Health Insurance
Like all forms of insurance, health insurance operates by pooling the resources of a group of people who face similar risks. This creates a common fund that members can draw upon when needed. Each person in the group pays a certain amount, called a premium, every month. These premiums are used to cover the medical expenses of group members who become sick or injured.
In recent years, the availability and affordability of health insurance in the United States has become the subject of much debate. About one in seven Americans has no health insurance at all, and for many people who are insured, the cost of coverage is a financial hardship. This situation has…>> (read more)
Health Insurance in the News
Last year, a survey conducted by the Gilmore Research Group and commissioned by CodeBlueNow! sampled the opinions of registered voters in Iowa regarding health care. (1) The demographic mix…>> (read more)
Byline: Victoria Colliver; Chronicle Staff Writer
State regulators ordered on Thursday the immediate reinstatement of 26 health insurance policies for consumers who were wrongly stripped of them,…>> (read more)
Byline: Victoria Colliver; Chronicle Staff Writer
The House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would require health insurers to cover treatments for addiction and mental conditions…>> (read more)
Health Insurance Statistics
Children's health insurance coverage by presence of parents and selected characteristics, March 2002
