Healthcare costs keep many tied to their jobs. A new decentralized model could expand access to care and improve equity for entrepreneurs, gig workers and employees.

Many employers responded to rising health insurance costs by scaling back pay increases, the New York Fed found.

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Family health insurance premiums on average have jumped to $26,993 annually, with a 6% spike in 2025—marking the steepest increases in two decades. The cost now rivals a new Toyota Corolla hybrid as ...

What happens if you lose your workplace health care coverage? It's an extremely common problem. Employer-provided insurance is America's most prevalent form of health care coverage, with nearly half ...

The cost of employer-provided health insurance has surged for a third straight year, with the annual cost of a family plan approaching $27,000, a new survey from the nonprofit KFF indicates. That's ...

Open enrollment — the annual window when employees can adjust their benefits — may deliver sticker shock this year. Workers are likely to pay between 6% to 7% more for their 2026 employer-sponsored ...

The cost of employer-sponsored health insurance in California rose at twice the pace of inflation over the past three years, squeezing workers’ paychecks and small businesses alike. More than 17 ...

Dr. Cooper is an associate professor of public health and economics at Yale. The debate over whether to extend the expanded Affordable Care Act subsidies has consumed lawmakers over the past two ...