Insurance ills put squeeze on consumers
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Anyone who was paying for health insurance in 1988 will remember the last great American health insurance crisis, the one so severe it sparked a national debate on the cost of private insurance
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Potential voters see medical insurance costs -- and lack of insurance -- as a key election concern. By JEAN P. FISHER AND AMY GARDNER, Staff Writers.
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With dental costs rising and employers cutting coverage, an increasing number of working Americans cannot afford to see a dentist even for chronic problems.
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The idea of making coverage compulsory to help reduce the number of uninsured Americans is gaining momentum, but questions remain.
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Workers in small businesses are less likely to receive health insurance from their employers, as premiums rose by 11.2% over the last year.
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Holiday shoppers were not spending as freely as expected, causing worry for many economists and investors.
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The increasing cost of health insurance is putting coverage out of reach for many small to midsize companies and their workers, even though the rise in premiums this year was the lowest increase in eight years.
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CHICAGO  -- Nine out of 10 Americans who tried to   buy their own health insurance failed, either because the price   was too steep or because they were denied coverage due to a   current medical problem, a study said on Thursday.
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It's not very exciting, but everyone needs good insurance.
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Many people who rely on government health insurance for the poor have to search harder to find a doctor and increasingly are going to large practices, a study shows.
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Every day, consumers plunk down millions of dollars for cell phones, computers and high-end electronics that are supposed to make their lives better. And every night, they lie awake worrying that their new PCs or plasma TVs will spontaneously combust the day their warranty expires.
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Consumers face uncertainty over what they will be paying for their gas and electricity this winter.
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More and more people lack health insurance. Don't be one of them.
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Losses for the global insurance industry from the devastating earthquake and tsunami waves in Southeast Asia -- where the death toll is in the tens of thousands -- are likely to be sharply below claims from the hurricanes in Florida this year, as the regions hit over the weekend are generally underinsured, analysts said yesterday.
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As insurers, employers and average Americans grapple with skyrocketing health care bills, a study being published today has found that a small number of illnesses -- many of them preventable
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Home care provider will feel the pinch from lower Medicare reimbursement.
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Consumers were tightfisted with their money amid soaring gasoline costs in August and hurricane-related disruptions last week sent applications for jobless benefits to their highest level in seven months.