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The average cost for job-based family health coverage is now about the same as a new Toyota Corolla hybrid.

A new car vs. health insurance? Average family job-based coverage hits $27K

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With the federal shutdown entering its fourth week, spurred by a stalemate over the cost of health insurance for 22 million Americans on Affordable Care Act plans, a new report shows that over 154 million people with coverage through an employer also face steep price hikes — and that the situation is likely to get worse.
North Carolina’s food halls are expanding folks’ taste-bud passports with divine food from across the globe.

10 best food halls in North Carolina for international eats

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North Carolina’s food halls are expanding folks’ taste-bud passports with divine food from across the globe. Check out these 10 for a robust flavor journey.
Photo of a homeless woman, with bags of possessions, sleeps at a bus stop in NC.

‘Housing is health care’: Trump’s Medicaid cuts could leave thousands of NC families homeless

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Floodwaters, rats, and mold once threatened to derail a Haywood County family’s future—until Medicaid helped them find safe housing. Now advocates warn stories like theirs may disappear under Republicans’ “big beautiful bill.”
If prenatal Tylenol has any autism association, which it may not, it would help account for only a fraction of cases, she said. Further, research has not deeply examined Tylenol risks in young children, and many rigorous studies refute a link between vaccines and autism.

‘Sick to my stomach’: Trump distorts facts on autism, tylenol, and vaccines, scientists say

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On Monday, President Donald Trump stood beside Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for what he called a “historic” announcement on autism.