American's insured population topped 90.9 percent in all or part of 2015, according to U.S. Census data from 2014 to 2016.
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Most people learn what they know about health insurance on the job, when they use their employers' health plans.
Approximately 600,400 military veterans could go without healthcare coverage in 2017 if non-expansion states continue to reject Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, according to research from the Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
A rising number of health insurers are offering coverage for transgender surgeries, increasing access for many who previously could not afford the treatment, The Wall Street Journal reports.
While an increasing number of Americans are comparing healthcare prices using technological platforms, few individuals fully grasp basic health insurance concepts, UnitedHealthcare's Consumer Sentiment Survey found.
Health insurer Medica and provider Briva Health teamed up to provide health insurance education to Minnesota's low-income Medicaid members.
The Department of Defense will now cover gender reassignment surgery for active duty troops if it is deemed medically necessary by their acting physician and approved by senior military health officials, according to the Military Times.
Certain types of healthcare services were avoided by low-income workers who switched to a high-deductible health savings account plan as opposed to high-income workers with the same plan, according a report from the Employee Benefit Research Institute.
Health insurer Cigna's foundation gave $2 million to eight nonprofit partners nationwide who participate in community health navigation.
Uninsured individuals in Illinois' Cook County will receive increased healthcare assistance following the county board's Wednesday approval of an ordinance to create a health expansion program, the Chicago Tribune reports.