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    Insurers to Act Early to Fill Coverage Gap for Young Adults

    Apr 20, 2010 10:03 PM EST

    ... doesn't begin until Sept. 23, but United Healthcare and Humana said they will immediately put the new rules into effect so that young adults graduating this spring won't lose their coverage over the summer. WellPoint, which operates Blue Cross Blue Shield plans in 14 states, said its coverage ...

  • Raising Tax Cap Explored as Way to Close Social Security Gap

    Raising Tax Cap Explored as Way to Close Social Security Gap

    Jun 15, 2005 10:06 PM EST

    ... PAUL SOLMAN: Earlier this year, we produced two stories on ways to close the projected Social Security funding gap, discussing them with young working students at a Boston community college. One way was to raise the retirement age; a second, to decrease benefits. We explained and then took votes ...

  • How H-1B visa changes could impact American businesses and workers

    How H-1B visa changes could impact American businesses and workers

    Sep 23, 2025 10:35 PM EST

    You look at wages for STEM workers, for scientists, engineers, technologists, in fact, wages are flat or declining. They have actually been doing worse than many other professional occupations. And so we (AUDIO GAP) have record numbers of domestic students who are graduating in engineering and computer science. And, by ...

  • A Brief But Spectacular take on family

    A Brief But Spectacular take on family

    Apr 18, 2025 10:20 PM EST

    ... graduating in 2005, everyone was going to college, college, college, college, college. And kind of at the very last minute, I signed up for a gap year. I ended up in the Northeast of India, and I was working in a refugee region. It felt somehow easier to stay and ...

  • U.S. hospitals seek foreign nurses amid pandemic strain

    U.S. hospitals seek foreign nurses amid pandemic strain

    Feb 03, 2022 08:38 PM EST

    ... 40,000 nurses, or 14 percent of the workforce, according to a recent report by the University of California, San Francisco. Hospitals are filling the gap by hiring traveling nurses, but that can be expensive. And hospital administrators say not enough nurses are graduating from U.S. schools each year ...

  • COVID-19 has spurred America’s first female recession

    COVID-19 has spurred America’s first female recession

    Aug 05, 2020 02:40 PM EST

    As workers exit the labor force, skills will depreciate. Finding a job at the same level will become harder the longer they’re out of work. And because women will be most likely to be jobless, the gender pay gap will grow while overall wage growth will stall, said Gad ...

  • Will college campuses reopen in the fall? Cal State's chancellor weighs in

    Will college campuses reopen in the fall? Cal State's chancellor weighs in

    May 14, 2020 10:40 PM EST

    ... part comes from the state of California. So, we're clear on keeping our tuition and mandatory fees constant, because our costs, the support (AUDIO GAP) delivering the education through a virtual means remains. Judy Woodruff: But how do you make the case to your students, though, that an online ...

  • Morehouse grads just got a stunning gift. What can help more students of color?

    Morehouse grads just got a stunning gift. What can help more students of color?

    May 22, 2019 10:35 PM EST

    Morehouse College's class of 2019 was stunned on Sunday when their commencement speaker, Robert F. Smith, promised to eliminate all of the graduates' student debt. But the generous pledge also highlights the distinct wealth gap for recent African American graduates. Amna Nawaz talks with Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher ...

  • Could more federal loans help students afford college?

    Could more federal loans help students afford college?

    Apr 12, 2019 08:58 PM EST

    ... do get really concerned because I think students are getting really nervous about borrowing. And I'm like, listen, you should be more concerned about graduating,” said Rachel Fishman, deputy director for research on education policy at New America, a Washington think tank. “Because the people who struggle with borrowing ...

  • Column: NYU medical school students are getting free tuition. But everyone will reap benefits

    Column: NYU medical school students are getting free tuition. But everyone will reap benefits

    Aug 18, 2018 04:17 PM EST

    This application and enrollment gap is relevant to the health disparities that exist in the U.S. The life expectancy of blacks is 3.4 years shorter than whites, and every seven minutes an additional black individual dies prematurely relative to whites. Given that graduating medical students from underrepresented minority ...