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One Year From Medicare, His Health Insurance Hit $674 a Month — and the Property Taxes Went Unpaid
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One Year From Medicare, His Health Insurance Hit $674 a Month — and the Property Taxes Went Unpaid

What would you let slide first — your health coverage or your property taxes —…

April 1, 2026 • Sloane Avery Wren
At 61, Her Health Insurance Costs $2,400 a Month — More Than Her Mortgage. She’s Counting the Days to Medicare
Health

At 61, Her Health Insurance Costs $2,400 a Month — More Than Her Mortgage. She’s Counting the Days to Medicare

The morning I drove to meet Tanya Kirby, the sky over Baltimore was the flat…

March 31, 2026 • Sloane Avery Wren
She Earns Too Much for Medicaid and Too Little to Absorb the Premiums — At 56, Ingrid Quintero Is Running Out of Road
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She Earns Too Much for Medicaid and Too Little to Absorb the Premiums — At 56, Ingrid Quintero Is Running Out of Road

Open enrollment for ACA marketplace plans closed on January 15, 2026, for most states —…

March 31, 2026 • Sloane Avery Wren
He Has $680K Saved and a Paid-Off Home — So Why Can’t Warren Jeffries Stop Losing Sleep Over Retirement
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He Has $680K Saved and a Paid-Off Home — So Why Can’t Warren Jeffries Stop Losing Sleep Over Retirement

The first thing Warren Jeffries said when I sat down with him at a coffee…

March 31, 2026 • Sloane Avery Wren
His Son Calls Every Month Asking for Money. At 62, Warren Jeffries Is Choosing Between Family and His Own Retirement.
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His Son Calls Every Month Asking for Money. At 62, Warren Jeffries Is Choosing Between Family and His Own Retirement.

With three years until his target retirement date, Warren Jeffries is not the kind of…

March 30, 2026 • Dr. Eliot Soren Vance
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