Yahoo Finance • 28th May 2024

Data reveals rising economic 'distress' across America despite post-pandemic growth

Data from the Economic Innovation Group's (EIG) Distressed Communities Index shows that as of 2023, local economies across America still hadn't fully recovered from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Yahoo Finance • 11th March 2023

‘I got scammed’: Americans describe getting surprise medical bills via health care loopholes

A quirk in the Affordable Care Act is creating additional headaches.

Yahoo Finance • 19th September 2022

'Can’t work at a desk': What it's like to be out of work with Long COVID

Two-and-a-half years into the pandemic, millions of Americans are still suffering from long-term effects of COVID-19, otherwise known as Long COVID.

Yahoo Finance • 9th December 2021

Long COVID patients and doctors detail the growing 'mass disabling event' in America

As the world nears year three of the coronavirus pandemic, there have been 267.8 million confirmed cases globally and more than 49.5 million confirmed cases in the U.S.

Yahoo Finance • 1st October 2021

Parents speak out against lack of mask mandates in schools: 'It’s like a slap in the face'

The absence of mask mandates in school districts across the U.S. has caused anxiety and trepidation for many parents as the number of COVID-19 cases among children continues to rise.

Yahoo Finance • 27th August 2021

'I would start to hyperventilate': Americans share their medical debt horror stories

An estimated 17.8% of Americans had medical debt in collections as of June 2020, according to a study from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), which analyzed consumer credit reports between January 2009 and June 2020.

Yahoo Finance • 17th March 2021

'A very well-kept secret': Women doctors detail widespread sexism in medicine

Women have made major strides toward careers in medicine in America over the last few decades but continue to face stifling sexism throughout their careers.

Yahoo Finance • 27th February 2021

Certain pockets of America are feeling a 'disproportionate impact' from the coronavirus pandemic

It was January 2021 in McKinley County, New Mexico, and George Munoz was despondent. Ten months into the coronavirus pandemic, the devastating impact on his community weighed him down.

Yahoo Finance • 11th November 2020

Obamacare 'saved my life': Americans warn how devastating ACA repeal would be

The Supreme Court began hearing arguments on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s individual mandate, which requires people to obtain health care coverage or else face a tax penalty.

Yahoo Finance • 31st July 2020

As extra benefits expire, some unemployed Americans are waiting for their first check

The extra $600 a week that unemployed Americans have been receiving in benefits amid the coronavirus pandemic is ending as Congress struggles to find common ground on key issues.

Yahoo Finance • 5th June 2020

Nurses lobby for better conditions after U.S. coronavirus havoc

Even though coronavirus cases in the U.S. have declined since its peak back in March, there are still shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) for nurses and other hospital personnel.

Yahoo Finance • 24th May 2020

'It’s a freaking circus': Unemployed Americans share tales of an overloaded system

M.B., a customer service representative at a major retail chain in Florida, has been furloughed since the beginning of April. And although M.B. applied for unemployment immediately upon being furloughed, the status of her application still says “pending.”

Yahoo Finance • 6th May 2020

'Six different doctors came in': Suspended nurses share why they protested hospital conditions amid coronavirus

With over 3 million cases worldwide and over one-third just in the U.S., the coronavirus pandemic has put a heavy burden on health care workers across the country.

Yahoo Finance • 6th July 2019

'The system is broken': These doctors practice a less pricey form of health care

In a country where citizens resort to crowdfunding to pay for their medical bills and politicians can’t agree on the right kind of health care system, a pair of doctors decided that enough was enough.

Yahoo Finance • 12th June 2019

How an American billionaire predicted — and then profited from — an Oxycontin 'prescription blizzard'

The opioid crisis has ravaged through the U.S., taking hundreds of thousands of lives and costing the country an estimated $37 billion.

Yahoo Finance • 18th May 2019

What is direct primary care? An alternative form of health care avoids insurance altogether

As Americans grapple with a health care system that costs $10,000 per person annually, a form of health care that avoids the insurance system — known as direct primary care — is starting to become an alternative option.