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Depression Rates Near Record High—Why Your Health Plan’s Mental Health Benefits Matter Even More Now

With a background in journalism and counseling, Penny Min blends analytical research with real-world insight to help readers make informed financial decisions. At Forbes Marketplace, she specializes ... Read More

Why your health insurance premiums keep rising

Health care costs are rising due to higher hospital prices, drug costs, and administrative expenses. More people are using medical services as delayed pandemic care catches up. Insurers are adjusting ... Read More

Why Obamacare Bills May Double Next Year

Extensive subsidies that reduce premium costs for millions are set to expire, unless Congress extends them. Julie Morringello, a self-employed artist, in her studio in Stonington, Maine. She currently ... 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

New Report Outlines Steps Policymakers Can Take to Protect Medicaid Coverage for People with Mental Health Conditions

Developed by NAMI and the Legal Action Center, the report offers practical guidance to help states prevent coverage losses under new Medicaid work reporting rules. Arlington, Va. — As federal Medicaid ... Read More

To Lower Health Costs, Legalize Catastrophic Health Insurance Plans for All

Editor's Note: The following column is coauthored by Stephen Moore and David M. Simon. The government shutdown has focused debate on the vast sum ($136 billion in 2025, as projected by the ... Read More

Surprised by a mental health insurance denial? Here’s what to know

A common conflict between consumers and insurers in mental health coverage: When a consumer says they were approved for coverage and the insurer takes it back. Read More

Nearly all big employers offer mental health benefits. Few know if they work.

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Nearly all large U.S. employers offer mental health ... Read More

Health coverage for thousands of Wisconsinites hangs in the balance as government shutdown continues, experts say

The recent government shutdown is centered on a dispute over extending expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies. Democrats are demanding the subsidies be renewed, while some Republicans argue they ... Read More

United Health cited for unfair mental health coverage policies

One of the biggest health insurers operating in Virginia, United Healthcare, has not handled beneficiaries' mental health treatment coverage fairly, a sweeping, multiyear examination by the State ... Read More