Many health-insurance premiums rose again this year, sometimes by double digits. A lot of the increases were accompanied by higher deductibles as well. Insurers say the increases are justified because
Having your health insurance claim denied is enough to make you feel sick all over again especially if youre stuck with a large medical bill as a result. The
Price transparency or providing incentives to direct consumer behavior would actually have minimal effect on reducing healthcare spending. Price transparency in the healthcare industry is becoming more and more pertinent
Do you know what is the most severe fine, penalty or punitive tax imposed under Obamacare? There are a lot of candidates to choose from. Individuals can be fined if
The feds have new long-term projections on health insurance costs, and theyre not looking pretty. By 2025, the Congressional Budget Office predicts, premiums for job-based health insurance will rise about
High deductible health insurance plans were supposed to help consumers cut healthcare costs. The idea was that since consumers would have to pay a large chunk of their own money
UnitedHealth (UNH), which is weighing an exit from the Obamacare exchanges, reported it lost about $475 million on Obamacare-compliant plans in 2015 and expects to lose more than $500 million
Since 2013, health insurance companies have been losing money on the plans they offer through Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges. Health insurers are scrambling to find appropriate price points for
An upstart New York-based health plan is seeking a share of Orange Countys Obamacare market by using sophisticated technology designed to simplify how consumers decipher costs and seek care. Last
Clint Murphy let the deadline for getting health insurance by the new year pass without a second thought. Mr. Murphy, an engineer in Sulphur Springs, Tex., estimates that under the
