Illustration of a person standing in front of a life-sized chart showing different colors in waves and lines representing them balancing their stock portfolio. LA Johnson/NPR hide caption
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Children and teachers from the KU Kids Deanwood Child Care Center complete a mural in celebration of the launch of the child tax credit on July 14 in Washington, D.C. Tens of millions of parents have received their first monthly child tax credit payment, but it might make sense to opt out of the rest of the payments and wait until next year to claim the credit in full. Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Community Change hide caption
Officials remind parents that it will not attempt to gather personal or financial information via email, text or through threatening phone calls. J. David Ake/AP hide caption
Children and teachers from the KU Kids Deanwood child care center in Washington, D.C., complete a mural in celebration of the launch of the child tax credit. Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Community Change hide caption
Jameson Rybak, son of Jim and Suzanne Rybak of Florence, S.C., struggled with opioid addiction and died of an overdose on June 9, 2020 — three months after he left a hospital ER because he feared he couldn't afford treatment. Gavin McIntyre/Kaiser Health News hide caption
Clean beauty products are key players in the rapidly growing market for skincare, which is projected to reach $181 billion by 2025. Ivy Diec/Ivy Diec hide caption
Advocates for expanding Medicaid in Kansas staged a protest outside the entrance to the statehouse parking garage in Topeka in May 2019. Today, twelve states have still not expanded Medicaid. The biggest are Texas, Florida, and Georgia, but there are a few outside the South, including Wyoming and Kansas. John Hanna/AP hide caption
12 Holdout States Haven't Expanded Medicaid, Leaving 2 Million People In Limbo
Kathleen McAuliffe, a home care worker for Catholic Charities in a Portland, Maine, suburb, helps client John Gardner with his weekly chores. McAuliffe shops for Gardner's groceries, cleans his home and runs errands for him during her weekly visit. Brianna Soukup/Kaiser Health News hide caption
A Hospital Charged More Than $700 For Each Push Of Medicine Through Her IV
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A Hospital Charged More Than $700 For Each Push Of Medicine Through Her IV
Jonathan Caballero is among the millions of workers who are rethinking how they want to live their lives after the pandemic. He has found a new job that won't require a long commute. Andrea Hsu/NPR hide caption
Thrifting has transformed into a $28 billion industry within the past decade, setting the stage for online resale marketplaces to expand. Courtesy: Eve Perez hide caption