President Joe Biden announced new steps to improve mental health care in America. The new rule would require private health insurance companies to offer the same level of mental health benefits that they offer for physical health benefits
The PACT Act removed the need for certain veterans to prove a service connection if they are diagnosed with certain cancers or respiratory conditions and sped up the process of receiving benefits.
The Biden administration has begun the process of creating a new plan for widespread loan cancellation and implementing the SAVE Plan, which will cut monthly payments to $0 for millions of borrowers. There will also be a 12-month “on-ramp” period to ease borrowers back into making payments.
The plan will erase debt for borrowers who have been paying down their debt for at least 20 years. For many borrowers, qualifying monthly payments that should have moved them closer to forgiveness were not accounted for, effectively forcing them to make extra payments under their IDR plans.
Opill is the first ever birth control pill to be approved for over-the-counter sales. The medication will likely become available at stores and online retailers in the U.S. in early 2024.
The Biden administration’s newly proposed actions, which would likely take effect in 2024, would lower child care costs for 80,000 American families by capping their child care copayments at 7% of the family income.
This funding’s aim is to help connect the estimated 8.5 million families and small businesses nationwide that still haven’t been able to access the full capabilities of modern technology.
The proposal from a group of 176 House Republicans would raise the retirement age for Social Security and Medicare and ban free school meals for students.
The measures include efforts to protect LGBTQ community organizations from threats and releasing funds for new programs that will support the physical and mental health of LGBTQ youth.
