Americans overwhelmingly support legalizing cannabis — polls remind us of this trend frequently. But it turns out the country is deeply divided about how, exactly, to do it, according to a new survey conducted this spring by PSB Research, Civilized, Burson Cohn & Wolfe, and BuzzFeed News. One of the […] Read more »
Naples, Florida, Metro Tops U.S. in Wellbeing for Fourth Time
For the fourth straight year, the Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, Florida, metro area had the highest wellbeing across 156 U.S. communities, based on data collected in 2017 and 2018 as part of the Gallup National Health and Well-Being Index. Salinas, California; Boulder, Colorado; Santa Rosa, California; and Ann Arbor, Michigan round out […] Read more »
Seniors Pay Billions, yet Many Cannot Afford Healthcare
The “golden years” American seniors anticipate enjoying may require actual gold, or the dollar equivalent, to pay for rising healthcare costs; a recent study has revealed seniors face a concerning cost burden due to a healthcare system in the United States that spends almost double per person what any other […] Read more »
Health-care law more popular despite Trump’s repeated attempts to destroy it
President Trump has begun a fresh assault on the Affordable Care Act, declaring his intent to come up with a new health-care plan and backing a state-led lawsuit to eliminate the entire law. But Trump and Republicans face a major problem: The 2010 law known as Obamacare has become more […] Read more »
Americans Largely Satisfied With 10 Personal Life Aspects
Americans are largely satisfied with 10 life aspects related to their finances, lifestyle, opportunities and social life. At least 90% of U.S. adults say they are “very” or “somewhat” satisfied with their family life, their education and the way they spend their leisure time. Likewise, at least 76% are satisfied […] Read more »
Trump is reading the GOP base wrong on the Affordable Care Act
The only plausible explanation for President Trump’s renewed effort through the courts to do away with the Affordable Care Act, other than muscle memory, is a desire to play to his base despite widely reported misgivings in his own administration and among Republicans in Congress. Reality check: But the Republican […] Read more »