Learn More about Health Insurance Costs, Medicare and Uninsured Americans (See also Policy)

Find health insurance plans and prices in states that use the state-based marketplace exchanges, instead of the federal healthcare.gov marketplace. Here are the links for 18 states and DC. The [...]

Theoretically, consumers should be able to compare the 2024 star ratings for hundreds of health insurance plans that are part of the Medicare Advantage Part C with Part D drug coverage, and Part [...]

Medicare Prescription Drug Plans – Cost and Quality Ratings for consumers. Compare the prices (monthly premium average cost and annual deductible) for prescription drug coverage through [...]

CMS announced the standard Medicare Part B monthly premium will cost $174.70 (up nearly $10) in 2024 for most beneficiaries ($2,096 per year). The Part B deductible will be $240 (up $14). Part B [...]

CMS announced that the average Medicare Advantage plan (Part C) premium cost will increase by 64 cents in 2024. CMS estimates the average monthly rate will be $18.50 per month (plus what you will [...]

Analysis by the American Hospital Association shows that Medicare and Medicaid under-pay the true cost of hospital care by about $100 billion. This cost ends up being borne by other payers and [...]

Find health insurance coverage estimates as of September 2022, released Jan. 2023. CDC estimates from the National Health Interview Survey show 8.7% of people in US were uninsured as of the 3rd [...]

The Long-Term Uninsured in America report is useful for historical reference. It analyzes the number of people under age 65 without insurance, before Obamacare expanded coverage in 2014. Using [...]

Learn what Medicare covers for colonoscopy or other screens for colon cancer. Annual fecal occult blood tests (FOBTs) are free under Medicare. Other more expensive colon cancer screening tests [...]

Mercer’s annual National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans, estimates that the total health insurance benefit cost increased 3.2% in 2022, to an average of $15,013 per employee. [...]