Health Care

Here’s How Much More Your Health Insurance Will Cost Next Year

By Beth Braverman

Consumers who get health insurance through their jobs won’t see rate hikes in the double digits like those on the Obamacare exchanges, but they’ll still see the cost of health care go up.
Will Health Savings Accounts Be the New 401(k)?

By Mark Miller, Reuters

If HSAs are to play a major role financing healthcare, they will need to be more robust and less expensive - and more transparent to consumers shopping for the best deals.
New Republican Plan to Repeal Obamacare Gets an Ugly Score From CBO

By Rob Garver

The latest act in the legislative Kabuki surrounding Republican attempts to do away with the Affordable Care Act was the release by the Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday of the Obamacare Repeal...
Most Patients Can’t Pay a $500 Hospital Bill

By Angelica LaVito, CNBC

More than two-thirds of patients aren't paying their entire hospital bills, and that number could increase to 95 percent by 2020, according to a study from TransUnion , a company that helps hospitals...
Where Do You Store Your Medical Info? Apple Wants It to Be Your iPhone

By Christina Farr, CNBC

Imagine turning to your iPhone for all your health and medical information — every doctor's visit, lab test result, prescription and other health information, all available in a snapshot on your...

Here's How Much More You’ll Pay for Health Insurance Next Year

By Bertha Coombs, CNBC

Large employers aren't looking to make big changes in worker health coverage next year, no matter what happens with health policies in Washington. But they are not letting up on pushing employees to...
How Rising Health Care Costs Could Hurt Your Retirement

By Tom Anderson, CNBC

Skyrocketing health costs don't just make it harder for you now — they can diminish your retirement, too. More than 60 percent of employees said they are contributing less to their 401(k) plans...
Is Your New Medical Device Vulnerable to Hackers?

By Beth Braverman

The introduction of new, smart technology to the medical field has amazing life-saving potential for patients, but it also introduces a serious new risk: hacking.
Why You Should Think Twice Before Drinking That Can of Soda

By Barbara Moran

New research suggests that excess sugar—especially the fructose in sugary drinks—might damage your brain.
One Major Obamacare Insurance Company Is Close to Break Even This Year

By Eric Pianin

Despite high premiums and diminished consumer choices that might deter consumers from enrolling in Obamacare, a new financial analysis concludes that the individual health insurance market has shaken...

The Healthiest States in America 2017

By Beth Braverman

If your New Year’s resolution is to get healthy in 2017, you may have better luck in some parts of the country than others. Your best bet is Hawaii, which for the fifth year in a row has ranked first...
Outraged by Spiking Drug Prices, Congress Tiptoes Around Price Controls

By Eric Pianin

A bipartisan Senate Aging Committee report on predatory drug pricing released on Wednesday highlights a now familiar rogue’s gallery of pharmaceutical companies --including Turing and Valeant –- that...
Want to Pay Less than Half for Your Meds? Join the Throngs and Try Canada

By Eric Pianin

President-elect Donald Trump broke with GOP orthodoxy during the 2016 campaign by endorsing the idea of opening U.S. borders to the re-importation of cheaper drugs from Canada and other countries as...
US Death Rate From Heroin and Opioid Abuse Rages Out of Control

By Eric Pianin

After prolonged debate, Congress recently passed a $1 billion bill including funds to combat a rampant epidemic of opioid and heroin addiction in practically every region of the country. The...
Women Need to Save More for Health Care in Retirement Than Men: Here’s Why – and How Much

By Beth Braverman

Since they’re more likely to work fewer years and earn less money, women are already at a disadvantage to men when it comes to retirement savings. Compounding that discrepancy, women typically live...

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