Daily Dime

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Enrollment in Affordable Care Act health insurance coverage decreased by 1.4 million people this year.

Louisiana will receive $208 million in 2026 from a $50 billion fund to address rural health issues, which was included in the federal budget and tax megabill.

Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy is proposing an alternative to expiring health care subsidies that keep Marketplace premiums affordable for millions of Americans.

The deal to end the government shutdown did not include an extension of health care subsidies that keep coverage affordable for people who buy insurance through the federal Marketplace.

Economic pundits have been referencing America’s K-shaped economy, where wealthier households (the top part of the K) are doing better financially than their lower-and middle-class counterparts (the bottom part of the K).