As much as payers are hoping to expand the acceptance of using value-based insurance design (VBID), consumers are still distrustful of what insurance companies deem as high-quality services.

House Democrats will begin considering legislation to lower drug prices at a hearing next week, moving forward on one of their top priorities, according to people familiar with the plan.

The sweeping health-care law created nearly a decade ago to put insurance within reach of more Americans has left significant holes in the ability of older, middle-class people to afford coverage, particularly in rural areas, according to a new analysis.

Aon Plc is considering an offer to buy rival insurance brokerage Willis Towers Watson Plc, according to people familiar with the matter, in what could be the industry’s largest ever merger.

Assemblyman David Chiu and state Sen. Scott Wiener, both of San Francisco, announced a bill Monday that would prevent public hospitals from charging emergency room patients whose insurance won't cover their medical bills. This practice is called “balance billing,” and according to Chiu, it’s costing Californians thousands of dollars.

WHILE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS ARE FIGHTING TO BE CLASSIFIED AS EMPLOYEES WITH BENEFITS, SOME INDIE WORKERS WHO HAD THEIR DAY IN COURT, WERE DEEMED MISCLASSIFIED AND ARE NOW WORKING “9 TO 5” WANT THEIR FREEDOM BACK.