Dec 14 Watch 3:28 Why Affordable Care Act insurance signups are down With just two days left in most states for people to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, preliminary numbers are showing enrollment down about 12 percent from last year. To explain the drop, John Yang learns… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch 7:49 What will CVS-Aetna mega-merger mean for consumer choice? It's the latest merger between two major healthcare players that could affect tens of millions of Americans. Last week, CVS and insurance giant Aetna finalized a nearly $70 billion merger. The deal could impact where people get their care, how… Continue watching
Oct 10 Working after 65? What you need to know about employer insurance and Medicare By Philip Moeller It is illegal for big employers to try to get you on Medicare by sweetening the deal, but you might consider signing up for Medicare for your own financial benefit. Continue reading
Aug 15 What to ask about your employer health coverage after age 65 By Philip Moeller In too many cases, it’s clear that people didn’t seek help from their employer plans or even think to ask how they worked with Medicare. Continue reading
Aug 01 Trump lifted restrictions on ‘short term’ health insurance plans. Here’s what that means for consumers By Laura Santhanam Some health care experts caution that these plans, while cheaper, may ultimately lead to dropped coverage or none at all, if the person is confronted by an unexpected illness or accident. Continue reading
Jul 26 Millennials rack up the most medical debt, and more frequently By Laura Santhanam One in six Americans have a past-due medical bill on their credit report. The largest share of that group is Millenials, a new study says. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 3:46 Lifestyle choices could raise your health insurance rates By PBS News Hour Health insurance providers are paying data brokers to find personal information about their clients -- race, marital status, ability to pay bills and more -- to predict client health costs. But unlike medical records, there aren’t any laws that regulate… Continue watching
Jul 17 Why health insurers track when you buy plus-size clothes or binge-watch TV By Marshall Allen, ProPublica With little public scrutiny, the health insurance industry has joined forces with data brokers to vacuum up personal details about hundreds of millions of Americans. Then they feed this information into complicated computer algorithms that spit out predictions about how… Continue reading
Apr 03 5 important medical stories that you might have missed By Dr. Amber Robins It’s easy for politics to dominate our news feeds these days. But there are many important stories in the health and medical communities, too. Here’s what we’re reading now. Continue reading
Feb 22 Why Trump’s new insurance proposal may put essential health benefits at risk By Laura Santhanam Here's a look at why Obamacare requires insurance companies to offer essential health benefits, and what losing them might mean for your insurance plan. Continue reading