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The Hearing Aid Got Cheaper, the Fitting Did Not
Four years ago the Food and Drug Administration created a category of hearing aid that adults could buy
John Stone
The Tax Bill That Reflects a Market That Already Left
The most recent national tally of property taxes contains a combination that reads like an error. The average
John Stone
The Price That Changes Thirty Days After You Move In
Assisted living is quoted the way an apartment is quoted: a monthly figure, a move-in fee, a
John Stone
The Repair Estimate That Decides Your Car Is Finished
Nearly one collision claim in four now ends with the car being declared a total loss. The rate
John Stone
The Dial Tone That Was Doing More Than You Thought
In March the Federal Communications Commission adopted an order that makes it substantially easier for a telephone company
John Stone
The Half of the Pipe That Belongs to You
Federal drinking water rules finalized in late 2024 gave roughly twenty-six thousand water systems a hard deadline:
John Stone
The Income Cut That Arrives at Maturity
The Federal Reserve has now cut its benchmark rate six times across 2024 and 2025, including three cuts
John Stone
The Hospital That Closes One Department at a Time
The annual rural health analysis published this year put 417 rural hospitals in the vulnerable-to-closure category,
John Stone
The Raise That Is Measured With Somebody Else's Cart
Sometime in mid-October the Social Security Administration will announce the cost-of-living adjustment for 2027, and
John Stone
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