The United States on Friday, October 18 reported a budget deficit of $1.8 trillion for the past year, widening from 2023’s level on greater spending, including for interest on the public debt. The overall deficit expanded by $138 billion for the year ending September 30, said the Treasury Department. The nation’s debt remains a key … Read more
During the open enrollment period for 2024 health coverage, more than 21.4 million people enrolled in private qualified health plans (QHPs) through the Marketplaces (exchanges) nationwide. This was a 31% increase over the previous record high set in 2023, when 16.4 million people enrolled in Marketplace QHPs. In addition to the 21.4 million QHP enrollments, … Read more
Enlarge / A cow grazes in a area at a dairy farm on April 26, 2024, in Petaluma, California. The outbreak of H5N1 hen flu in US dairy cows has now unfold to a few herds in California, the biggest milk-producing state within the nation with round 1.7 million dairy cows, federal and state well … Read more
