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Insurance coverage, claims, and what to check before you buy.
Consider a retired schoolteacher who bought a long-term care policy in her late 50s, when the premiums seemed like money down the drain. Two decades later, a stroke sends her to a…
4 min read · Updated 2026-10-25When a retired schoolteacher’s long-term care policy used up its benefits, Medicaid was poised to absorb what little money she had left. But a single word on the policy changed…
5 min read · Updated 2026-10-25If you are reading this, there is a good chance you already have auto insurance—and also a good chance you feel you are paying more than you should. You are not alone. Premiums…
7 min read · Updated 2026-10-25If you have auto insurance, you may also suspect that you are paying more than you should. That feeling is common. Premiums have been climbing for years nationwide, driven in part…
6 min read · Updated 2026-10-25A 62-year-old man getting ready to leave work thought he had solved one major retirement expense: he believed he could get an Affordable Care Act health plan for $0 a month. The…
4 min read · Updated 2026-10-25WASHINGTON — The cost of employer-sponsored health insurance climbed again, and so did the deductibles many workers must meet before their plans begin paying most health care…
1 min read · Updated 2026-10-25Dr. Ben Hagopian sees patients through Direct Primary Care. He also made the switch for his family of four, pairing DPC with a medical cost-sharing group. Courtesy of Ben Hagopian.
4 min read · Updated 2026-10-25The first month after a car crash injury can feel chaotic, with medical visits, vehicle repairs, work obligations, and insurance conversations all happening at once. Conduit Law,…
4 min read · Updated 2026-10-25Nearly half of large employers have raised what workers must contribute to health insurance, a move aimed at offsetting higher premiums.
6 min read · Updated 2026-10-25Health costs for federal employees are set to rise next year. Most FEHB plans have increased premiums for 2027, and some are also adjusting benefits in ways that could lead to…
8 min read · Updated 2026-10-23People purchasing Affordable Care Act health insurance are likely to encounter both major and minor changes as open enrollment for 2027 coverage begins. Those changes include…
1 min read · Updated 2026-10-23Employees enrolled in family health plans paid $7,471 in premiums in 2026, up 9% from 2025.
2 min read · Updated 2026-10-22