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Companies have slowed enrollment in high-deductible health coverage as a strong job market gives workers bargaining power over pay and benefits.

An increasing number of Democratic elected officials and candidates have endorsed Medicare For All, but many are still wary.

The patenting of a small change in an existing drug is part of a tried-and-true strategy of enveloping products with a series of protective patents.

The old coverage duration limit was three months. Now, the limit is 364 days. Issuers and distributors hope for a big increase in sales.

"Rising health care costs absolutely remain a burden for employers, but they're a bigger problem for workers," says KFF president Drew Altman.

Between 2016 and 2017, the average family premium increased 5.5 percent to $18,687. Here's where the increases were greatest.