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Why is U.S. health insurance so expensive?

Sure, insurance companies are part of the reason your premium went up this year -- but so are hospitals and doctors. Read More

How to Pick a Health Insurance Plan: Your Open Enrollment Guide

Whether you're new to picking a health insurance plan, or you've already had to do it many, many times, it can be a bit of a slog. There's so much to look through and many decisions to make, but it' ... Read More

The Clock Is Ticking For Republicans To Overhaul Health Insurance

Key Takeaways Expiring pandemic-era ACA subsidies could lead to a sharp rise in premiums in 2026, leaving millions to pay more or lose coverage.Lawmakers are weighing extensions, new restrictions, or ... Read More

A family health insurance plan now costs nearly $27,000. Why is insurance so expensive?

A KFF survey found the average family health insurance plans offered through the workplace now cost nearly $27,000. Read More

Looming affordability crisis set to hit Americans with health insurance through work

It’s a perilous combination for 165 million people with employer-sponsored health insurance. Premiums are rising, while yearly pay raises shrink. Read More

Your Health Insurance Premiums May Double Soon. 3 Steps to Take Right Now

That’s according to a KFF (formerly Kaiser Family Foundation) analysis. Insurers are raising premiums an average 26 percent, KFF found. At the same time, the end of the extra subsidies means many ... Read More

UCare ending operations, moving all remaining health insurance enrollees to Medica

Minnesota-based health insurance nonprofit UCare is shutting down. The organization said it will transfer health care plans for more than 300,000 members to Medica. Read More

Urbana-based Carle Health to lay off 612 workers as it winds down its insurance companies

Urbana-based Carle Health is laying off 612 workers as it winds down two of its subsidiary health insurance companies. Carle Health — a system that includes eight hospitals in central Illinois — ... Read More

Face the Facts: State Comptroller discusses CT Option health insurance

The skyrocketing cost of health care is something we all deal with, and navigating the complex world of insurance when you have a procedure or a health challenge can be overwhelming. Now, just as ... Read More

The Health Insurance Guys: His Medicare drug plan was canceled. Now what?

I ran into an unexpected problem. 1. Anthem Blue Cross canceled my drug plan effective 12/31/25. If the company doesn't pay, we're kind of stuck because California law prohibits us from collecting a ... Read More