health insurance

Fed up with rising healthcare costs, one New York union cut out the middleman and is on track to save tens of millions of dollars.

Aetna and Cigna are among the insurance companies leaving the marketplace in some states.

In short: Reach out to the care center closest to you ahead of time. That way if you ever come in during an emergency, they’ll already be familiar with you.

Yes, there’s money on the way from the federal government. But communities and healthcare systems are also taking things into their own hands.

About 25% of people are now underinsured, meaning they have coverage but can’t afford to use it.

History holds some clues about what’s likely to happen as the new Medicaid work requirements and other cuts are implemented.

KFF estimates a more than 20% decline, driven largely by the expiration of enhanced subsidies that made marketplace insurance affordable for millions.

A new KFF poll finds healthcare costs tied with gas as Americans' top financial concern, a striking result given how much gas prices have spiked since the war in Iran began.

UnitedHealthcare is the latest insurance company to scale back pre-authorization requirements by 30%, which means more treatments and medications prescribed by doctors can be processed without checking with the insurer first.

“Businesses say they would have raised wages by roughly an additional percentage point” had it not been for rising health insurance costs, said senior economics contributor Chris Farrell.