The caps are mandated by the Inflation Reduction Act. No Medicare patient will pay more than $2,000 out of pocket for prescription drugs.

Workers’ contributions follow trend of wages and inflation, but in a weaker labor market, businesses will have more leeway to reduce spending.

The decision is a win for tribal self-governance, but puts new pressure on the Indian Health Service’s already stretched federal budget.

People who left during during the pandemic are still being replaced. Providers struggle to fill the gaps as demand steadily rises.

Pet insurance is expensive and might not cover as much as owners think it will, especially for older pets or those with preexisting conditions.

The tactic helps insurance companies counter high drug prices, but patient advocates are working to ban them. 

Older generations are spending down their nest eggs and leaving smaller inheritances to adult children, writer Annie Logue explains.

In “Fragmented,” Dr. Ilana Yurkiewicz writes about health care providers’ struggles to access medical information and how it impacts patients.

During the COVID public health emergency, states couldn’t kick anyone off Medicaid. Now, that continuous enrollment is coming to an end.

The U.S. is the only wealthy country in the world that doesn’t guarantee workers a single day of paid leave.