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As all-inclusive health insurance gets closer to becoming a reality under the Affordable Care Act, some women are still struggling to acquire the coverage they need, according to recent reports. In particular, young women who are covered under a parent’s health policy are not necessarily entitled to maternity coverage, something that the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) is [...]

Accepting health insurance as a form of payment is no longer on the agenda for a family practice doctor in Maine, according to a new report from Bangor Daily News. After feeling restricted by insurance companies for years, he decided the best way to care for his patients is to refuse health coverage and charge a flat [...]

As you prepare to give birth to your little bundle of joy in the next few months, weeks or days, you are likely running through a huge to-do list: Diapers? Check. Formula? Check. More diapers? Check!

As the final effective date for the health care reform law draws near, many Americans are still not feeling confident that it will benefit them. According to a CNN/ORC International poll released on Monday, the majority of Americans are opposed to the Affordable Care Act.

The concept of health insurance rejection is not familiar to everyone. Many people are able to secure coverage without worry, but for others the feeling of being denied is all too familiar.

With the full implementation of health care reform taking effect in the coming months, U.S. employers have expressed concern about the possibility of rising health care costs, according to a survey released on Thursday. Despite this concern, however, almost all employers plan to continue offering health insurance benefits to their full-time workers.

As health care costs continue to increase, a rising number of U.S. employers are passing those costs on to their workers. But according to a new study, obese workers may be taking the brunt of those costs, which is why employers are offering incentives to not only lose weight but reduce their financial burden.

As the Obama administration readies itself to accept millions of Americans into its sizable health care plan, it continues to work out the kinks. One of the biggest issues it has faced recently was its 21-page health insurance application that consumers criticized for being too long and complicated. With so few fully understanding the new Affordable Care Act as [...]

Americans still struggle to hold on to health insurance, according to a new study released by the Commonwealth Fund. The New York-based research firm revealed last week that a whopping 55 million people (30 percent of the population) went without insurance for at least part of 2012.

Maintaining health insurance has been a struggle for cities across the country, according to new data released by Gallup and Healthways. But while the overall number of Americans with coverage has improved slightly, four California metropolitan areas are among those examined where residents struggle to access affordable health care and have the lowest percentages of coverage in the nation.