Health Insurance
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Iowa insurers seek premium hikes for 2027
Five Iowa insurers filed their 2027 rate requests. Four want double-digit increases—and the tables explaining why are redacted. Enrollment already dropped 17% this year.
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More Americans are surviving cancer. But the mental health challenges can persist.
Long after completing treatment, many survivors face lingering mental health challenges that go unaddressed.
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Appanoose County supervisor says he had no warning before Centerville clinic closure, no contingency plan for replacing it
An Appanoose County supervisor said he found out about the Centerville clinic closure the same way everyone else did: by reading the news. He said there is no backup plan.
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EXCLUSIVE: Zach Wahls’ healthcare plan takes aim at Medicaid cuts, Iowa’s cancer crisis
The Iowa Senate Democrat is making healthcare the centerpiece of his Senate campaign, pinning rising premiums and rural hospital closures directly on Republican Ashley Hinson.
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It’s 2026 and you’re uninsured. Now what?
Health policy changes in Washington will ripple through the country, resulting in millions of Americans losing their Medicaid or Affordable Care Act coverage and becoming uninsured. But there are still ways to find care.
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Why health insurance is so expensive this year — and what you can do about it.
This year’s Obamacare open enrollment period, which started Nov. 1 in most states, is full of uncertainty and confusion for the more than 24 million people who buy health insurance through the federal and state Affordable Care Act marketplaces.
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So your insurance dropped your doctor. Now what?
Nationwide, contract disputes are common, with more than 650 hospitals having public spats with an insurer since 2021. They could become even more common as hospitals brace for about $1 trillion in cuts to federal health care spending prescribed by President Donald Trump’s signature legislation signed into law in July.
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A new car vs. health insurance? Average family job-based coverage hits $27K
With the federal shutdown entering its fourth week, spurred by a stalemate over the cost of health insurance for 22 million Americans on Affordable Care Act plans, a new report shows that over 154 million people with coverage through an employer also face steep price hikes — and that the situation is likely to get…
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Fighting a health insurance denial? Here are 7 tips to help
To control costs, nearly all health insurers use a system called prior authorization, which requires patients or their providers to seek approval before they can get certain procedures, tests, and prescriptions.
