Republicans to back Obama's student loan plan House Republicans are willing to give President Barack Obama a rare win, the chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee said Thursday in outlining a deal that would let college students avoid a costly hike on their student loans. More
Obama to open middle-class jobs, opportunity tour Aiming to show he's still focused on creating jobs, President Barack Obama is beginning a series of quick trips around the country to resurrect ideas from his State of the Union address that became overshadowed by the intense debates over gun control, immigration and automatic spending cuts. More
GOP boycotts health care advisory board House and Senate Republican leaders told President Barack Obama Thursday that they will refuse to nominate candidates to serve on an advisory board that is to play a role in holding down Medicare costs under the new health care act. More
US medicine spending shows rare dip Total U.S. spending on prescription medicines declined last year, a first in more than half a century. The dip was 1 percent, to $325.8 billion — a 3.5 percent drop after accounting for population growth and economic expansion, according to the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics. More
Biden to Make DACA ‘Dreamers’ Eligible for Subsidized Federal Health Care Coverage “‘Dreamers’ are our loved ones, our nurses, teachers, and small-business owners. And they deserve the promise of health care just like all of us,” President Joe Biden said in a statement Friday. The ... 05/2/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Fast-track grants awarded by health care foundation Fast-Track grant applications can still be submitted through May 31, and a larger Impact Grant application cycle will begin on June 1 and close July 31. 05/1/2024 - 4:44 am | View Link
Chattanooga Chamber winner cites health care access problem in small business success LeSar's institute, started eight years ago, was named Tuesday as one of the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce's small businesses of the year. Other award winners were CPRWrap and Johnson Audiology. 04/30/2024 - 10:34 am | View Link
Small (often unnoticed) changes in law can help — or hinder — drive for universal health care Expanding health care coverage has been a long-standing but elusive goal for many Americans. The U.S. is the only industrialized country that does not provide some form of universal health care. In my ... 04/22/2024 - 4:08 am | View Link
Young professionals who set up good investing habits can experience lifelong benefits. Here are the investing behaviors you should adopt early on.
The first full paycheck you receive as a newly minted adult often feels like the best kind of grownup independence—even if it does occasionally prompt you to dance around and sing with adolescent excitement.
With summer movie season upon us, theaters are looking to draw crowds with a new interactive lobby attraction.
A long line to get into the theater is fairly standard for a hot movie in its opening weekend. A long line just to engage with a film’s lobby display, however, is not standard at all.
The housing market saw a 30% increase in active inventory in April, but that’s still 35% below pre-pandemic levels.
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Michael Lee, commercial lending chief at Santander Bank, says he'll continue to focus on "improving the client experience" as the institution enhances its digital offerings.