to all state residents—passed the predominantly Democratic state Assembly on Tuesday afternoon following several hours of partisan back-and-forth on the chamber floor.
106 months ago
The New Yorker As recently as January, Donald J. Trump was promising that his Administration would provide “insurance for everybody.”
Twenty-Four Million Reasons the G.O.P. Health-Care Bill Is No Good
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John Cassidy writes about the report from the Congressional Budget Office that finds that millions of Americans would lose health insurance under new plan.
108 months ago
Los Angeles Times This would not provide public subsidies to reduce the cost of buying insurance.
Gov. Brown signs bill that could help immigrants get access to health insurance
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The federal permission would allow as many as 390,000 immigrants who earn an income too high to qualify for Medi-Cal to purchase healthcare.
117 months ago
TIME The insurance would replace up to $10,000 over two years
Obama Proposes New Unemployment Insurance Plan
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It would provide wage insurance to workers who lose their jobs
122 months ago
NBC News Many tenants have been cited repeatedly for building violations and vermin, and their operators have been sued for illegally evicting residents, sometimes in the middle of the night.
"Terrible" Drug Rehab Homes Spark NYC Crackdown
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Mayor Bill DeBlasio ordered a task force to investigate New York City's "three-quarter homes," which house residents with a history of drug abuse.
130 months ago
NPR For an estimated 50 to 60 percent of Detroit drivers, auto insurance is a steal. And that's because, well, they aren't paying for it.
Why Some Detroit Residents Claim To Live Someplace Else
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The city has some of the highest auto insurance rates in the U.S. Many residents there drop coverage — or claim they live outside the city limits. The mayor has a plan to cut the cost of insurance.
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Bryan Stickles http://inhabitat.com/this-vertical-farm-will-provide-wyoming-residents-with-100000lbs-of-fresh-produce-each-year/
This vertical farm will provide Wyoming residents with 100,000lbs of fresh produce each year
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Built on a 30 by 150-foot strip of land in Jackson, Wyoming, Vertical harvest will provide residents with sustainably-farmed locally-sourced produce.
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