How health insurers get a free pass to deny coverage from a 52-year-old law meant to protect worker pensions
A little-known law called ERISA bars millions of patients from suing for damages when health insurers wrongly deny claims.
July 02, 2026A little-known law called ERISA bars millions of patients from suing for damages when health insurers wrongly deny claims.
July 02, 2026
Research shows that losing coverage, even temporarily, tends to make people less healthy, and it exposes them to financial losses.
July 13, 2026
After devastating diagnosis, insurance company wouldn’t cover New Hampshire child’s wheelchair
July 09, 2026
Companies offering Obamacare health insurance plans next year are requesting payment rates representing a 14% median increase to premiums over 2026 rates,
July 08, 2026
New federal figures show that about 3 million fewer people had Affordable Care Act health insurance plans in February compared with the same time last year
June 27, 2026
Former President Barack Obama’s influence in his presidential museum runs deep, from the Chicago location to the textured stone adorning its dramatic tower, art installations and a striped reading chairs that resemble ones in his own home
June 04, 2026
More Americans are dropping out or being kicked off Obamacare health insurance for non-payment than in past years, according to data
May 28, 2026
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has defeated four-term Sen. John Cornyn in a massively expensive, drawn-out U.S. Senate primary race
May 26, 2026
The Trump administration has fired the two leaders of an influential health group that determines when insurance must provide free preventive care like mammograms for millions of Americans
May 21, 2026
Nationwide enrollment in the Affordable Care Act marketplace could drop by nearly 5 million people this year
May 19, 2026
Why Xavier Becerra is rising in the California governor’s race
April 28, 2026
The sidelining by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.
April 02, 2026
Three questions can help patients get a better handle on drug and health care options. But many Americans still hold back from asking providers for information.
April 10, 2026
The task force that shapes Americans’ preventive care has not met in a year. Doctors now worry it’s being ‘abandoned’ by HHS
March 04, 2026
To lower health care costs, the Trump administration will have to wrangle a complex system fraught with competing interests.
February 11, 2026
Analilia Mejia and Tom Malinowski locked in a tight Democratic primary for US House from New Jersey
February 05, 2026
There's broad bipartisan support in Congress for reviving federal health care subsidies that expired at the beginning of the year
January 17, 2026
What we know about Trump’s ‘Great Health Care Plan’
January 16, 2026
President Donald Trump has announced the outlines of a health care plan he wants Congress to take up
January 15, 2026
Trump unveils health care framework aimed at lowering costs in latest affordability push
January 15, 2026
The final day to select Affordable Care Act health insurance for the year has arrived across much of the country
January 15, 2026
The ongoing debate over health care in the U.S. remains as contentious as ever
January 15, 2026
Fewer Americans are signing up for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans this year
January 13, 2026
Fear of Trump’s wrath ripples through House GOP
January 09, 2026