Biden announces $500M for Navigators health care program
Phoenix resident Cecilia Fernandez faced losing her health care coverage after leaving a job that provided her a plan. Without health care, Fernandez couldn’t treat her Type 2 diabetes and other health complications. So, she called her friend who she…
Kentucky Democratic governor pushes back against Trump-led attacks on electric vehicles
Frankfort, Ky. – Electric vehicles have built up enough momentum from job growth and investments to steer past any roadblocks from Donald Trump and other critics, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. The Democratic governor said the thousands of EV-related…
Youth caregivers are on the rise, but recognition and support aren’t.
As soon as 12-year-old Aleisha Thompson wakes up, she gets her mom’s medication ready. Then she gets ready for school. She makes sure her mom eats before walking to the school bus stop. In between classes, she texts her mom…
AI behind image of police taking Trump into custody
The claim: Image shows police taking Trump into custody A May 30 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) appears to show former President Donald Trump being taken into custody by a group of police officers. “Guilty!” the caption reads. The…
Kwik Trip a big winner in funding for statewide EV charging network
Kwik Trip stores are poised to become a major player in electric vehicle charging following the Wisconsin DOT’s award of $23.2 million in federal funds to support the state’s first steps in building a statewide charging network. The La Crosse-based…
Trump wants to kill Obamacare out of revenge. But what about voters?
For Donald Trump, every old grievance is new again as he seeks another term as president. And nothing sticks in his craw quite like Obamacare, also known as The Affordable Care Act, signed into law in 2010 by and nicknamed…
Free COVID-19 vaccine Bridge Access Program expiring soon
When COVID-19 vaccines entered the commercial market last fall, the federal government introduced a program to make shots accessible to people with limited coverage or no insurance. That program – which provided millions of free shots to low-income people –…
Dental care and insurance costs too much. ACA rule could change that
Even when she had a massive infection and grueling pain from a cracked tooth, Nicole Sutton could not get a dentist to provide timely care. Sutton, a single mother based in Tampa, Florida, could only get herself on a waitlist…
Inflation has been stubbornly high lately. When will it go down?
Since a key inflation report this month showed an unexpected surge in consumer prices, hopes for a flurry of interest rate cuts this year have dimmed, the stock market has tumbled and an upbeat mood on the economy has soured…
Will Medicare users never pay more than $2,000 a year on drugs?
Joe Biden Statement: Starting in 2025, “no matter what your total bills are for prescription drugs,” Medicare Part D users will never pay “more than $2,000 a year, because some of these cancer drugs are 10 to 15 thousand bucks…