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...

Why That Painkiller Will Be a Lot Harder to Get

By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News

Patients who use drugs containing hydrocodone as a pain reliever or cough suppressant are going to have to jump through more hoops to get them starting next month. The Drug Enforcement Administration...
Why the Soda Industry Is Still Full of Hot Air

By Marine Cole

Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Dr. Pepper Snapple have committed to reduce calories in their sodas by 20 percent by 2025 – but for health advocates, this isn’t nearly enough to seriously address the issue of...
Nursing Home Surveillance Raises Hue and Cry

By Jenni Bergal, Stateline

Over the years, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has consistently heard “horror stories” about the abuse or neglect of nursing home residents. Now she is trying to bring such cruelty out of the...
More Issuers to Offer Obamacare Plans Next Year

By Beth Braverman

Consumers buying insurance via the Obamacare exchanges will have more policies to choose from next year, as 25 percent more issuers offer plans. A report released yesterday by the Department of...
Will Ebola Patients in U.S. Be Compromised by Regulations?

By Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters

Hospitals in the U.S. may be unprepared to safely dispose of the infectious waste generated by any Ebola virus disease patient to arrive unannounced in the country, potentially putting the wider...

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