To lower health care costs, the Trump administration will have to wrangle a complex system fraught with competing interests.

Economists call it “disintermediation.” Normal people call it “eliminating the middleman.” Whatever term used, there’s widespread concern among brokers that health care reform will push them out of ...

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Forty-three million Americans, 13.1% of the population, had multiple health insurance plans in 2021, according to U.S. Census Bureau data published in 2023. Common supplemental plans for people with ...

Some medical procedures and treatments require prior authorization from your health insurance company, meaning you'll need pre-approval before you can receive care. This episode, health care reporter ...

Jacob McDonald knows he’s lucky to have a good health insurance plan through his employer, a tech company. But when his company started to send out emails recently updating employees about their ...

The healthcare industry in the U.S. has long been the bane of countless subscribers, with doctors these days more interested in growing their followers on social media than locking in and focusing on ...

Many Americans are going to have sticker shock when they sign up for health insurance this year. For the roughly half of Americans who get insurance through their work, premiums are set to grow by ...

Whatcom County residents who buy their own Affordable Care Act health insurance will see costs rise by 66% with the expiration of a tax credit, according to a report from U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell.

Employers invest millions each year in health benefits, but how many employees truly understand the full range of what’s available to them? With more than half of insured adults reporting that they ...

Discover why women's health insurance premiums are higher compared to men's, the impact of maternity coverage, and practical ...