A costly lesson, often learned the hard way
Oct 9, 2024

A costly lesson, often learned the hard way

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Medicare does not pay for general, long-term care. Kamala Harris is looking to change that.

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What's behind the rising value of the U.S. dollar?

Oct 9, 2024
Last week, the DXY index — which tracks the value of the dollar against other major currencies — rose more than 2%, the most in two years.
In terms of the greenback's current value, "it’s a world everyone can live with. It’s not too strong and it’s not too weak,"  said Jonas Goltermann, deputy chief markets economist at Capital Economics. 
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Long-term care is too expensive for most people

Oct 9, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris is proposing Medicare take on these costs, as most Americans rely instead on unpaid care from family.
“Paying for care at home can be in the order of tens of thousands of dollars," said Tricia Neuman at the health policy nonprofit KFF.
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