WalletHub looked at 100 of the largest U.S. cities and analyzed the cost of five everyday health care staples: a doctor visit, a dentist visit, an optometrist visit, plus common medications like ibuprofen and insulin glargine. Those costs were added together and then compared to the city's median household income.

Flexible spending accounts (FSA) and health savings accounts (HSA) are two different options that “allow you to contribute money tax-free to a savings account dedicated to health care costs,” said Ramsey Solutions. FSAs are only available through employers, while HSAs are offered solely to those enrolled in a high-deductible health plan (HDHP).

(November 5, 2025) – The US Congress’ failure to extend public subsidies for private health insurance threatens the right to health and financial security of millions of people, Human Rights Watch and Oxfam America said today. As open enrollment for ...

Nevadans are bracing for higher health care costs. Republicans in Congress refused to extend expiring pandemic-era subsidies which made Affordable Care Act plans on Nevada Health Link less expensive.

As ACA tax credits expire at year’s end, some Iowans may face higher costs and are turning to membership-based care models expanding statewide.

Dallas doctor says the American health care system is deeply broken. We need a long, sustained effort at reform.

The year 2025 has been one of the most turbulent years in modern U.S. health care. The headlines were explosive, the rhetoric dramatic, and the controversies nonstop. Yet for all the hoopla and upheaval, the medical care Americans receive now, month in and month out, looks no better than what they experienced on Jan. 1 — but far more expensive.

With rising Affordable Care Act premiums, the nonprofit Foundation Communities needed help meeting Austinites' insurance needs. UT business students stepped in.

But Cuban said he had reasons to steer clear of the kind of political language he used before: He feels like he can make a difference on health care by working with both parties, including the Trump administration as it constructs its own direct-to-consumer drug website ( TrumpRx) that could end up directing people to Cost Plus Drugs.