Medical debt: Crowdfunding campaigns to pay health care bills had a tough 2020
Yahoo Finance's Adriana Belmonte reports on crowdfunding campaigns to pay off medical debt.
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Daylight saving time: How permanent DST would affect businesses, health, and more
Yahoo Finance's Adriana Belmonte discusses what's at stake as the U.S. mulls making daylight saving time permanent.
3 reasons why Americans aren't getting their COVID-19 booster shots
Yahoo Finance's Adriana Belmonte details the reasons why people are opting not to receive their booster shot, from believing the Omicron variant is only mild symptoms to the political climate around vaccines.
Health insurance costs are growing for America's middle class
Yahoo Finance reporter Adriana Belmonte explains why health insurance deductibles and premiums are eating up a larger share of U.S. households' incomes.
Prepare for a 'more contagious' virus, says Vanderbilt University doctor on Omicron variant
Dr. Wes Ely, Vanderbilt University Co-Director of the Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction and Survivorship Center, talks about the effects of 'long-COVID' and assesses what the Omicron variant's impact might be with Yahoo Finance's Adriana Belmonte.
COVID-19 pandemic worsens US opioid crisis as overdose deaths increase by 30%
Yahoo Finance’s Adriana Belmonte breaks down the rise in drug overdose deaths in the United States amid the coronavirus pandemic.
'Air rage’ from unruly plane passengers ‘is the worst it’s ever been’: AFA Spokeswoman
Taylor Garland, AFA Spokeswoman, joins Yahoo Finance Kristin Myers and Adriana Belmonte to discuss flight attendants facing unruly passengers in first half of 2021.
How COVID-19 has changed top mental health concerns
Yahoo Finance’s Adriana Belmonte reports on mental health illness amid the coronavirus pandemic in the Unites States.
New farm legislation would overhaul how the U.S. tracks and reports subsidies
Yahoo Finance's Adriana Belmonte reports on a new bill in Congress that is looking to require the U.S. Department of Agriculture to make changes on how the agency tracks aid provides aid to farmers across the country.
White farmers sue the US government seeing coronavirus loan forgiveness
Yahoo Finance's Kristin Myers and Adriana Belmonte spoke with the National Black Farmers Association President John Boyd about coronavirus aid for Black farmers and the complaint against the U.S. government filed by white farmers.
Overdose deaths are surging amid the COVID-19 pandemic: CDC
Jim Carroll, Students Against Destructive Decisions Senior Advisor, joins Yahoo Finance’s Adriana Belmonte, Kristin Myers and Alexis Christoforous to discuss surge in overdose deaths amid the pandemic and drug prevention.
Billionaire wealth in the United States rose 44.6% amid the coronavirus pandemic
Yahoo Finance's Adriana Belmonte reports the rise in billionaire wealth amid the pandemic and names of those leading the pack.
Coronavirus vaccine: Money worries are holding people back from getting the vaccine
Yahoo Finance’s Adriana Belmonte and Kristin Myers discuss why people may be reluctant to get the coronavirus vaccine.
U.S. receives C- grade on infrastructure report card
Yahoo Finance's Adriana Belmonte breaks down the infrastructure report card from American Society of Civil Engineers.
More Americans struggled with mental health in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic: Study
Yahoo Finance's Kristin Myers and Adriana Belmonte discuss the new study on the sharp decline of mental health in 2020.
Crowdsourcing for medical bills jumped in the last decade: Report
Yahoo Finance's Adriana Belmonte joins Kristin Myers to break down a new study highlighting the rising rate of U.S. medical bills being funded by crowdsourcing.
Drug and alcohol abuse on the rise amid the coronavirus pandemic
Yahoo Finance's Adriana Belmonte andGallus Medical Detox Center's Gina Carroll discuss the increase in drug and alcohol abuse amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Opioid crisis: States say the opioid crisis has cost U.S. economy over $2T
U.S. states are claiming that opioid manufacturers, distributors, and others who fueled the country’s decades-long opioid crisis will cost the economy at least $2.15 trillion by the year 2040.
The coronavirus could 'make the opioid crisis substantially worse'
To contain the spread of the coronavirus, social distancing measures and stay-at-home orders have been implemented across the country. But, it could be having a negative effect on those struggling with addiction.
Coronavirus is expected to drive up health insurance premiums and medical costs
Yahoo Finance’s Adriana Belmonte joins Seana Smith to report on why the coronavirus could drive up costs for the U.S. health insurance system.
Will farmers re-elect President Trump?
American farmers have been greatly affected by President Trump’s trade war with China over the last two years. Although the president has suggested that he would give additional bailout payments to farmers this year, many question if he will get the farmers support for the 2020 election.
USMCA vs. NAFTA and the impact of the trade deal in Ohio
Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman and Adriana Belmonte along with Lt. Governor Jon Husted (R) Ohio discuss the USMCA trade deal and what it means for Ohio.
Breaking down the cost of funding Medicare for All
Yahoo Finance's Adriana Belmonte breaks down possible financing options for "Medicare for All."
Kamala Harris: 'Drug makers are high-level dope dealers'
Yahoo Finance's Adriana Belmonte reports on the opioids and the Democratic debate.
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