Broker Regulation

The slow-motion collapse of the ACA was an avoidable crisis. The question, now that it is happening, is whether President Donald Trump and Congress want to work together to contain it.

Poor living conditions and nutrition, unhealthy and stressful work environments, large income inequalities and other factors have been linked to poor health in the U.S., and all of them disproportionately affect low-income populations.

It's not as high as the 18 percent hike they requested last year, but the 16.6 percent health insurers are asking for is still a substantial increase in cost for New Yorkers who dont get help from subsidies under the ACA.

As the elderly and ill are increasingly being encouraged to die at home, both because of the hospice benefit and because of cost-saving measures, family caregivers are the ones who bear the burden.

Anthem, which currently oversees Affordable Care Act plans for about 1.1 million people in 14 states, is one of the largest of the multi-state insurers that hasnt pulled back sharply from selling individual plans in the ACA.

What's worse, 56 percent of Americans don't think they'll have affordable health insurance in the future.