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She Left USPS at 30 With $52,000 in Student Loans and a $1,847-a-Month COBRA Bill — and She’s Numb to All of It
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She Left USPS at 30 With $52,000 in Student Loans and a $1,847-a-Month COBRA Bill — and She’s Numb to All of It

Monique Blanchard left USPS at 30 after overtime vanished. Now she faces a $1,847 COBRA…

April 8, 2026 • Camille Joséphine Archer
COBRA Was Costing This El Paso Couple More Than Their Rent. Then the 60-Day Enrollment Window Almost Slammed Shut.
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COBRA Was Costing This El Paso Couple More Than Their Rent. Then the 60-Day Enrollment Window Almost Slammed Shut.

The 60-day special enrollment window that follows a job-based insurance loss does not wait. It…

April 1, 2026 • Sloane Avery Wren
He Paid $374 a Month for Health Insurance on $34,000 a Year — Then One Phone Call Changed Everything
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He Paid $374 a Month for Health Insurance on $34,000 a Year — Then One Phone Call Changed Everything

Roughly 45 million Americans under age 65 have no employer-sponsored health insurance, according to data…

April 1, 2026 • Sloane Avery Wren
He Sent $700 a Month to Family and Had No Health Insurance for Two Years — Then One Phone Call Changed Things
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He Sent $700 a Month to Family and Had No Health Insurance for Two Years — Then One Phone Call Changed Things

The man in the tan work jacket was not trying to be overheard. He was…

April 1, 2026 • Sloane Avery Wren
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