More than half of working-age adults get their health insurance through an employer, but in many states premium contributions and deductibles take a significant bite out of household incomes.

Key Takeaways The average American aged 45 to 54 spent $6,748 on health insurance. This average masks huge variation: the top ...

Late last month, actuaries at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released their latest projections of 10-year national health care spending trends (from 2024–2033). The June 25 Health ...

Health insurance costs are rising even faster than the current 2.7 percent annual inflation rate, and experts expect double-digit surges in 2026. A major consequence of spiking prices is that a ...

To find the best short-term health insurance company, we collected quotes from short-term health plans and dug into short-term plan coverage information, including coverage maximums, deductibles and ...

Medicaid ensures that people of all ages have access to the health care they need, covering 2 in 5 children, 1 in 6 non-elderly adults, and 1 in 7 seniors nationwide.

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, “Health Policy at a Crossroads,” produced with the support of the Commonwealth Fund and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

A new report found that nearly 10% of median household income in Missouri and Kansas goes toward deductibles and premiums. At that level, economists say those households are underinsured.

Health insurance for working families in West Virginia is increasingly becoming unaffordable, even for those covered through ...