Consumer Driven Health Care

Nearly 50 percent of health customers are willing to pay more for quality customer service — a factor U.S. health insurers need to address to effectively compete for new clients — according to a new survey.

The "golden years" may lose some luster for many baby boomers worried about the financial pressures that come with age

Because of the “use it or lose it” provision,many consumers have been wary to enroll in these FSAs for fear of losing their hard-earned dollars.

Information is a word that's bandied about in no small measure in this country when the subject of health care comes up.

A brisk walk may not just keep your body in shape, it will help keep your mind sharp, too.

If you participate in health savings accounts, then odds are you think more about retirement. Analysis from Fidelity Investments claims 401(k) participants with an HSA accrued more than twice as much in their 401(k)s as the average participant.

The average per capita cost of health care services covered by commercial insurance and Medicare programs increased by 5.58 percent over the 12-months ending May 2011, according to data from Standard & Poor’s Healthcare Economic Composite Index.

The cost of medical care for people in employer-sponsored health plans rose at an annualized rate of 3.8 percent in the first quarter of 2011, according to the Thomson Reuters Healthcare Spending Index for Private Insurance.