Private health insurance costs are going up. A complete guide to your coverage options

Private health insurance premiums will be going up in 2026 – in some cases, by a lot. Congressional Democrats and Republicans ...
Opinion

How To Simplify Health Insurance In The U.S.

Dividing Americans into multiple risk pools increases health care costs. And it limits the ability to debate an insurance system almost nobody understands.
KJCT

New Colorado mental health coverage law takes effect

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) -A new Colorado law taking effect Wednesday will require private health insurance companies to ...

Polk County Health Department to stop billing private insurance Jan. 1

Starting Jan. 1, the Polk County Health Department will stop billing private insurance, a move officials say helps focus care ...
The Conversation

Will my private health insurance cover my surgery? What if my claim is rejected?

Yuting Zhang has received funding from the Australian Research Council (future fellowship project ID FT200100630), Department of Veterans' Affairs, the Victorian Department of Health, National Health ...

Polk County Health Department won't bill private health insurance beginning Jan. 1

The change comes as the department hopes to focus resources on serving those who are uninsured or underinsured.
The Conversation

Should we scrap private health insurance rebates and direct the funding to public hospitals?

If you’re one of the 45% of Australians with private health insurance, chances are the government pays, or has paid, a proportion of your premiums via rebates. Taxpayer spending on these private ...