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In North Carolina and elsewhere, hidden costs have popped up on "fully covered" services ranging from contraception to cancer screening to annual checkups, and it's leaving a growing number of people to cover thousands of dollars out of pocket.
Under a new state law, Massachusetts insurers have to post how much tests and procedures cost at different providers in a consumer-friendly way.
People who have lost significant weight are uneasy about how much to reveal in online dating profiles, and research shows they have good reason to be.
A consumer reporter shares what she learned when getting ready to join the federal health plan for seniors.
KHN consumer columnist Michelle Andrews examines how subsidies for health insurance can be divvied up among family members choosing separate plans and how a miscalculation of the premium will be handled on your taxes.
States and the federal government aim to renew coverage for 15.3 million already signed up on exchanges and Medicaid -- and enroll about 10 million more who are currently uninsured.
Those who held onto plans that didn't comply with the health law may have to choose new ones for 2015, and they could cost more.
Kaiser Health News consumer columnist gives readers some basic information to help them weigh their Medicare options.
They were among 21 states required by Obamacare to broaden eligibility for school-age children.
Fabrizio Mancinelli is among thousands of people in California facing a Sept. 30 deadline to prove they are in the country legally, as required to receive coverage through insurance exchanges.
Once deemed 'uninsurable,' a businesswoman suffering from a chronic condition now has coverage -- and it's not tied to a job or a boyfriend.
The regulation, slated to take effect Oct. 6, is a response to the widespread misuse of these prescription medicines.
Some insurance pros say the administration intended such coverage to meet Obamacare's "minimum value" standard. Others disagree, and the government stays silent.
About three-quarters of the savings will go to hospitals in states that expanded Medicaid.
More than 40 percent of the people who signed up for insurance on Kynect, Kentucky's exchange, used an insurance broker.
More companies will likely mean more competition and lower prices for consumers, HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell said Tuesday.
Supporters of the controversial -- and high-priced -- therapy say more routine coverage would help propel necessary research.
Where did the insurance marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act struggle the most? The answer lies in commerce, not politics.
As the Florida county negotiates health insurance changes with labor unions, it isn't allowed to know the prices its own insurance plan administrator negotiates with providers, even though it's self-insured and the claims are paid with taxpayer dollars.
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