Private health insurance premiums will be going up in 2026 – in some cases, by a lot. Congressional Democrats and Republicans ...

Dividing Americans into multiple risk pools increases health care costs. And it limits the ability to debate an insurance system almost nobody understands.

According to KFF, employers typically pay between 75% and 85% of the plan’s expenses and pass the rest onto workers. The remainder is usually deducted from their paychecks in the form of premiums. For ...

As Americans are becoming increasingly concerned about the cost of health insurance, with price hikes for many plans expected next year, experts have told Newsweek when it could be cheaper to cover ...

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 ...

Americans do not like their private health insurance. It didn’t take the inflamed online rhetoric after the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson to make that point clear. According to a ...

Before Medicaid came on the scene in 1965, everyone paid out of pocket for long-term care (LTC). Operators received a market rate for the services they provided. There was no special rate below the ...