Consumer Driven Health Care

Customers say UnitedHealth had a secret system that allowed it to reap excessive fees.

No one balks when insurers get rebate checks after they actually paid for a drug. But, increasingly, Americans are forced to pay for medication out of their own pockets.

While some states do have some protections in place to keep patients from being buried under overwhelming bills arising out of out-of-network services, many do not.

While many of us are familiar with the emotional toll of mental health conditions, especially when they go untreated, the financial toll is also staggering for both individuals and those they rely on for health care.

Tim Kaine and Mike Pence, who are both religious, broke with their running mates' views on the controversial topic during the vice presidential debate.

According to a Yale University study, doctors are more likely to suggest certain lifestyle of medical advice based on their political leanings.

New brokers entering the field have greatly increased the number of competitors. And their voluntary productivity (especially for traditional employee benefits brokers) has soared. What does this mean for the average broker?

Although research showed 20 Florida hospitals were marking fees up by more than 1,000 percent, the bad publicity didn't stop them from continuing to hike prices on medical services.