With the spike in Affordable Care Act health insurance costs, around 4·8 million people could lose coverage. Susan Jaffe reports from Washington, DC.

Many Americans are expected to lose ACA or Medicaid coverage in the coming months and years, but doctors and researchers say there are still ways to find affordable care.

The cost of health care in America is rising faster than most families can afford-and as a health care insurance provider and proud Wyomingite, I'm deeply concerned. Results from a March 2025 Gallup ...

With the cost of health insurance set to rise, some Americans are asking a surprising question: Is it actually cheaper to get medical care without it? The short answer: Sometimes. But not often. And ...

MOBILE, ALA.—Not long ago, Dr. Richard Menger, a neurosurgeon, was ready to operate on a 16-year-old with complex scoliosis. A team of doctors had spent months preparing for the surgery, consulting ...

John Wilkerson is a Washington correspondent for STAT who writes about the politics of health care. He is also the author of the twice-weekly D.C. Diagnosis newsletter. WASHINGTON — House Republicans ...

To find the best short-term health insurance company, we collected quotes from short-term health plans and dug into short-term plan coverage information, including coverage maximums, deductibles and ...

Traci Hurley says watching her husband battle cancer in late 2021 was harrowing. "It was heartbreaking, and it was awful," she said. "I lived in fear every day." A battle made worse, she says, because ...

Some medical procedures and treatments require prior authorization from your health insurance company, meaning you'll need pre-approval before you can receive care. This episode, health care reporter ...