Tag: financial management
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In the crucible of COVID, the Medicaid expansion that was part of the Affordable Care Act made a difference to older Americans, who were more vulnerable to becoming seriously ill or hospitalized from the virus. In the states that chose to expand the low- or no-cost Medicaid health insurance program to more of their low-incom…
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The consensus in the research is that women’s financial literacy is lower than men’s. Maybe women aren’t as interested in the markets, and many are too busy juggling a job with taking care of the children to find time for financial matters anyway. Women’s general aversion to finance may also be akin to their lack…