Word: affordability
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Viswanath added that the economic crisis has disproportionately affected certain groups, like the poor and disenfranchised, which leads to heightened public health concerns among these demographics. He said that when people lose jobs, they lose access to insurance and can no longer afford medication—another timely issue that Koh will have to address...
Finding the funds to meet applicants' unprecedented financial need this year is a tall order for all but a handful of mega-wealthy schools, and as colleges decide how much they can afford to give, many worry they won't have enough to attract a full freshman class. Because private undergraduate colleges draw an average of 60% of their operating costs from tuition revenue, a student shortfall could cause a painful budget crunch, forcing schools to cut programs, slash faculty salaries and potentially raise tuition for students already enrolled. With admissions letters in the mail, many colleges are as nervous...
...pass along the cost of treating the uninsured to their insured patients. Its analysis found that families pay, on average, as much as $1,100 extra and individuals $410 extra in health-care premiums each year in order to cover the cost of treatment to uninsured patients who cannot afford to pay their bills. That amounts to as much as 8% higher premiums due to the lack of universal health care in the U.S. "So many Americans think that universal coverage is for the uninsured," says Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a Rhode Island Democrat who has been a vocal advocate...
...afford this, right...
...rise in sales does not represent a bottom at all. It is more likely that any movement of buyers into the market will cause desperate sellers to offer homes at lower and lower prices rather than hold onto houses that they cannot afford and may not make money on even if they could hold them for another decade...