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Having health insurance doesn’t mean you won’t have out-of-pocket costs. More than 275,000 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. The average treatment will cost anywhere between $20,000 and $100,000. Karen Sock and her husband rarely had a reason to go to the doctors. They both lived […]

Amid coronavirus and an economic crisis, saving for college may no longer be a priority — or even a necessity. With many families struggling to stay afloat, regular contributions to a 529 college savings plan could take a back seat to paying more pressing bills or daily expenses. At the […]

With the coronavirus pandemic changing so many aspects of our daily lives, many people are changing their living situations and speeding up the decision to buy a home. Maybe you’ve been scrolling real estate listings for months, maybe you’re expecting a baby soon or maybe you’re itching for a change of scenery — whatever […]

Grocery store workers and others stage a protest rally outside the Whole Foods Market, in the South End of Boston, to demand personal protective equipment, added benefits if needed and hazard pay, during the coronavirus pandemic on Apr. 7, 2020. Pat Greenhouse | Boston Globe | Getty Images Amazon warehouse […]

U.S. National Guard Cpl. Kyle Zahn of the 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, physician assistant (PA) Harrison Pham, and certified nursing assistants (CNAs) Jermaine LeFlare and Shameka Johnson process nasal swab samples at a drive-thru testing site outside the Southside Health Center as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in Milwaukee, […]

Josephine Flood | CNBC There’s a quiet consensus emerging in the hallways and boardrooms of American media companies. They expect about 25 million U.S. households to cancel their pay-TV subscriptions over the next five years. This is on top of the 25 million homes that have already cut the cord […]

REB Images | Image Soure | Getty Images In June, the U.S. government purchased the vast majority of world’s supply of remdesivir—a FDA-approved antiviral treatment for Covid-19—for July through September. Gilead, the company that makes the compound, recently announced that it would meet international demand by the end of October. […]

Foundem creators Shivaun and Adam Raff stand outside of the European Court of Justice for Google’s appeal hearing in its competition case in 2020. Shivaun Raff When Shivaun Raff began speaking with European regulators about her complaints of Google’s exclusionary conduct over a decade ago, she seemed to stand more […]

People wear face masks in Times Square as the city continues the re-opening efforts following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on October 22, 2020 in New York City. Noam Galai | Getty Images Mandy Elmore, 47, has been wearing masks for more than 20 years. That’s because […]