Ten Things to Watch for 2025 ACA Open Enrollment
This blog post details ten things to know about the 2025 open enrollment period.
Month: October 2024
Explaining Health Care Reform: Questions About Health Insurance Subsidies
This brief provides an overview of the financial assistance provided under the ACA for people purchasing coverage on their own through health insurance Marketplaces (also called exchanges).
Copay Adjustment Programs: What Are They and What Do They Mean for Consumers?
Drug makers sometimes offer copay coupons to lower consumers’ out-of-pocket costs for their brand-name prescriptions, though how private health plans treat those coupons can substantially limit their value to consumers. This issue brief provides an overview of such copay adjustment programs, stakeholder arguments for and against their use, their prevalence, and federal and state efforts […]
Dependent Coverage for Young Adults in Employer-Sponsored Health Plans
Young adults, particularly those ages 18-25, are more likely to be covered as dependents than adults overall (72% vs. 32%). The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires most employer plans to allow young adults to remain on a parent’s plan until age 26.
A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution sells for $9 million at auction
A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution forgotten inside a filing cabinet sold on Thursday for a $9 million hammer price, the auction house confirmed to CBS News.
Massive blackout hits Cuba after major power plant fails
A massive outage left millions of Cubans without power and prompted the government Friday to implement emergency measures to slash demand.
Trump says he'd hire a 78-year-old CEO. There aren't many of them.
Donald Trump said he’d appoint a CEO who is 78, his own age. But chief executives of top companies who are his age or older are rare.
Harris, Trump campaigns trying to win over these valuable Michigan voters
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have their eyes set on Michigan, where both are focused on voters blue counties that could help better chances for either candidate in the general election. CBS News’ Zak Hudak has more.
Oct 18: CBS News 24/7, 1pm ET
Death of top Hamas leader sparks renewed hope for ceasefire in Gaza; Why saving for retirement has become a challenge for the “sandwich generation.”
Yahya Sinwar was trying to escape through Philadelphi Corridor, Israeli official says
Ofir Akunis, the Consul General of Israel in New York, says Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was caught while he was trying to escape through the Philadelphi Corridor. Akunis joined CBS News with more details on the Israeli military operation that led to Sinwar’s death.