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Larry Humphreys, a retired Federal Emergency Management Agency worker in Moultrie, Georgia, says he and his wife won’t be traveling much next year after their monthly health insurance premium payment increases more than 40%, to $938. Humphreys, 68, feels betrayed by the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. “As federal employees we sacrificed good salaries in the private sector because we thought the benefits from government would be better now, in retirement,” he said. As the nation’s largest employer-sponsored health insurance program, the FEHB Program covers more than 8.2 million federal government employees and retirees, and it was once celebrated…

Más de tres cuartas partes de los adultos en Estados Unidos no se vacunaron contra covid la temporada pasada y expertos en salud advierten que esa cifra podría aumentar este año debido a las nuevas recomendaciones del gobierno federal. Al principio, la vacuna contra covid fue popular. En los primeros meses de 2022, alrededor del 75% de los estadounidenses había recibido al menos una dosis de las primeras versiones de la vacuna, según datos de los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC). Durante la temporada 2024-2025, en cambio, solo cerca del 23% de los adultos se…

Barbara Brown is writing a book about her double-lung transplant journey Barbara Brown was working in New York City when the Sept. 11 attacks occurred. Exposure to toxins led to years of struggling to breathe and searching for answers. Barbara’s journey led her to Mayo Clinic and, ultimately, a life-changing double-lung transplant. With renewed strength, Barbara shares what drives her to educate others about transplants. Watch: Double-lung transplant inspires mom to educate and support others Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (2:14) is in the downloads at the end of the post. Please courtesy: “Mayo Clinic News Network.” Read the script. “I was…