Health
Too Young for Medicare, Too ‘Wealthy’ for Help: A Baltimore Business Owner’s Prescription Crisis at 59
Travis Thornton, 59, earns too much for Medicaid and is 6 years from Medicare. His…
ACA marketplace premiums
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Health
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 —…
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…
Health
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 —…
Health
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…
Analysis
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…