EXPLAINER: What’s the Senate Filibuster and Why Change It?
BY Lisa Mascaro, AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) _ It’s not that different from the movies. President Joe Biden said the Senate should operate like it did in the “old days,” with...
View ArticleNearly 11 percent of Black Older Adults Lack Health Insurance
Study shows Nongroup Health Insurance was Unaffordable for Nearly Half of Adults Aged 50-64 in 2019 NNPA Newswire A new analysis from AARP’s Public Policy Institute finds that nearly half of older...
View ArticleAfter Enrollment Deadline, Some Californians Can Still Save on Health Insurance
Quinci LeGardye | California Black Media May 15 was the deadline for Californians to sign up for health insurance coverage. But people who already have health insurance through Covered California will...
View ArticleOP-ED: Expanded Child Tax Credit
By Congressman James E. Clyburn (D-SC), House Majority Whip Persistent poverty is a scourge on our nation. The Covid-19 pandemic exposed the struggle those living in poverty face every day, and their...
View ArticleBiden Proposes Eliminating ‘Family Glitch’ In Affordable Care Act
Under the President’s plan, families would receive tax credits if the cost of their coverage exceeds more than 10 percent of their incomes. By Stacy M. Brown, Senior National Correspondent, NNPA...
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If the Supreme Court Ends Abortion Rights, Black Women Will Be the Ones Most...
By Barrington M. Salmon via Trice Edney Newswire As the implications of the impending death of Roe v Wade sinks in a week after a Supreme Court draft opinion was leaked, one of the clearest and...
View ArticleCalifornia First to Cover Health Care for All Immigrants
By Adam Beam and Don Thompson, Associated Press Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a $307.9 billion operating budget that pledges to make all low-income adults eligible for the state’s Medicaid program by 2024...
View ArticleBlack America Benefits From Biden Signing Inflation Reduction Act
By Stacy M. Brown, Senior National Correspondent, NNPA Newswire President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed the historic $750 billion Inflation Reduction Act into law, a major accomplishment for the...
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Covered California Enrollment Launched – Healthcare Help Available for All...
By Maxim Elramsisy, California Black Media California’s health insurance marketplace, known as the Covered California Health Exchange, launched its 10th open enrollment period on Nov.1. Covered...
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Record 16.3 million seek health coverage through ‘Obamacare’
By AMANDA SEITZ, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A record 16.3 million people sought health insurance through the Affordable Care Act this year, double the number covered when the marketplaces first...
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