A divided GOP forges ahead on health care message — without plan to address spiking premiums

Congressional Republicans are taking a major political gamble this week, laying out a GOP health care agenda that ignores the soon-to-expire enhanced subsidies that help tens of millions of Americans afford Obamacare — despite pleas from some in their own party.

Senate Republicans plan vote on a health care alternative as ACA funds look likely to expire

The Senate will vote this week on a GOP bill to put money in health savings accounts, as well as a Democratic bill to extend the expiring ACA subsidies. Both are expected to fail.

Health savings accounts help with costs

Paired with high-deductible health care plans, health savings accounts help ease health care costs. The accounts are a triple tax-advantaged vehicle in the tax code, allowing for pretax contributions,
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Addressing health care workers’ trauma can help fight burnout

Burnout is a growing crisis in health care: More than 50% of health care professionals report symptoms of it. Addressing the trauma they face at work can help. Halting burnout straddles the tension between addressing the individual factors versus the ...
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