How to make a high-deductible health plan and HSA work for you

If you chose a cheaper health plan, you may be stuck with some hefty medical bills until you meet your deductible. Here's how ...

PBM Reform Was a Start. Now Make Health Plan Claims Transparent | Opinion

"In no other area of business would a company spend millions of dollars without receiving an itemized invoice." ...
WTEN

Federal government shrinks New York’s Essential Plan, preserving coverage for 1.3 million while axing 470,000

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — The federal government approved New York’s request to scale back its Essential Plan health insurance program on Friday. Returning to the original Basic Health Plan protects ...
The New York Times

You’ve Lost Your Health Insurance. It Shouldn’t Have Been a Surprise.

You would think you’d get texts, emails, phone calls and letters if your insurer was about to drop you. But you may be wrong. By Ron Lieber Ron Lieber welcomes confidential tips from health insurance ...
Willamette Week

Providence May Sell Off Health Insurance Business, Among Oregon’s Largest

Providence Health & Services said Thursday it may sell its longstanding regional health insurance plan, an announcement sure to generate uncertainty for the plan’s 435,000 members—most of whom are ...
OPB

Providence looks to sell off its health insurance plan

Providence is headquartered in Washington state and operates in seven states across the West, but its insurance division is based in Oregon and primarily does business in the state. It employs about 1 ...
The Conversation

Health insurance jargon can be frustrating and confusing – here’s how to navigate it

Since the Affordable Care Act subsidies expired at the end of 2025, Americans have undoubtedly been encountering a great deal of confusing information surrounding health care costs and insurance plans ...
STAT

Senate Democrats lay out plans to overhaul health insurance after setbacks under Trump

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 — Democrats are ...
USA Today

These 5 states still penalize you if you don't have health insurance

Millions of Americans may have decided to forgo he a lth insurance this year after extra COVID-era federal subsidies expired, but those who live in certain places may be paying penalties for that ...
Forbes

Oz Pushes Catastrophic Health Plans, Which Critics Call Junk Insurance

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joshua Cohen is a Boston-based writer who covers health policy. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice ...
WGBH

Weight-loss drugs will no longer be covered by Mass. state workers’ health insurance

The agency that offers health insurance for state workers voted Thursday to stop covering GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, as Massachusetts tries to get a handle on the soaring health care costs that are ...
WSMV

An unlicensed insurance provider is attempting to deceive people into health coverage in Tennessee, officials warn

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Tennessee officials are warning consumers of a company attempting to sell insurance products in the state without a license. The Department of Commerce and Insurance said ...