Korra Elliott has tried to avoid seeing a doctor while waiting to get on Medicaid. She worries she can’t afford more bills without any insurance coverage. But in early March — five …
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Bram Sable-Smith and Rachana Pradhan, Kaiser Health News (TNS)
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4/9/22
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The controversy began in September, more than a year into the pandemic, when the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners issued a warning to doctors in the state: Spreading misinformation about COVID-19 …
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Michael Ollove, Stateline.org (TNS)
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4/9/22
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Wylie James Prescott, 3, had to wait more than a year after his autism diagnosis to begin behavioral therapy, even though research shows early treatment of autism can be crucial for children’s …
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Andy Miller and Jenny Gold, Kaiser Health News (TNS)
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4/3/22
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Most of the nation will rejoice when the Biden administration lifts the public health emergency that has been in force since March 2020. But when that moment comes — probably this summer, …
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Michael Ollove, Stateline.org (TNS)
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3/12/22
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For some counties and cities that share a public health agency with other local governments, differences over mask mandates, business restrictions and other COVID-19 preventive measures have strained …
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Vignesh Ramachandran, Kaiser Health News (TNS)
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3/6/22
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Fraudsters stand to siphon off $120 billion or more of the federal infrastructure money flowing to states and local governments for roads, bridges, broadband and other projects over the next five …
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Jenni Bergal, Stateline.org (TNS)
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3/5/22
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It’s not exactly uncharted territory, any more. Nor is it any longer a realm occupied exclusively by polymaths.So, a Cedar Park kid is headed to the high frontier as a rocket scientist.“Anyone …
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Richard Stone | Editor at Large
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2/24/22
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What’s the difference between socialism and communism? How does global warming occur? What’s an economy of scale? Easily Google-able questions — and parents’ own unhappy …
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Arianne Cohen, Rate.com (TNS)
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1/30/22
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Imagine you connect a credit card to a game on your child’s phone for convenience. A few weeks later, you find out thousands in charges were processed to your card in a matter of …
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Holly D. Johnson, Bankrate.com (TNS)
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1/30/22
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At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, people often relied on telemedicine for doctor visits. Now, insurers are betting that some patients liked it enough to embrace new types of health coverage …
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Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News (TNS)
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1/24/22
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TurboTax — which has been criticized for some sketchy tactics when it came to providing online access free of charge through the IRS site — is now shocking taxpayers by informing them …
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Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press (TNS)
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1/24/22
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Some businesses and debt collectors may want you to think your financial obligations will trouble you forever unless you come across with some cash. What they don't usually tell you is there are …
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David Lazarus, Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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1/23/22
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If you’re an investor, be sure to give special attention to the taxes you’ll have to pay on your investments. In many cases, you have ways to legally reduce, defer or even eliminate taxes …
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James Royal, Bankrate.com (TNS)
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1/20/22
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Not long before Christmas, Haven Whiteman got a letter from the Georgia Department of Labor. It shook the 28-year-old Atlantan, a former restaurant server assistant who had seen her regular pay and …
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Matt Kempner, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS)
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1/18/22
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I'm one of the millions of Americans who quit their jobs last year. It's not lost on me how fortunate I am to have landed a remote gig with the kind of flexibility I've craved ever since becoming …
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Laura Yuen, Star Tribune (TNS)
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1/11/22
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Three days after Hurricane Ida slammed ashore on Aug. 29, leveling homes and knocking out power along the Louisiana coast, Craig Curley Sr. maneuvered through a packed crowd at Home Depot to reach …
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By Lexi Churchill, Perla Trevizo and Ren Larson, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica, and Mike Hixenbaugh and Suzy Khimm, NBC News
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12/20/21
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A Leander AirBnB rental has been named the "coolest" Airbnb property in Texas by the travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler.The accolade was part of the magazine's listing of the "coolest" Airbnb …
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By JOSH MONIZ, Senior Reporter
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12/20/21
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Taxpayers have any number of deductions and credits that they can take to reduce their tax burden, but those looking to get a break for their investing activities have a more limited menu of choices. …
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James Royal, Bankrate.com (TNS)
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12/16/21
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For Vivian Bowers, owner of a South Los Angeles dry cleaner, inflation hit home when her wholesale cost for hangers soared by 48% in six months. Tom Bock, who runs an electric bike dealership in …
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Margot Roosevelt, Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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12/9/21
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Leander schools hosted this year's Thanksgiving festivities through the help of 336 district-wide parent volunteers, after a semester of staffing shortages in departments like the cafeteria.
Lilly Chandler | HCN Contributor
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11/25/21
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