Jonathan Gruber, an economist at M.I.T. who helped the Obama administration estimate the costs of various policy options, ...

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 ...

MOBILE, ALA.—Not long ago, Dr. Richard Menger, a neurosurgeon, was ready to operate on a 16-year-old with complex scoliosis. A team of doctors had spent months preparing for the surgery, consulting ...

Traci Hurley says watching her husband battle cancer in late 2021 was harrowing. "It was heartbreaking, and it was awful," she said. "I lived in fear every day." A battle made worse, she says, because ...

Hundreds of thousands of Florida residents could see their health insurance premiums soar by double-digit increases. Fourteen major insurers, including Molina Healthcare, AmeriHealth Caritas, Centene ...

Chandra is an emergency physician and global health policy specialist. Hoover is a former federal worker, sociobehavioral researcher, and global health technical specialist. We both lost our jobs as ...

Over the past century, the proportion of health-care services purchased through insurance—as opposed to directly by patients—has surged, thanks to the exemption of employer-sponsored benefits from ...

The average cost of employer-sponsored health insurance is expected to rise 6.7% next year, with the average total benefit cost topping $18,500 per employee, the global consulting firm Mercer found.

The hospital fees for doctor or clinic care can range from $50 to more than $1,000 and often are assessed without warning ...

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 ...

John Wilkerson is a Washington correspondent for STAT who writes about the politics of health care. He is also the author of the twice-weekly D.C. Diagnosis newsletter. WASHINGTON — House Republicans ...

Leaving your job means more than just leaving your employer. It also means leaving behind your benefits, like a work-sponsored health insurance plan. You have more than a few options for health ...