Costo and affordable apartments will be housed under one roof in upcoming LA development
Construction began this week on a new mixed-use building in South Los Angeles with affordable apartments upstairs and a Costco downstairs, with a groundbreaking ceremony scheduled for Wednesday. The proposed development at 5035 Coliseum Ave. in Baldwin Village will be the first in the U.S. to feature Costco as an anchor retail tenant, according to […]
Reforming 340B vital for affordable medication for low-income patients
Time 340B Drug Pricing Program Established in 1992, the program was intended by Congress to help low-income and uninsured patients afford prescription drugs. Pharmaceutical companies that make drugs covered by Medicaid are required to participate in the program, which offers them to patients at a discount that averages 25 to 50 percent off the wholesale […]
Trump To Unveil Bold Economic Plan To ‘Make America Affordable Again’
In a highly anticipated speech at the Economic Club of New York on Thursday, President Donald Trump is set to lay out a sweeping economic vision under the slogan “Make America Affordable Again,” aimed at eliminating and lowering the rising cost of living faced by many Americans under a Biden-Harris administration. Trump's plan focuses on […]
New York Times Suggests Americans Move to Europe to Find More Affordable Housing
a The New York Times The article suggests that Americans are buying European homes which are “a bargain compared to Manhattan” as the US housing market continues to squeeze potential buyers. August 29 articleTitled “Want an apartment in Manhattan? Try some European countries instead.” Citation One study From the international real estate research blog “My […]
Consumer Alert: Do New Yorkers pay more for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act? – News10NBC
Are New Yorkers paying more under the Affordable Care Act than people elsewhere? Open enrollment begins in just over two months, and if you don’t have health insurance, you can visit New York’s Affordable Care Act portal to choose a plan. An interesting question came from a viewer about how New York’s program compares to […]
Trump shares promises for Affordable Care Act, Social Security, Medicare
(The Center Square) Former President Donald Trump laid out his economic agenda and vision for the country at a rally in North Carolina on Wednesday, promising to keep the Affordable Care Act, Social Security and Medicare intact. “A lot of people are very shocked by the state of inflation,” Trump said in Asheville. “I showed […]
Georgia website will soon manage enrollment in Affordable Care Act health insurance – The Atlanta Journal Constitution
After years of negotiations and work, the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has finally given the go-ahead for the state to move to its own marketplace, according to a news release Wednesday.. Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King, who developed the Georgia Access System under Gov. Brian Kemp, was ecstatic about the announcement. “This […]
Ukraine’s drone startups create affordable air, land and sea robots in secret to fight Russia
Facing a better-resourced enemy, the Ukrainian military is now considering using dozens of drones built by start-ups operating from clandestine labs scattered across the country. Ukraine added a fourth branch of its military, the Forces of Unmanned Systems, in May. Employees at entrepreneur Andriy Denisenko’s startup can assemble an unmanned ground vehicle, called Odyssey, in […]
Mayor Adams’ key affordable housing ‘City of Yes’ initiative skewered by Council
City council members have raised concerns about the next steps of Mayor Eric Adams’ groundbreaking “City of Yes” plan to build thousands of apartments in the East Bronx, arguing the chosen area lacks critical infrastructure. Councillors last week sounded the alarm over a Bronx Metro-North district plan that would add 7,500 new housing units along […]
Walmart rival gaining ground in affordable pricing
Walmart is still considered the price leader in the grocery industry, but its rivals are not far behind. In a recent report, the Telsey Group analyzed online grocery prices at seven retailers: Walmart, Target, Amazon Fresh, Kroger (King Soopers), Albertsons (Safeway), Sprouts and Whole Foods (via Amazon) in Denver, Colorado. The analysts specifically looked at […]