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U.S. health care is broken. Here are 3 ways it's getting worse

One year after UnitedHealthcare's CEO was shot and killed, the crisis in U.S. health care is intensifying — even for the companies and investors who make money from it. Read More

We’re Stuck With Health Insurance—But We Can Improve It

Allowing employers to provide pretax funds for employees to purchase their own insurance can allow individuals to opt for more cost-effective plans. Read More

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

Looming health insurance spikes for millions at the heart of government shutdown

The U.S. government shut down Wednesday, with Democratic lawmakers insisting that any deal address their health care demands and Republicans saying those negotiations can happen after the government ... Read More

Health insurance 2026 - why any coverage, even bad coverage, beats no coverage

I am writing to warn those using Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) health plans who are considering dropping all coverage due to rising premiums: A better choice would be to find a lower-cost plan using ... Read More

'A horrible idea': Trump officials are pushing this cheaper health insurance plan as a replacement for Obamacare, but it comes with 1 big catch

Short-term insurance plans are typically cheaper than ACA coverage, costing about half as much as a plan sold on state-run marketplaces created by Obamacare. As The Washington Post notes, a ... Read More

Health Insurance Costs for Businesses to Rise by Most in 15 Years

U.S. businesses are facing the biggest health-insurance cost increases in at least 15 years, after already-steep boosts in recent years that have pushed the annual expense for family coverage high ... Read More

The facts behind the government shutdown debate over health care and immigrants in the U.S. illegally

One of the main lines of attack the White House and Republican lawmakers have leveled against Democrats amid the government shutdown is the claim that Democratic lawmakers want to give immigrants in ... Read More

NY ending health coverage for 450K after federal funding cuts. Who is affected?

New York's plan would end Essential Plan coverage for about 17,000 people in Westchester County. In Monroe County, nearly 16,000 would lose health coverage they had previously had under New York's ... Read More

Trump’s ‘new’ healthcare idea is a painful prescription for working Americans

We all know this saying, "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is." That’s how I would describe President Donald Trump’s latest healthcare idea: sending money "directly to the people so that ... Read More

Health insurance for many Arkansans will be affordable in 2026 after all — if you shop around

If you buy health insurance on the individual marketplace in Arkansas and you're staring down a huge cost increase in 2026, here's the thing to remember: shop before you drop. For an unlucky group of ... Read More