Health Insurance

Health insurance premiums soared 78% since 2011, and now even doctors are dropping coverage — how to protect yourself

Nearly three million people have dropped out of Affordable Care Act plans in just one calendar year.

By Laura Boast

1 in 3 Americans live in a healthcare desert — here's how to afford traveling for a diagnosis when your state lacks specialists

Millions of Americans live in a "healthcare desert," and it can cost thousands to travel for care. But there are some options available that can help lessen the burden.

By Christy Bieber

‘What an absolute joke’: Trump offers $500 ACA rebate to 1 million Americans — critics pounce on how he ‘gutted’ healthcare in the first place

The $500 payment comes with strings attached in a crumbling healthcare insurance system.

By Brian O’Connell

Latest Articles

Orlando couple could pay $60K out of pocket for stroke rehab after United Healthcare denied inpatient coverage twice

By Emma Caplan-Fisher| 09.14.2026
Medicare's $50 GLP-1 Bridge plan rejects New Jersey man with sleep apnea — even though he's 'morbidly obese' and can't afford $750 a month

By Laura Boast| 09.03.2026
Her insurer preapproved a breast MRI — then paid just $13.90 of the $1,205 bill, leaving her with $1,191

By Sam Bourgi| 08.28.2026
Health insurers are dropping Medicare Advantage plans — and nearly 3 million older Americans will be affected

By Vawn Himmelsbach| 08.17.2026
Mark Cuban calls insurer 'beyond incredible' after heart transplant survivor's lifesaving drug denied — his pharmacy now supplies it for $300

By Rinna Diamantakos| 08.14.2026
‘It is such BS’: A Colorado woman was denied medical coverage because her name is too long — now bills are piling up. How to fight a rejected claim

By Mike Crisolago| 08.05.2026
1 in 4 U.S. workers feel trapped in their jobs just to keep health insurance as premiums spike 26% in 5 years

By Brian O’Connell| 07.27.2026
CVS Health CEO says insurers won't cover GLP-1s for weight loss anytime soon — 'the economics simply aren't there yet'

By Kit Pulliam| 07.17.2026
Missouri woman, 70, lands in ER after Humana denies her $8,141 drug — exposing a crisis hitting 35 million Medicare Advantage enrollees

By Laura Boast| 07.09.2026
Medicare dropped retirees from drug plans over as little as $3.60 a month — now they're paying out of pocket

By Victoria Vesovski| 07.09.2026
ACA insurers seek another round of double-digit rate hikes for 2027, with some pushing for 25% or more after last year's 20% jump

By Chris Morris| 07.09.2026
'It felt like extortion': A Utah man was quoted $2,200 for an MRI with insurance or $1,600 without. Then he found the same scan for $399

By Jessica Wong| 07.01.2026
A new Medicare program will give 3 million older adults access to GLP-1 weight loss drugs starting July 1 — but there's a catch

By Kit Pulliam| 06.27.2026
Family hit with a $50K hospital bill after newborn was airlifted — here's what to do before insurance processes the claim

By Laura Grande| 06.21.2026
A Maryland woman who suffered a stroke in Panama is stranded with $45,000 in medical bills. How to make sure a dream trip doesn’t become a nightmare

By Mike Crisolago| 06.18.2026
Half of large US employers now cover IVF, but most workers don't know it — here's what to do before paying $23,000 out of pocket

By Danielle Antosz| 06.16.2026
Mark Cuban calls health insurance 'the one debt you can't ever pay off' — pitches a fix that could save Americans $2.5 trillion

By Danielle Antosz| 06.11.2026
ACA premiums are spiking as millions flee to cheapo health plans — but one woman's $143,000 in denied bills reveals the risks

By Emma Caplan-Fisher| 06.01.2026
Virginia woman says insurer denied her a PET scan — a year later, she was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer

By Rinna Diamantakos| 05.20.2026
UnitedHealthcare is taking a big step to make healthcare access easier

By Christy Bieber| 05.10.2026
Trump announces $50 Wegovy for Medicare patients through new GLP-1 Bridge program — down from $1,000+ a month

By Danni Santana| 05.09.2026
A nurse dropped her employer health plan to save thousands per year, and she's not the only one

By Tara Losinski| 05.06.2026
‘The system is so broken’: How a North Carolina woman’s bug bite landed her in the ER with a $6,700 medical bill

By Brian Baker| 05.05.2026
Marvel's move to the U.K. cuts Georgia film spending nearly in half — and thousands of crew workers are losing health insurance

By Laura Grande| 04.20.2026
Deciding to downsize? Don’t let a Medicare premium surcharge make a dent in your retirement savings. How to make sure you don’t get dinged

By Danielle Antosz| 04.19.2026
West Virginia dad dies after insurer denied his $50,000 cancer treatment 4 times — 93% of patients face the same delays

By Vawn Himmelsbach| 04.14.2026
Doctors, nurses in California arrested in health care fraud takedown — accused of posing folks as terminally ill patients to collect $4M from Medicare

By Eric Esposito| 04.09.2026
Zepbound costs one couple $25 and $500 a month as 56% of insurers now refuse to cover the weight-loss drug

By Cole Tretheway| 04.08.2026
Medicare announced 5 major changes to coverage for 2027 — what Americans must know before things ‘fundamentally’ shift

By Kit Pulliam| 04.08.2026
Trump officials consider auto-enrolling seniors in Medicare Advantage — what it could mean for your health care costs

By Clay Halton| 04.02.2026
‘This is just ridiculous’: An unpaid 5-cent bill ended one woman’s health plan

By Vawn Himmelsbach| 04.02.2026
A Florida woman’s insurance was paying a stranger’s ambulance bill for a year — just because they have the same name

By Vawn Himmelsbach| 03.27.2026
A TikToker claims his hospital bill was discounted $22K because he was uninsured. Can forgoing insurance save you money?

By Vawn Himmelsbach| 03.26.2026
'This Happens All The Time': TN Couple Hit Twice By Medical Fraud — What To Know About Medicare Scams Targeting Retirees

By Emma Caplan-Fisher| 03.22.2026
Trump’s Proposed Health Care Plan Could Stick Families With $31,000 in Deductibles. How To Manage Medical Costs Now

By Emma Caplan-Fisher| 03.12.2026
$5K Drug Covered? $441 Bill Says Otherwise

By Victoria Vesovski| 03.05.2026
I was billed for dental work I never received — and my insurance confirmed it’s fraud but the dentist is threatening collections. What are my options?

By Rebecca Payne| 03.03.2026