By Dianne Anderson If people aren’t sticker-shocked already, there’s a big surprise in the coming weeks. Up to two to three times as much money is now needed to cover healthcare, a hard hit especially for older adults age 50 to 64, who tend to have more health issues while struggling to pay the rent ...

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent As millions of Americans brace for health insurance bills that will soon double or worse, the coming crisis is not the result of confusion or accident. It is the consequence of a long campaign that treated health care not as a human necessity, but as ...

State Could Face Steep Insurance Hikes By Edward Henderson California Black Media *Editor’s Note: This story reflects federal budget negotiations as of publication. Congress faces a shutdown deadline and votes on continuing resolutions are expected Oct.3. As Congress scrambles to avoid a government shutdown, one critical issue at stake is the continuation of federal subsidies ...