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Hofstra University student Divya Singh found herself beset by a double whammy of bills from two of the costliest kinds of institutions in America — colleges and hospitals. After experiencing anxiety when her family had trouble coming up with the money for her tuition, she sought counseling and ended up with a weeklong stay in a psychiatric hospital — and a resulting $3,413 bill. Jackie Molloy for KHN hide caption
College Tuition Sparked A Mental Health Crisis. Then The Hefty Hospital Bill Arrived
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College Tuition Sparked A Mental Health Crisis. Then The Hefty Hospital Bill Arrived
Power lines near Houston on Feb. 16. Some Texas residents are facing enormous power bills after wholesale prices for electricity skyrocketed amid last week's massive grid failure. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption
Ordinary items such as bicycles or hair extensions are gaining symbolic significance as we use them to project to a time when we can finally use them with others or show them off. Kaz Fantone for NPR hide caption
A Bicycle. A Trip. Or Just Pants: The Things We Buy When Pining For Normal Times
Debate Over Student Loan Forgiveness Hinges On 2 Numbers: $10,000 Vs. $50,000
Key players in stock mania surrounding the video game retailer GameStop will attend a virtual congressional hearing. Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP hide caption
An undated photo of President Herbert Hoover, whose term as president ran from 1929 to 1933. He railed against short sellers after the market crash of 1929. AP hide caption
Demonstrators call for a union and $15 minimum wage at a McDonald's in Charleston, S.C., in February 2020. The U.S. Senate has voted to prohibit an increase in the federal minimum wage during the pandemic. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
Financier Ken Griffin has been slammed on chat rooms like WallstreetBets. Michael Kovac/Getty Images hide caption
Ken Griffin: The Hedge Fund Titan In The Middle Of The Reddit Investing Revolt
The White House says President Biden's COVID-19 economic rescue plan, including an expanded child tax credit, would help cut child poverty in half. Pool/Getty Images hide caption