Headline News Archive

2018

January

31

• Amazon has huge amounts of our data. What happens when you add health care?. Amazon.com announced a joint partnership with Berkshire Hathaway and JP Morgan to create an independent health care company for their employees, putting an end to…

30

• Unclear if insurance covers California mudslide damage. Pamela Jameson Boehr and her husband own a home and two rental properties in Montecito. Each site was affected by the devastating mudslides that recently…

29

• Why preventative care doesn't actually save money. The idea that spending more on preventive care will reduce overall health care spending is widely believed and often promoted as a reason to support…

• How Trump may end up expanding Medicaid. Republican lawmakers in a half-dozen states are launching fresh efforts to expand Medicaid, the nation’s health insurance program for the poor, as party holdouts who…

28

• Data Privacy day: A reminder to safeguard your data. This Sunday (Jan. 28) is Data Privacy Day, which marks the 1981 signing of Europe’s Convention 108, the first legally binding international treaty dealing with…

24

• Little-known quick fixes that may improve your credit score. Many mortgage applicants have never heard of “rapid rescoring” or CreditXpert score simulations — in part because some lenders choose not to educate them. Fixing…

23

• Eight mistakes to avoid when buying your first home. Buying a home is overwhelming for most first-time buyers. It’s the biggest purchase most people will make in their lives, and the process is like…

• Doctor, me duele el bolsillo. Pagamos más por los seguros médicos, pero los usamos menos.. La mayoría de los estadounidenses tienen cobertura de salud a través de sus trabajos, pero eso no significa que estén en mejor posición cuando se…

21

• Inmigrantes hispanos temen registrarse para seguros médicos. El número de inmigrantes legales latinoamericanos en Estados Unidos que acceden a los servicios de salud pública y se inscriben en seguros médicos subsidiados por…

19

• Mulvaney requests zero funding for the consumer bureau. In his first quarterly funding request as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Mick Mulvaney is asking for nothing. The request for no…

18

• Congressman helped disasters victims with complicated insurance claims (Chinese). (本報訊)加州議員周二表示，鑑於在去年災難級山火中失去住屋的民眾對保險公司的投訴，正提出各種法案，以保護在未來的重大災難中失去家園的民眾。

• Unlikely technology helping autonomous cars see. Cars that can already park themselves, apply brakes, avoid obstacles, and find the correct lane rely on sensors and transmitters hidden in bumpers and side…

17

• El número de estadounidenses sin seguro de salud creció en el primer año de Trump como presidente. El número de estadounidenses sin cobertura de salud, que disminuyó durante años después de la aprobación de la Ley de Cuidados de Salud Asequibles, creció…

15

• Former identity thief now fights crimes he helped perfect. Few people know more about identity theft than Brett Shannon Johnson, a convicted identity thief who was once on the Secret Service’s Most Wanted list.…

11

• Judge again rules for Trump administration for control of CFPB. A federal judge sided with the Trump administration for a second time in a fight for control of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, denying a…

• Trump administration says states may impose Medicaid work requirements. The Trump administration issued guidance to states that will allow them to compel people to work or prepare for jobs in order to receive Medicaid…

05

• Health 202: Trump is pushing a new health-care button. The Trump administration proposed, after several delays, its promised rule to crack open the door to alternative health insurance venues for Americans who are self-employed…

03

• Pharma, under attack for drug prices, starts industry war. It’s not easy to get Americans mad at a behind-the-scenes industrythey’ve barely even heard of, but pharmaceutical companies have spent most of this year trying. “Who decides what…

02

• Trump abolishing Obamacare soon, should one buy health insurance in 2018? (Chinese). 【新唐人2018年01月03日讯】美国总统川普（特朗普）废除奥巴马健保强制个人投保的规定，最早将从2019年生效。对此，洛杉矶的资深会计师林清吉，建议民众2018年还是应该投保，来听原因为何。

• Seven simple ways to be better with money in 2018. 1) Weekly ‘bad news’ text alerts This is really easy and effective. Nearly everyone is surprised when their credit card bill arrives at the end…

• Financial tips 2018 on taxes, savings and insurance. Insurance isn’t sexy. In fact, it’s boring. But insurance is the foundation of any financial plan, as it protects people from catastrophic losses that can…

• Finance 202: Congress has hefty to-do list. Looming early and large: The federal government runs out of money Jan. 19.  The negotiations look exceedingly difficult, considering the range of charged issues  —…

2017

December

29

• Consumers were the biggest losers of 2017. American consumers took it on the chin in 2017, as regulations designed to protect them were weakened or eliminated by the administration of President Donald…

28

• A judge takes aim at 'voluntary' company wellness programs. The dark downside is that “voluntary” wellness programs give employers a window into their workers’ health profiles that is otherwise an illegal invasion of their…

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• How big tech is going after your healthcare. Tech companies are accelerating their efforts to remake health care by developing or collaborating on new tools for consumers, patients, doctors, insurers and medical researchers.…