healthcare costs

In some states, hospitals are experimenting with something called presumptive eligibility. It will automatically screen patients for financial assistance needs.

The 2020 No Surprises Act shielded patients from big emergency care bills and set up arbitration to resolve payment disputes. But now the costs are landing on employers.

Indiana and Vermont have passed legislation capping what hospitals can charge patients with private insurance, using Medicare rates as a benchmark.

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.

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

Despite adding a partner to his practice and joining a group of independent physicians, Dr. Scott Anzalone is still unsure about his own retirement.

Personal bankruptcy is a middle-class problem, says Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

The cost of uncertainty: President Donald Trump's threat to Obamacare subsidies drives up premiums.

Consumers feel they are paying more, and in some cases, getting less.