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.

About 8% of Americans were uninsured in 2024, a rate that held fairly steady over the preceding year, according to new federal data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Ninety-two percent were enrolled ...

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

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Colorado’s uninsured rate for children rose in 2024 as the COVID-19 public health emergency ended and kids dropped off Medicaid. About 6% of people under 19 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

Let's review the average health insurance premiums between the ages of 62 to 65, other factors affecting premiums, and how to save for future health expenses.