Multiple states have added public option health plans to their state insurance marketplaces, with mixed results. Experts say ...

Health insurance is viewed as a necessary evil. No one wants to be faced with thousands of dollars of healthcare costs for an unexpected medical emergency. Firmly entrenched in the health care system ...

Private health insurance premiums will be going up in 2026 — in some cases, by a lot. Congressional Democrats and Republicans remain deadlocked on health care reform, following disagreements over ...

Health care spending in the US reached $4.9 trillion and increased 7.5 percent in 2023, growing from a rate of 4.6 percent in 2022. In 2023, the insured share of the population reached 92.5 percent, ...

The November 2025 issue of Health Affairs features articles on a variety of topics, including different aspects of Medicaid enrollment in the wake of the unwinding of COVID-19-era protections, ...

Private health insurance premiums will be going up in 2026—in some cases, by a lot. Congressional Democrats and Republicans remain deadlocked on health care reform, following disagreements over ...