Aetna 1Q profit slips 4 pct, boosts 2013 forecast
24 days ago
Aetna's first-quarter net income fell 4 percent as acquisition-related costs and rising health care expenses more than offset government business gains for the health insurer.
Some may see insurance bills double under healthcare overhaul
71 days ago
The law calls for a number of changes that could cause premiums for people who don't have coverage through a big employer to rise next year -- at a time when healthcare costs already are expected...
Healthcare law application form is long, complex
73 days ago
The law says virtually all Americans must carry health insurance starting next year, although most will just keep the coverage they now have.
Program for uninsured is low on funds
97 days ago
Tens of thousands of Americans who can't get health insurance because of pre-existing medical problems will be blocked from a program designed to help them after funding ran low.
Health care to cost some young Idahoans more
101 days ago
YOUR AGE AFFECTS HOW MUCH YOU PAYIdaho is one of the cheapest states for buying health insurance, partly because its insurers can factor characteristics like age into a person's premiums.
Look at W-2 to see what health insurance really costs
108 days ago
Last year, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation's survey, employer-sponsored health insurance cost an average of $5,615 for individuals and $15,745 for families.
Law lets insurers charge smokers up to 50% more
120 days ago
That share is higher among lower-income people, who also are more likely to work in jobs that don't come with health insurance and would therefore depend on the new federal healthcare law.
Health insurance hikes hitting Texans
131 days ago
As the economy slowed, more younger people chose not to purchase health insurance, further driving up rates for others, he said.
Obamacare might be safe but still needs fixing
160 days ago
Under the current system, there is no limit on how much health insurance we can receive through an employer with untaxed dollars.
19 states won't run health insurance markets
162 days ago
Nineteen states have turned down the Obama administration's invitation to run the health insurance markets that will begin serving millions of uninsured Americans in less than a year.