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Freelance writer Cindy Richards buys insurance on the 'individual market' - from a broker - to cover herself and her son and daughter. Her husband had to buy a policy separately. Between them, they pay $500 a month in premium costs and have a yearly deductible of over $10,000. She believes it's "too difficult" to get health insurance in America.
The cornerstone of Atlanta medical care strives to turn a corner, but fight over dialysis center underscores difficulties of meeting increasing demands in a poor economy.
Miami seniors will still pay nothing for coverage; rates to rise in New York and Philadelphia.
Fewer than half of all graduating medical students say they have a good sense of how to navigate health care systems or the economics of practicing medicine, according to a new study.
For employers, the Senate Finance Committee health bill says size matters. Small businesses that don't offer coverage would get tax credits while the bigger ones could face fines.
For some Americans, insurance is what it's supposed to be: coverage when you need it. Dave Koenig, 49, has a job with good benefits. Still, he thinks some aspects of the insurance industry should be changed to protect patients from losing coverage. Employer-Based Insurance Explained | Video Profile
As a part of our "Are You Covered?" series, KHN and NPR examine employer-sponsored health insurance.
Dave Koenig gets private insurance through his employer and couldn't be happier. As a conservative, he thinks private health care is the way to go, but he supports some changes to the insurance industry to protect patients from losing their coverage.
Between the two of them, Martha Martin and her husband Jim work five part-time jobs, but still can't afford health insurance. Last year, the Martins spent 45 percent of their $44,500 income on health insurance premiums and medical bills. Part of our series "Are You Covered?" co-produced with NPR.
At least 25 million Americans are underinsured - their health benefits don't adequately cover their health costs. The major proposals being debated in Congress would require insurers to provide a minimum set of benefits, which would take care of most patients' needs.
To get to universal coverage in a fiscally sound way, we need to come up with a "chronic care bailout" plan. The way to do this is through health payment reform.
Some analysts are praising Sen. Max Baucus' health overhaul as a good start on a tough task but they worry that key provisions will be weakened during debate.
For two families, "gold-plated" health insurance has made a huge difference in the health care they receive. But it's not always the rich who get these benefits, and they worry about what a possible tax on plans would do to their health coverage.
One of the central issues in the health reform debate is how much Americans should be expected to spend on insurance before getting help from the government.
Employers are passing on more of the expense of rising health insurance costs to their workers through higher deductibles and co-payments, according to new survey.
In the heated, political back-and-forth of the health care debate, doctors' voices aren't always heard. A new, comprehensive nationwide survey finds that 73 percent of doctors support the inclusion of a public option.
President Obama said in his speech Wednesday that most of his health care plan "can be paid for by finding savings within the existing health care system." Economists say there are ways to squeeze savings out of the existing health care system, but they might not make people happy.
Several states are implementing "medical home" programs, which shifts the health care system from emphasizing acute care for emergencies, such as heart attacks and strokes, to one focusing more on treating - or preventing - chronic illnesses.
Health economists say their "failsafe" proposal would keep health care spending from growing.
Policymakers are looking for ways to trim medical spending. In a single procedure, a cardiologist might throw away two heart stents that cost $2,000 apiece. That's just part of providing proper care, the doctor says - it's the economics of precision and technological advance. This story comes from our partner NPR News.
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