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Health

Insulin’s high cost leads to lethal rationing

Insulin is an unlikely symbol of America's problem with rising prescription costs.

7 years ago

Drew Calver, a high school history teacher and swim coach in Austin, Texas, had a heart attack at his home on April 2, 2017. A neighbor rushed him to the nearby emergency room at St. David's Medical Center, which wasn't in the school district's health plan. (Callie Richmond/KHN)
NPR
Health

His $109K heart attack bill is now down to $332 after NPR told his story

The story of Drew Calver was first reported by NPR and Kaiser Health News on Monday as part of the "Bill of the Month" series.

7 years ago

If employers pay for workers' time during their commutes, it could bring
NPR
Money

Emailing on your commute? That’s work, a new study says

"If travel time were to count as work time, there would be many social and economic impacts."

7 years ago

This file photo shows the short form for the federal Affordable Care Act application. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)
Money

Final Delaware ACA rate increase approved

Delaware residents with health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace will be hit with 3 percent rate increases next year.

7 years ago

(Steve Teare for Broke In Philly/WHYY)
Community

The high cost of being broke: Diapers

For single mom Sheri Milton, getting basic necessities for her three children, a four year-old son and one-year-old twin daughters, can b ...

7 years ago

President Trump looks on as his nominee for Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome Powell, takes to the podium at the White House on Nov. 2. On Thursday, Trump said he is
NPR
Money

Trump slams interest rate hikes, ignoring hands-off tradition toward Fed

The Federal Reserve got a rare piece of advice from the president Thursday.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella launches the Keystone Scholars program in Elk County, putting $100 in a college savings account for every child born or adopted there. Gov. Tom Wolf recently signed a law extending the program to all of Pennsylvania.
Education

New Pennsylvania college savings plan targets newborns

The purpose of providing the starter deposit is to raise awareness about the children’s savings accounts, known as 529 accounts.

7 years ago

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks before the Economic Club of Chicago on April 6. The central bank raised a key short-term rate by a quarter-point on Wednesday, the second increase this year. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP)
NPR
Money

Fed raises interest rates, signals 2 more hikes this year

The Federal Reserve increased a key interest rate again Wednesday, which will trigger higher rates on credit cards, home equity lines and other kinds of borrowing.

7 years ago

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Ocean County man gets 10-year prison term for stealing from investment clients

An Ocean County investment manager was sentenced Thursday to a lengthy prison term for stealing more than $400,000 from clients, state authorities announced.

7 years ago

Sign-carrying participants march on the southern leg of the Poor People's Campaign May 10, 1968, in Atlanta. (AP file photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Poor People’s Campaign seeks to revive MLK’s vision

Activists are reigniting Martin Luther King Jr.’s unfinished fight against poverty.

7 years ago

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President Trump is looking to overhaul to federal workforce by, in part, cutting retirement benefits (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Money

Federal employees face cuts to retirement benefits, pay freezes

Federal employees can be forgiven for feeling whiplashed by the Trump administration.

7 years ago

A worker on a Chrysler car lot passes lines of Jeeps in 2014. The House on Tuesday passed a measure to roll back guidance on auto lending issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. (Gregory Bull/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Congress rolls back anti-discrimination auto loan rule

The House on Tuesday passed a measure to roll back guidance on auto lending — a first test for a new GOP strategy in Congress to repeal of hundreds of regulations.

7 years ago

The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo, File)
Money

Fed keeps key rate steady but notes rising inflation

The Fed is gradually tightening credit to control inflation against the backdrop of a tight job market, a resilient economy and a pickup in consumer prices.

7 years ago

New homes under construction in Philadelphia. (Jessica Kourkounis for WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Gallup poll: Real estate investment favored over stocks amid housing shortage

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

7 years ago

Listen 5:27
A woman walks past a Wells Fargo location in view of City Hall, left, in Philadelphia, Thursday, May 11, 2017.
Money

Wells Fargo to pay $1B for mortgage, auto lending abuses

Wells Fargo has been under intense scrutiny by federal regulators for several months.

8 years ago

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