Health Care

Health care reform may provide a few jolts, such as the "Cadillac" tax hitting the jalopy set.

Dave Says: Health insurance can significantly reduce your health-care bills, but is getting supplemental insurance worth the added costs?

In October, the health insurance landscape will change dramatically as health insurance exchanges begin selling plans. Here's a look at what's coming. 

Humana's 2Q  profit rose 18% as membership grew and premiums increased. 

The No. 2 U.S. drugmaker revealed considerably shy second-quarter revenues Tuesday, but profits narrowly surpassed Wall Street's view. 

More insurance rebates are on the way thanks to health care reform. How much might you get?

UnitedHealth posted a bigger-than-expected rise in second-quarter earnings more people enrolled in its government-backed and private plans. 

There are times you don't have to worry about paying on your long-term care insurance policy.

There are times you don't have to worry about paying on your long-term care insurance policy.

Health insurers may pay for preventive surgery but not for rarer genetic testing.

These afflictions could cause your life insurance rates to soar, but you can mitigate the risk.

While many Americans choose to forgo banks today, the new health-insurance law may pose problems to those without checking accounts. Here's why.

Insurers market an alternative to long-term care insurance -- learn the pros and cons of this coverage.

You may have ways to deal with pricey long-term care insurance besides bailing on your policy.

While the number has declined, a large segment of Americans with health insurance are still covered through their employers. As a result, many of the metro areas with low health insurance coverage have high unemployment rates.

Federal law mandates "zero cost" contraception, but don't put away your checkbook just yet.

Starting next year health-care reform will require most Americans to have health insurance. But how will Uncle Sam even know if you have coverage?

Health insurance exchanges, or marketplaces, are a key component of health reform law, but few people know what they are and how they work.

Rising health costs will siphon a large share of retirees' incomes,??crimping their lifestyles.

It would be a happier, healthier world if we could add our extended family to our health plans. But health insurers have to draw the lines somewhere. Here's a look at those lines.