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), ...

Learn how the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) offers health insurance coverage for employees and families after job loss or other qualifying event.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

The Financial Services Institute has launched a program to help advisors, staff and families get what FSI representatives say are affordable, high-quality health insurance plans, with one calling it a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Individuals 65 years old and over who are receiving health insurance through an employer are also eligible for Medicare. Depending on your company’s size, you may choose to enroll in Medicare ...