Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joshua Cohen is a Boston-based writer who covers health policy. Most Americans enrolled in employer-sponsored commercial insurance ...

Historically marginalized communities can often experience disparities when it comes to accessing quality mental health care. Obstacles can include geographical limitations, stigma, and the cost of ...

Digital inclusion offers pathways to health equity by expanding access to the formal health care sector and supporting independent health management. Yet poverty- and education-related disparities ...

Open enrollment has begun for many employees, as well as consumers using Affordable Care Act and Medicare health insurance plans. Health care premiums are rising 6.5% on average for employees, ...

There are several barriers to mental health treatment for minority populations. Barriers can reduce or prevent access to effective care, leading to negative mental health outcomes. Several ...

Gender bias can cause healthcare professionals to provide lower quality care to women. Learning to self-advocate in healthcare settings can help women participate in their care and receive equitable ...

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 ...

Nearly seven months after the fatal shooting of an insurance CEO in New York drew widespread attention to health insurers’ practice of denying or delaying doctor-ordered care, the largest U.S.

The US health-care system is reaching its breaking point. Individuals, families, employees, employers, and public and private health insurance funders are all spending more for health care every year, ...

Washington — The Senate is set to take a long-anticipated vote on a Democratic health care proposal this week, a key tenet of the deal to end the government shutdown. But the measure is unlikely to ...