2 h. ago What's costing you more lately, and how is it affecting you? NPR wants to hear

The NPR Network is working on a series about the rising cost of living. We want to hear from you: What costs are going up, and how are you coping? How is it changing the way you live?

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15 h. ago Health care costs are soaring. Blame insurers, drug companies — and your employer

Some 154 million people in the United States get health care through their employer — and for many, their costs are about to go way up.

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51 h. ago Rising housing costs are pushing more seniors into homelessness

Rising housing costs are pushing more seniors into homelessness, and now one in five homeless people are older than 55. One program rolls together Medicare and Medicaid funds to get seniors housed.

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2 w. ago 20 years after Hurricane Katrina, St. Bernard Parish is still recovering

Hurricane Katrina flooded nearly every building in St. Bernard Parish near New Orleans in 2005. Twenty years later, the community is still rebuilding and flood protections encouraged some to return.

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2 w. ago 'Illegal and costly': Chicago's mayor blasts Trump's threat to deploy National Guard

President Trump suggested he will "straighten out" Chicago next. Mayor Brandon Johnson told NPR that would be "illegal and costly" — but said there are other ways the federal government could help.

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3 w. ago Walmart says tariff costs are rising 'each week' and will continue

The world's largest retailer — like many others — has been absorbing most of the increased costs, but raising prices of some goods.

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