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How To Simplify Health Insurance In The U.S.

Dividing Americans into multiple risk pools increases health care costs. And it limits the ability to debate an insurance system almost nobody understands. Read More

Medical bills can be vexing and perplexing. Here’s this year’s best advice for patients.

A Texas boy's second dose of the MMRV vaccine cost over $1,400. A Pennsylvania woman's long-acting birth control cost more than $14,000. Read More

Health-Care Subsidies Are Set to Expire This Month—Here’s How We Got to This Point

Health care is about to become unaffordable for millions of Americans. Here's how we got to this point and what happens next. Read More

Health-insurance costs are soaring. Ask yourself these questions before switching to a cheaper plan with a bigger deductible.

As open enrollment for 2026 health-insurance plans begins Nov. 1, millions of Americans are bracing for premium hikes. Health insurers that sell policies on the Affordable Care Act marketplace, also ... Read More

Looking for cheaper health insurance outside the ACA? Beware.

Options that might seem like alternatives, like fixed indemnities and short-term plans, don’t offer comprehensive medical coverage and aren’t subject to ACA patient protections. Read More

An Arm and a Leg: This health economist wants your medical bills

Economist Vivian Ho has been researching the U.S. health care system for four decades. These days, she's focused on what she thinks are the biggest burdens on the average American: runaway hospital ... Read More

Is Congress stopping millions from saving $4,600 on cheaper health insurance plans?

The government shutdown has focused debate on the vast sum ($136 billion in 2025, as projected by the Congressional Budget Office) that the federal government spends to annually subsize continually ... Read More

What To Do When Your Child Turns 26 And Loses Health Coverage

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. John Samuels is the Founder/CEO of Wellworth healthcare advisory firm. Just as 65 is the year Medicare begins, age 26 marks the ... Read More

A middle-class family’s only option: A $43,000 health insurance premium

Consumers are left with few options and crushing prices as insurers offering Affordable Care Act plans pull out of some regions. Read More

Is it cheaper to pay for medical care without health insurance?

With the cost of health insurance set to rise, some Americans are asking a surprising question: Is it actually cheaper to get medical care without it? The short answer: Sometimes. But not often. And ... Read More

Hospital bills are rising. Here's how to make your health insurance smarter

Medical inflation in India is climbing faster than ever. Hospitalisation costs, diagnostics, medicines, and procedures have all gone up sharply in recent years, and insurers are feeling the heat. As ... Read More