The Urban Institute

10 States With Prohibitive Health Care Costs

Posted 05.29.2012

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Health care continue to rise for post 50s. Retired couples will need an estimated $240,000 to cover their medical bills -- 4 percent more than people ...

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States Doing The Most (And Least) To Spread The Wealth

24/7 Wall St. | Charles B. Stockdale, Michael B. Sauter, Ashley C. Allen | Posted 01.11.2012

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From 24/7 Wall St.: The Occupy movement has brought economic inequality to the headlines. Occupy protesters around the country have labeled themselves...

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What's Costlier Than A Government Run Prison? A Private One

Aug. 18, 2010 | D.M. Levine, Contributor | Posted 05.25.2011

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FORTUNE -- Early this month, three convicted murderers escaped from a prison in Kingman, a small town along Route 66 in northwest Arizona. According t...

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