Short-term care insurance offers coverage for temporary medical needs. Learn about its definition, types, coverage, and costs ...

With a background in journalism and counseling, Penny Min blends analytical research with real-world insight to help readers make informed financial decisions. At Forbes Marketplace, she specializes ...

Options that might seem like alternatives, like fixed indemnities and short-term plans, don’t offer comprehensive medical ...

Short-term insurance plans are typically cheaper than ACA coverage, costing about half as much as a plan sold on state-run marketplaces created by Obamacare. As The Washington Post notes, a ...

For instance, even without congressional intervention, subsidies will not go away entirely. They will be smaller, though, and ...

With the Trump administration rolling back essential health insurance protections and rejecting a national, single-payer health insurance program, America’s race to the bottom continues full steam ...

Retiring before 65 is often fantastic news with one big caveat: your employer health coverage goes away, and there's a gap to fill before Medicare begins. That gap can get expensive fast, especially ...

Learn how pre-existing condition exclusion periods affect health insurance coverage, what limits exist, and how the ACA impacts these exclusions for medical conditions.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steve Vernon, FSA, helps retirees make their money last for life. If you’re contemplating early retirement before Medicare ...

Short-term disability is a type of government-run insurance or employer benefit that gives you income replacement for a temporary period when you are unable to work due to a covered illness, injury, ...