The five largest health insurance companies are UnitedHealth Group, Kaiser Permanente, Anthem, Ambetter and HCSC (Blue Cross Blue Shield). UnitedHealth Group, Kaiser Permanente, Elevance (Anthem), ...

Erik J. Martin is a Chicago area-based insurance writer whose articles have been featured in AARP The Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, Reader's Digest, USAA Magazine and other publications. Les ...

New data shows employer-sponsored health insurance costs in California jumped sharply from 2022 to 2025, rising twice as fast ...

Have you recently lost your job, or fear you might, and wonder what’s going to happen to your health insurance? Afraid you’ll be left uninsured? COBRA gives you the power to keep your insurance even ...

Health insurance competition has declined since 2014 and a handful of companies dominate the industry, according to an ...

Discover how company bankruptcy affects employee insurance benefits and coverage. Learn if and how you can retain benefits ...

Learn how pre-existing condition exclusion periods affect health insurance coverage, what limits exist, and how the ACA impacts these exclusions for medical conditions.

You should use a health insurance broker if you want guidance and advice when shopping for coverage. Health insurance brokers are licensed to help you shop for and buy health insurance plans. Brokers ...

If the enhanced credits currently available to Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace enrollees are allowed to expire for 2026 ...

Seattle’s Group Health Cooperative will be acquired by California’s Kaiser Permanente, forming a new region for the giant health-insurance and care provider, which already serves more than 10 million ...

Jean M. Abraham ([email protected]) is the Wegmiller Professor in the Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota–Twin Cities. Anne B. Royalty is a ...