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“Health Insurance Mandates Spike Care Costs: Expert View”

TL/DR - The articles state that health insurance mandates increase the cost of healthcare. They also discuss the lifelong relationship Americans have with health insurance. They underline the sentiment that health insurance is something that people don't want to use. Insight on Health Insurance Costs and Usage Exploration: How Health…

Unseen Financial Peril in Long-Term Care System Costs

TL/DR - The Dying Broke series has highlighted the financial burden of long-term care in the United States, generating over 4,200 comments from readers, many of whom shared personal experiences of the hardships of caring for elderly relatives. Many readers criticized the for-profit nature of American medicine and the long-term care industry for…

2024: A Year of Climate Action and Optimism

TL/DR - The article emphasizes that climate change is a human-caused problem that requires human-created solutions, pointing to several positive developments in clean energy and climate legislation. For instance, since the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, 251 new clean-energy projects have been launched in 40 states, with over $100 billion…