UnitedHealthcare

Major insurers -- Humana, Kaiser Permanente, UnitedHealthCare, and WellPoint -- announced they will extend insurance to those graduating from college and soon to be kicked off their parents' health insurance plans. Officially, the new healthcare reform law requires health insurers to allow young...

When you think about whether or not you want the insurance companies or the government making decisions about the health care you receive, you probably quickly answer neither. But unfortunately, that's not an option unless you can afford to pay for all your health choices out of pocket without...

Advocates for lower cost health care have for some time argued that arming consumers with data about the costs of medical procedures would help drive down prices. Insurers, however, have kept a tight lid on what they pay doctors and other health care providers, arguing that such information is...