The American health insurance system is no longer a neutral mechanism for spreading risk or paying for care. It has become a ...

Insurance provides financial protection by covering risks like accidents, health issues, or property loss, helping ...

Health insurance is viewed as a necessary evil. No one wants to be faced with thousands of dollars of healthcare costs for an unexpected medical emergency. Firmly entrenched in the health care system ...

Re “Why I Quit My Job as a Health Insurance Executive,” by Wendell Potter (Opinion guest essay, Dec. 20): The problems with private health coverage are not things that marginal changes can fix. They ...

Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a decade, ...

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 ...

ACA marketplace health insurance premiums are projected to rise by a median of 15% in 2026, the largest increase since 2018. Expiration of COVID-era tax credits and rising healthcare costs are major ...

Yuting Zhang receives funding from the Australian Research Council, Department of Veterans' Affairs, the Victorian Department of Health, and National Health and Medical Research Council. In the past, ...