Hillary Clinton: Congress must act to prevent Medicare premium increase

AFP

On the first day of Medicare open enrollment, it became clear that due to a quirk in federal law, millions of Medicare beneficiaries could see their premiums increase by about 50 percent next year. Even more, including many vulnerable retirees, could see their deductibles increase by about 50 percent as well.

Poll: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders in dead heat in New Hampshire

AFP

With the Democratic primary in New Hampshire less than four months away, Hillary Clinton (37 percent) and Bernie Sanders (35 percent) are deadlocked for the Democratic nomination for president when Joe Biden, who is still on the fence, is included in the tally, according to a Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll of likely Granite State Democratic primary voters.