Stock market today: Indexes slip as the last Fed meeting of the year kicks off
US stocks dropped on Tuesday as investors braced for the Federal Reserve’s last policy decision of the year. Advertisement The…
Life spans are growing but ‘health spans’ are shrinking
Momo Productions | Digitalvision | Getty Images First, the good news: Americans are living longer than they used to. Now,…
Pesky medical bill? Many people don’t take a key step to manage that debt, study finds
Consumers may feel their medical bills are unyielding, inflexible, set in stone. But that’s not always true: A new study…
This retirement planning gap is ‘hidden in plain sight,’ Harvard professor says
For many people, retirement planning is all about money: how to invest, how much to save, when to claim Social…
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin apologizes for his handling of cancer diagnosis and hospitalization
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin publicly apologized Thursday for not telling President Joe Biden and the public about his…
A meteoric rise in worker health costs has slowed — but they’re already ‘egregious,’ advisor says
Costs for some key health insurance components have slowed for workers in recent years. While the deceleration is a positive…
Here are 4 ways health savings accounts can be used to pay insurance premiums
Health savings accounts have powerful tax benefits that make them an efficient way to save for future medical costs. But…
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise has a ‘very treatable’ blood cancer
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, which he called “a very…
