Consumer Driven Health Care

Some Democrats have highlighted the individual marketplaces struggle which stands in contrast to the relative success of the Medicaid expansion as evidence that the country must embrace a public option.

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.