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Why the Silence on Extending Jobless Health Care Benefits?

Mark Miller | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics


Mark Miller

What's more important: a cost-of-living increase in Social Security benefits for retired people, or health insurance subsidies for the unemployed? The answer depends on your clout in Washington.

Health Insurance Subsidy in the Stim: What you need to know

Mark Miller | Posted 03.26.2009 | Business


Mark Miller

COBRA is the federal program that allows workers to hold on to their health insurance benefits after a job loss. The measure is a stop on the way toward an envisioned universal health system.

How To Die Happy

Verena von Pfetten | Posted 05.29.2008 | Living


Verena von Pfetten

We were given some bad, sad, and shocking news yesterday. It was announced that Ted Kennedy has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. Terminal ...