Health Insurance News How To Decipher Medical Bills And Health Insurance S Coverage Explanations

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

It’s Time 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

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

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

If it seems like your health insurance bill is rising faster than your paycheck, you're not mistaken. The average cost for a family health insurance plan offered through the workplace was $26,993 in ... 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

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

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

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

Republicans push high deductible plans and health savings accounts

Sarah Monroe once had a relatively comfortable middle-class life. She and her family lived in a neatly landscaped neighborhood near Cleveland. They had a six-figure income and health insurance through ... Read More