The high cost of millions of Texans losing health insurance coverage

Since the expiration of COVID-19-related provisions requiring states to keep residents enrolled in Medicaid, an estimated 2.1 million Texans have lost their coverage. Texas has by far the highest ... Read More

This Change to My Family's Health Insurance Costs Us Thousands Per Year

Once my husband and I realized that we'd be going from no health insurance deductible to a giant one, we immediately sat down and started crunching numbers. And we made some changes to our budget to ... Read More

More people buy private health insurance plans as thousands lose Medicaid coverage

The number of people buying private health insurance policies on the federal marketplace rose slightly this year in Oregon as thousands lost Medicaid coverage. Read More

Don’t expect a ruling on children’s health insurance dust-up until May

A federal Judge won’t rule until at least May on Florida’s lawsuit against the federal government that challenges rules associated with the state’s subsidized children’s health insurance program. Read More

States want to make it harder for health insurers to deny care, but firms might evade enforcement

More than two dozen states have considered legislation designed to minimize prior authorization delays and denials by insurers. Read More

US births fell last year, marking an end to the late pandemic rebound, experts say

A little under 3.6 million babies were born in 2023, according to provisional statistics released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's about 76,000 fewer than the year ... Read More

Biden administration will require more gun dealers to run background checks on buyers

Thousands more firearms dealers across the United States will have to run background checks on buyers when selling at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores. Read More