As the December 7 Medicare Open Enrollment deadline approaches, rural seniors face shrinking coverage options as major insurers scale back Medicare Advantage plans nationwide.
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‘Black Market Payday’ Makes Headlines: Unlicensed Lending by Tara Jaramillo
Price controls like New Mexico’s 36% APR cap have driven vulnerable workers into the hands of unlicensed lenders.
The CFPB’s recent modifications to medical debt reporting may be subtly steering the U.S. toward a single-payer healthcare system by minimizing the visibility of medical debt.
Local- and state-government employees need a dose of reality.
Utah’s chances are good — but New Mexico…