Industry insiders focused on keeping health care costs down
One of the big impacts of current legislative efforts to alter the health care landscape that is broadly agreed upon by industry experts is that any attempts to change the federally run marketplaces will likely result in significantly higher costs for many Americans.
Improving outcomes a big focus in health care
One of the biggest issues in the U.S. health care sector these days is that Americans spend far more money on coverage and treatment than other major developed nations, but typically get worse health outcomes anyway.
Apple moving to reshape health care
While an apple a day keeps the doctor away, the tech giant bearing the same name typically hasn’t had a role to play in consumers’ health care.AAAAAAAAA
How do consumers feel about their health insurance and care?
Millions more Americans have health insurance coverage – often for the first time in years – as a result of the broadening availability of coverage via the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s exchanges and Medicaid expansion.
State lawmakers taking their own approach to health care reform
While the national health care picture remains rather unclear going forward, lawmakers in a number of states are taking matters into their own hands when it comes to providing residents with legal protections.
Americans look ahead to a new year in health care
The national health care landscape changed a lot over the course of 2017 and 2018 looks to be no different, with more uncertainty about the future of care and the legislative wrangling surrounding it now looming.
Consumers keep signing up for insurance on exchanges
The federal government significantly scaled back efforts to enroll millions of Americans in the ACA’s health insurance marketplaces for 2018, shortening sign-up windows and scaling back marketing.
Health insurance sign-ups waver this year
The way in which the health care landscape has changed over the past year seems to be resulting in declining enrollment in state- and federally run insurance exchanges.
Health costs keep rising as sought care declines
Over the past several years, the cost of health care in the U.S. has been rising.
CHIP decision still up in the air amid shutdown
The federal program that helps provide millions of children with low-cost or free health insurance has been a political bargaining chip in recent weeks, leading to concern and consternation among consumer advocates and health care professionals.