Healthcare costs keep many tied to their jobs. A new decentralized model could expand access to care and improve equity for entrepreneurs, gig workers and employees.

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Economists call it “disintermediation.” Normal people call it “eliminating the middleman.” Whatever term used, there’s widespread concern among brokers that health care reform will push them out of ...

Jacob McDonald knows he’s lucky to have a good health insurance plan through his employer, a tech company. But when his company started to send out emails recently updating employees about their ...

Many Americans are going to have sticker shock when they sign up for health insurance this year. For the roughly half of Americans who get insurance through their work, premiums are set to grow by ...

Whatcom County residents who buy their own Affordable Care Act health insurance will see costs rise by 66% with the expiration of a tax credit, according to a report from U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell.

As the government shutdown continues, Democrats are holding the line and demanding an extension of subsidies for people who rely on the Affordable Care Act for their health insurance. And while people ...

Employers invest millions each year in health benefits, but how many employees truly understand the full range of what’s available to them? With more than half of insured adults reporting that they ...

BLOOM (TAMPA) – Joey Bianco, consultant and insurance broker partner at VIP, joined Gayle Guyardo, host of the globally syndicated health and wellness show Bloom, to explain why supplemental health ...

A well-designed comprehensive policy with adequate sum insured, strong hospitalisation coverage, and preventive health benefits is generally sufficient when you’re healthy.

While there has been an increase in financial independence among women, personal health insurance ownership still lags far ...