Economic Relief
Ruben Castillo Was Counting on a $3,000 Stimulus Check That May Never Arrive — Here’s What He Did Instead
Ruben Castillo's premiums doubled and his wife was laid off. He was tracking the $3,000…
ACA special enrollment period
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Benefits
She Was Earning $31,000 a Year and Her Prescriptions Jumped to $340 a Month — Here’s How Sheila Cut That to $12
It was a Tuesday morning in early March when I first met Sheila Kessler —…
Benefits
A Chicago Nurse’s Insurance Premium Doubled to $960 a Month — What He Found at a Pharmacy Counter
Working in healthcare is supposed to insulate you from the worst of America’s medical cost…
Economic Relief
A Flight Attendant, $14,200 in Medical Debt, and a Dropped Insurance Policy: How One Phoenix Family Found Relief
The people least prepared for a financial crisis are often the ones who earn the…
Benefits
A Cosigned Loan Tanked Her Credit Score — How One Birmingham Woman Navigated Relief Programs She Never Knew Existed
Roughly 1 in 5 Americans who cosign a loan will eventually be responsible for paying…
Analysis
His Income Swings From $4K to $800 a Month — Then a $14K Medical Debt Wrecked His Credit
Enrollment windows for Michigan’s low-income health coverage programs close and reopen on cycles most people…