As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States.

President Donald Trump unveiled a multipart proposal on Thursday aimed at lowering prescription drug prices and reducing health insurance premiums, as well as increasing pricing transparency. He also vowed to hold big insurance companies accountable.

On a special episode (first released on January 16th, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: The brazen murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in broad daylight in midtown Manhattan last year has opened the floodgates to an outpouring of anger and ...

Goozner is the former editor-in-chief and columnist at Modern Healthcare. Online vitriol isn’t pretty. But the mass schadenfreude that greeted the assassination of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, while cruel and inappropriate, did succeed in ...

Massachusetts regulators would eliminate many prior authorization rules, speed urgent approvals and form a working group to tackle rising health-care costs.

Navigating long-term care insurance decisions can be overwhelming, and the challenges will only increase after the recent presidential election. The reality is that senior care will not be a priority for the incoming president and his nominees, especially ...

As you age, your need for assistance, whether it be at home or in a nursing home or assisted living facility, increases. Given the prevalence of long-term care services being required, it's no surprise that long-term care insurance has become a staple in ...

Question: Sorting out long-term care is a top concern as I approach retirement. However, I'm not sure how to best manage the expense. Is long-term care insurance worth it? Answer: The affordability of long-term care insurance worries many retirees and pre ...

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 income and payroll taxes. This has encouraged a great ...

Years ago, when I was reporting on health care for The Connecticut Mirror, it was hard to get through a week without hearing about trouble brewing in the long-term care insurance industry. Frustrated policyholders packed informational forums at the state ...