For as long as I can remember, even before “affordability” became a prominent theme in American public discourse, politicians and pundits have tracked the prices of homes, gasoline, milk, eggs, and ...

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New York City, as well as several cities on the West Coast, are among the areas where living costs are rising the most in the United States, a new study has shown. An analysis by Plasma, a company ...

Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics signs are seen in Milano Malpensa Airport in Milan, Italy on Jan. 24, 2026.Maja Hitij/Getty Images Reporter Rogers Li from Rockville, Md., has long been an avid ...

Bob Herman covers health insurance, government programs, hospitals, physicians, and other providers — reporting on how money influences those businesses and shapes what we all pay for care. He is also ...

Buying a house used to be a rite of passage for middle-class Americans, but in recent decades, would-be homeowners have found themselves priced out of the market. The affordability crisis has become ...

Higher education’s uncertain financial picture is often talked about chiefly as a matter of revenue. Enrollments — and tuition revenue — are under pressure as the number of traditional-age students ...

For many people in the U.S., this winter is getting colder — and staying warm is getting more expensive. Nationwide, the December average temperature is expected to be 8% colder than the average ...

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill heard warnings Tuesday about the skyrocketing cost of youth sports pushing American families to the sidelines and raising economic and health concerns. "$40 billion a year, ...

Colder weather and rising electricity and fuel costs will lead to a big jump in costs for individuals, according to estimates from a group representing state energy officials. By Ivan Penn Consumers ...

Sujith Ramachandran received funding from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and provides consulting services for the National Community Pharmacists Association for work related to this topic. Adam Pate ...