I’m 50 years old with $2 million and I’m afraid of losing my job. Can I retire early?

I’m 50 years old with  million and I’m afraid of losing my job. Can I retire early?

“Please be kind – I’m actually really scared about the possibility of losing my job.” (The subject of the photo is a model.) – Getty Images/iStockphoto I will turn 50 this year. My company is going through a reorganization and there may be layoffs soon. I have almost $2 million in retirement, investments and savings. … Read more

we would not pay for such chips

we would not pay for such chips

Mark Cuban has an idea for how to stop the $38 trillion national debt runaway train, and it has a lot to do with the online pharmacy company he founded in January 2022. On Christmas Eve, the billionaire investor posted on X about his frustrations with the insurance market. Insurers and providers, according to Cuban, … Read more

Swing district Republicans are bracing for the political fallout if health care subsidies expire

Swing district Republicans are bracing for the political fallout if health care subsidies expire

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Republicans in key U.S. House battlegrounds are working to contain the political fallout that may arise when thousands of their constituents face higher bills for health insurance brought about by the Affordable Care Act. For a critical portion of the Republican majority, the impending expiration of so-called enhanced tax credits after … Read more

Affordable Care Act premiums are set to rise. A new survey shows enrollees are already struggling

Affordable Care Act premiums are set to rise. A new survey shows enrollees are already struggling

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fifty-two-year-old Dinam Bigny went into debt and had to get a roommate this year, in part because of health insurance premiums that cost him nearly $900 a month. Next year, those monthly fees will increase by $200 — an increase significant enough that the program manager in Aldie, Va., is resigned to … Read more

Frustrated GOP barrels over key health insurance vote with no clear plan

Frustrated GOP barrels over key health insurance vote with no clear plan

Some Senate Republicans are expressing frustration that their conference has been unable to unify behind a health care plan ahead of a vote next week on a Democratic proposal to extend health insurance premium subsidies that expire in January. Republicans are worried that subsidies, and health insurance and costs in general, could become a major … Read more