Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamila Taylor, Ph.D., leads the Institute for Women's Policy Research. BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2025/05/29: Participant ...

Dave Lantz is no stranger to emergency department or doctor bills. With three kids in their teens and early 20s, “when someone gets sick or breaks an arm, all of a sudden you have thousand-dollar ...

Part of President Donald Trump's budget legislation, the "Big Beautiful Bill," will seek to punish the 14 states that currently offer health coverage to people in the U.S. regardless of immigration ...

A growing number of states are opening taxpayer-funded health insurance programs to immigrants, including those living in the U.S. without authorization, even as Republicans assail President Joe Biden ...

Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a decade, ...

Globally, more people receive the essential health care they need and a smaller share of the population experienced health-related financial hardship compared to two decades ago. However, progress has ...

Almost 700,000 Americans lost Medicaid coverage in one month at the start of this year, according to new enrollment data compiled by KFF. The significant drop in Medicaid enrollment in January from ...

Amid government spending negotiations, President Donald Trump and other GOP leaders are accusing Democrats of demanding free health care for “illegal aliens” in return for their support of a federal ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. At times, he backed up his rhetoric with action. His ...

I received a question this week about what happens when a child “ages out” of a Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) or Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) plan at age 26. Children can remain on ...