Millions of uninsured Americans are eligible for premium tax credits to help them pay for health coverage. The premium tax credit is only available to people without another offer of affordable and adequate coverage; in many cases, this will mean that people with employer-sponsored coverage will not be eligible for the premium tax credit.
Research in rhesus monkeys and humans has shown that social isolation during childhood has an array of nasty and lifelong effects, from cognitive and social problems in neglected children to working memory troubles in isolated monkeys.
Prolonged loneliness can transform the brain to make you MORE antisocial. Prolonged loneliness can affect transform the brain in a way that makes those who suffer it less able to relate to others, a new study suggests. Research showed that animals kept in isolation for long periods produce less myelin - white matter - in parts of their brain crucial for complex emotional behaviour.