Health Insurance News What Are High Deductible Health Insurance Plans, And When Do They Make Sense

High Deductible Plans Don’t Disproportionately Affect Neediest

In high-deductible health insurance plans, people with lower incomes or greater healthcare needs are no more likely to defer healthcare services than others in the plans, according to a study by the ... Read More

Consumer Reports investigates high deductible insurance

If you're eligible for health coverage with your employer, your options are what they offer. 7 on Your Side's Michael Finney has partnered up with consumer reports to find out what to consider if they ... Read More

Sen. Cassidy says he's working with White House on plan to cut health insurance costs ahead of vote in December

"We're absolutely in communication with the White House," Senate health committee chair Bill Cassidy said of plans to come up with a fix for high health care costs. Read More

Stopping the health insurance “death spiral”

Republicans have latched on to the idea of providing people with the subsidies that would have offset their premiums in health savings accounts, or HSAs, that could allow them to pay for care out of ... Read More

As health insurance costs climb, how to make the most of medical spending before year's end

Medical expenses are often unpredictable and unwelcome, but there may be some strategies that help lessen the sting of them. Read More

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

Healthcare.gov open enrollment begins Nov. 1. Many Americans may turn to high-deductible plans this year. High-deductible health plans can seem like an attractive option for health-insurance shoppers ... Read More

Trump Admin Opens Door to High-Deductible Catastrophic Health Plans—Here's Who Should (and Shouldn't) Apply

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released guidance on Thursday that expands access to catastrophic health insurance. Catastrophic health insurance is low-premium, high-deductible ... Read More

Mark Cuban Slams Health Insurance 'Scam,' Says High Deductibles Make Coverage Useless And Directly Paying Doctors Could Be Cheaper

Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban is aiming for America's health insurance industry, warning that high deductibles are leaving millions of people effectively uninsured despite paying monthly ... Read More

Find the Right Health Plan During Open Enrollment

You may face sharply higher out-of-pocket costs for health care next year. Use our guide to select an insurance plan that meets your needs at the best price. Read More

Patients enrolled in high-deductible health insurance plans use fewer diagnostic tests

Patients enrolled in high-deductible health insurance plans have lower rates of use and lower costs for imaging tests, suggests a study in the February issue of Medical Care. The journal is published ... Read More

Trump Admin Opens Door to High-Deductible Catastrophic Health Plans—Here's Who Should (and Shouldn't) Apply

Jeanine Skowronski is an editor, writer, and journalist with more than 15 years of experience in personal finance and business, including roles at Bankrate, CreditCards.com, and Policygenius. Her work ... Read More