Health insurance helps to reduce medical costs, making health care more affordable and thus more accessible. Having health insurance also facilitates access to care, resulting in lower death rates and ...

Most Americans are happy with their health insurance, although many don't fully understand it. More than 90% of men and 80% of women like their plans, a recent Forbes Advisor survey finds. However, ...

In 2010, the Affordable Care Act made it possible for children under the age of 26 to stay on their parents' health insurance plan regardless of whether they were offered health insurance through ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

Putting aside money for emergencies, like replacing a roof or a major car repair, is one of the age-old mantras of personal finance. But today there’s one major potential expense that, until ...

An HMO (health maintenance organization) is a type of health insurance plan that tends to be cheaper but also has more restrictions than other plans. With an HMO, you can only see a specialist through ...

The affordability of mental healthcare is a significant consideration for individuals contemplating seeking professional help. How much of the expense will insurance cover? Will it be difficult to ...

Leading a healthy lifestyle is not always easy to do, but Humana has an important message: you don’t have to do it alone. The health insurance company prides itself on taking a personalized, ...

A new publicly funded insurance plan is headed toward the final step it needs for state approval, in spite of concerns about the impact it will have on Oregon’s health insurance marketplace for ...

What to know about Bernie Sanders’s health care plan. By Margot Sanger-Katz It’s possible you’ve tuned out when the Democrats running for president have tussled over “Medicare for all.” But now that ...