Tag: Government-funded health insurance
8 years for dad of Saints ‘super fan’ in charity, drug case
NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana man whose seriously ill son gained fame in New Orleans for his devotion to the Saints football team was...
Liz Weston: You may be entitled to free health insurance now
The latest coronavirus relief package did more than dole out $1,400 checks. The law also made health insurance free for millions more people and...
Liz Weston: You may be entitled to free health insurance now
The latest coronavirus relief package did more than dole out $1,400 checks. The law also made health insurance free for millions more people and...
Critics say Indiana COVID-19 law allows nursing home neglect
INDIANAPOLIS — Advocates for nursing home residents say they worry a new Indiana law expanding COVID-19 liability protections for health care providers will effectively...
CVS ups outlook after a slow start to the year
The Associated Press — CVS Health beat Wall Street expectations and after releasing projections earlier this year that disappointed analysts, a new outlook Tuesday...
Pharma company to pay $12.6M to settle kickback allegations
DOVER, Del. — A Delaware pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay $12.6 million to resolve allegations that it violated the federal False Claims Act...
Liz Weston: 8 ½ birthdays that can affect your finances
You hit a lot of milestone birthdays when you’re young. There’s your first birthday, of course, and also the one where you turn 10...
AP-NORC poll: Government should help Americans age at home
WASHINGTON — A majority of Americans agree that government should help people fulfill a widely held aspiration to age in their own homes, not...
Hospital seeks new trial to remove toddler from life support
FORT WORTH, Texas — A Texas hospital is asking a state appeals court to take steps to overturn a ruling that forced it to...
Democrats seek narrow path to rein in cost of medicines
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s call for authorizing Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices has energized Democrats on a politically popular idea they've...
