Dear Toni: I am retiring in January, when I turn 70 and my wife, Sharon, will be 66. I have heart issues with atrial fibrillation, and Sharon is a diabetic. Last month, we each applied for a long-term care policy and were denied due to our health.

Dan McKee has issued a new executive order aimed at making health care coverage more affordable and lowering the cost of insurance premiums. McKee's executive order, signed on March 12, states that 88% of Rhode Islanders enrolled in the individual market receive federal assistance to help afford health coverage.

The U.S. health insurance industry relies heavily on private markets, but these markets are highly concentrated and are growing more so over time. In a new analysis, researchers document concentration across commercial,

Many people think having health insurance means they're financially protected if something goes wrong. But personal finance expert Suze Orman says that assumption can be dangerous. In a recent post, she reminded readers that insurance doesn't eliminate costs,

As a physician leader, I feel an obligation to respond to what has been said about healthcare providers by executives within the health insurance industry via recently published opinion pieces. ... more

Emanuel is the vice provost for global initiatives and the Diane v.S. Levy and Robert M. Levy university professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Graves is a professor of health policy at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. There is a deadly ...

About 1.5 million people had dropped their Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance plans by early January, according to initial data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The decline comes as enhanced federal subsidies for ACA ...