With the price of food increasing and all of us having to think more about what we spend our pennies on, I thought it would be helpful to share some of the tips and tricks that I use at home when feeding my family of 8 on budget friendly family meals. Plus I share my…
Senator Patty Murray, along with Senator Tim Kaine, are proposing funding to expand child care access amid staffing shortages and rising costs. WASHINGTON — Eight moms with children enrolled in Head Start programs in Tacoma, Seattle, Olympia and Federal Way traveled to Washington, D.C. this week to share their experiences and petition for help from the…
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The Fierro family of Yuma, Arizona, had a string of bad medical luck that started in December 2020. That’s when Jesús Fierro Sr. was admitted to the hospital with a serious covid-19 infection. He spent 18 days at Yuma Regional Medical Center, where he lost 60 pounds. He came home weak and dependent on an…
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Claudia and Jesús Fierro of Yuma, Ariz., review their medical bills. They pay $1,000 a month for health insurance yet still owed more than $7,000 after two episodes of care at the local hospital. Lisa Hornak for Kaiser Health News hide caption toggle caption Lisa Hornak for Kaiser Health News Claudia and Jesús Fierro of…
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DANVILLE — The Danville Family YMCA is hosting the Y’s annual Healthy Kids Day from noon to 2 p.m., rain or shine, on Saturday. The event encourages families to take a moment to help kids be kids and set them up for a summer of success. “At the Y, we believe in the potential of…
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LAWRENCE — Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) visited with state and community leaders Thursday morning at the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center to announce $2 million in federal funding. The money, Trahan explained, will be used to expand primary health services offered to patients at the 700 Essex St. facility. The group toured the facility and…
Marking its 75th anniversary, the Philadelphia chapter of The Links Inc. has partnered with the Maternity Care Coalition and the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium to provide vaccinations and booster shots, as well as maternal and infant health care resources. The health services event recently drew a line of people outside the Dr. Ala Stanford Center…
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The cost of employer-sponsored insurance plans continues to rise at a relatively steady rate even as a global pandemic has caused dramatic disruptions in how and when people get health care. The findings, released Wednesday, come from California-based Kaiser Family Foundation’s yearly report that put the average annual premium for family coverage this year in…
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