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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

Cancer advocates fear Utahns' health coverage at risk due to government shutdown

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Cancer advocates are worried about Utahns losing health care coverage after the U.S. federal government entered a shutdown. Lawmakers failed to pass a funding measure before ... 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

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

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

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

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

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

Two big health insurers are pulling back in Colorado. That's bad news for people who buy coverage on their own.

Two major health insurers that sell plans to people who don't get coverage through a job have informed state regulators they are scaling back in Colorado for next year, potentially dealing another ... 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

Families on Obamacare brace for higher health care premiums next year

Tax credits made ACA plans affordable for middle-class families. They're set to expire at the end of this year. Leighanne Safford and her husband, Lorry, pay just $278 a month for health insurance. Read More