Headline News Archive

2018

August

13

• In U.S., wage growth is being wiped out by inflation. Rising prices have erased U.S. workers’ meager wage gains, the latest sign strong economic growth has not translated into greater prosperity for the

09

• CVS to offer nationwide telemedicine service through a smartphone. The telemedicine service will be offered for diagnosis of conditions such as colds and flu, skin issues and general wellness matters. The video visit

02

• Childhood cancer survivors face ‘financial toxicity’. A new study by investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital suggests that many survivors of childhood cancer are struggling with the economic consequences,

• 9 formas de ahorrar dinero en el seguro de auto y otras sorpresas. If a natural disaster has hit your community, you know the damage to your home and property also means big bills. To get back on

01

• Trump policy increases "short term health insurance" plans. The Trump administration issued a final rule on Wednesday that clears the way for the sale of many more health insurance policies that do not

• The top 10 things consumers complained about in 2017. False advertising of new and used cars, shoddy home improvement work, and deceptive retail sales tactics lead the towering list of complaints that consumers submitted

• Plan de salud de Trump, más barato que el de Obama. El gobierno del presidente Donald Trump allanó el terreno el miércoles para que las aseguradoras vendan planes de salud a corto plazo

• Sufre derrame cerebral en México y sin seguro médico, su familia pagará miles. Amado López se fue de vacaciones a México muy gustoso como lo hace dos o tres veces al año

July

31

• New York state senator proposed a bill to ban "ghost guns" (Chinese). (本報記者)曼哈頓州參議員希望讓「幽靈槍」（Ghost Guns）在紐約消失。 《每日新聞》報道，曼哈頓民主黨人霍爾曼（Brad Hoylman）正提出一項法案，禁止紐約州的「幽靈槍」及3-D打印槍械。

30

• Things you don't know about credit card travel insurance (Chinese). 旅遊保險值得買嗎？見仁見智。近謂保險，就是保障未知之險；如果你手上一張信用卡也沒有，或者機票不是用信用卡付款買的，請你一定要買旅遊平安險。但如果你手上有一堆信用卡，買機票前不妨研究看看，哪些卡提供旅遊保險；如果能同時累積哩程或點數還可以享有事故發生時的保險理賠，一舉兩得。

24

• Chemicals in food may harm children, pediatricians’ group says. Eat more fruits and vegetables, don’t put plastic containers in the microwave or dishwasher and check recycling codes to reduce exposure to chemicals.

• Con el agua al cuello: los seguros de inundación van a subir de nuevo... y eso es solo el comienzo. La carta tal vez ya le llegó por correo. “Su vivienda tiene un alto riesgo de inundación”, dice con letra

• Gobierno de Trump reanuda pagos de Obamacare a aseguradoras. El gobierno de Trump restaurará los pagos a las aseguradoras del sector salud que fueron congelados recientemente, lo que había generado preocupaci

23

• Atención médica se diversifica a dieta saludable y ejercicio. ¿Recibes el almuerzo caliente a la puerta de tu casa? Tu aseguradora podría comenzar a pagarlo. ¿El equipo que limpió

19

• Consumer Bureau nominee could face ‘bumpy ride’ over lack of experience. While Ms. Kraninger, an official at the Office of Management and Budget, is expected to take a much more business-friendly approach to consumer protection than

18

• The truth about ‘breakthrough’ drugs. A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association digs deeply into the studies behind the flood of “breakthrough” therapies

16

• Trump administration's new argument for dismantling the social safety net. The Trump administration is pitching a new message on anti-poverty programs, saying efforts that Republicans had long condemned as ineffective have already worked. The White

• Amid the opioid crisis, some seriously ill people risk losing their medication. With the nation now fighting to reverse a drug epidemic fed by prescription opioids, policies to curtail their use and supply come from multiple sources.

11

• Pfizer buckles under pressure from Trump, delays drug price increases. Pfizer chief executive Ian Read said late Tuesday that his company would delay increasing the prices of dozens of drug products after President Trump publicly

• Trump officials slash grants that help consumers get Obamacare. The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it was slashing grants to nonprofit organizations that help people obtain health insurance under the Affordable Care Act,

• Supreme Court could cripple CFPB if Brett Kavana is confirmed. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is likely to face one of its toughest critics at the Supreme Court if President Donald Trump's pick, Brett

10

• Most nursing homes overstated staffing for years. Most nursing homes had fewer nurses and caretaking staff than they had reported to the government for years, according to new federal data, bolstering the

• How to cope with old medical debt. My kids got a great report from the dentist at their last checkup. From the receptionist? Not so much. When I went to make an

09

• English resigns from CFPB; drops legal fight to be acting director. Leandra English is dropping her legal fight to temporarily lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and will step down as the agency’s deputy

03

• Emergency rooms run out of vital drugs, and patients are feeling it. Summer is “trauma season,” when emergency rooms see a rise in injuries, but a drug supply crisis has doctors scrambling to find alternatives