Mates Offer Ways to Lower Credit Card Debt Now
The article outlines practical steps to pay off credit card debt during uncertain times. It urges strengthening savings first, aiming for one to two months of expenses, then using saved funds to accelerate debt payoff. It also advises not closing cards, negotiating lower interest rates, and directing freed cash toward reducing balances.
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Changes in prescription patterns during the pandemic period
Changes in prescription filling began around February 15 and peaked the week ending March 15 as stay-at-home orders began. New prescriptions for medicines patients hadn’t taken before declined by about a third, bottoming out in mid April. People avoided checkups, delaying diagnoses of conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes, with a further drop in patient visits.
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