HealthInsuranceCosts Articles

Obama's Health Overhaul Lags in Many States

10:27AM 1/23/2012

Here's a reality check for President Barack Obama's health overhaul: Three out of four uninsured Americans live in states that have yet to figure out how to deliver on its promise of affordable medical care. This is the year that will make or break the health care law. States were supposed to be partners in carrying out the biggest safety net expansion since Medicare and Medicaid, and the White House claims they're making steady progress.

Database Gives Consumers More Transparency on Healthcare Costs

9:00AM 8/12/2011

By Catherine New

Health Care

A new database, created as part of the New York settlement with insurance companies over out-of-network coverage, estimates the cost of a wide range of different procedures. The tool gives consumers a better idea of their expected bills.

Woman slashes $10,000 in medical bills by almost 30%. How you can, too

8:00AM 2/12/2010

By Gina Roberts-Grey

healthcare, Insurance - Health Insurance, Economizer

When she came down with the stomach flu, MaryJane Sullivan, 52, was frightened -- not because she worried that the flu would do her in but rather she didn't think she could afford the trip to the doctor's office. Unfortunately, Sullivan ended up in the ER instead, as a result of dehydration. "I...

Contest winner already had the grand prize -- a year of healthcare

4:00PM 12/17/2009

By Aaron Crowe

healthcare, Careers

In what can best be described as shooting yourself in the foot, the freelance-for-hire Web site Elance has selected a winner in its contest for a grand prize of $10,000 to help pay health insurance premiums for a year -- a guy who works full time and already has health insurance through his...

The House passes historic reform bill despite dissent

6:00PM 11/10/2009

By Bob Cesca

healthcare, Insurance - Health Insurance

If you ask a progressive on the president's left flank, they'll probably tell you that the House health care reform bill that passed the House on Saturday is, in fact, a weak bill with a public option that's doomed to fail. I don't necessarily agree. The bill clamps down hard on insurance companies...