Health insurers seek double-digit rate hikes for 2016, report finds

Some states have already approved hikes as high as 36% as firms seek increases for a third of the health insurance plans listed on the Obamacare exchange

My wife’s £10,000 bill for cancer treatment makes me appreciate the NHS

Faced with the huge cost of vital healthcare in South Africa, I’ve realised how lucky we are to have the NHS in the UK. We must fight to protect it

Our son has a rare, life-threatening genetic disorder. Help us find a cure

Hyper IgM keeps Idan’s three-year-old immune system from working, but we hope that finding other sufferers will generate momentum to save him

American doctors are over-reliant on medical tests and patients pay the price

As the availability and costs of medical technologies has grown, so has the indiscriminate use of expensive tests that are not needed

Dr Now: the smartphone app that puts you in touch with a GP – for a fee

New rash of apps exploit gaps in overstretched NHS by offering subscribers virtual consultation with a GP

Health insurers push states for premium hikes as Americans play guinea pigs

With rates poised to increase, there are more questions than answers in what amounts to a giant economic experiment – but don’t panic just yet

Revised Obamacare contraception rule still violates religious beliefs, says group

Healthcare law changes make it easier for religious organizations to deny employees birth control but most forms must still be covered at no cost

Healthcare heals the sick. Better pay keeps them healthy in the first place

Broader insurance access is great, but it’s more effective to prevent people from getting sick – and socioeconomic equality helps do that

‘We blame the sick for being expensive’: the mother whose baby cost AOL $1m

After AOL’s CEO told employees he was cutting retirement benefits partly because of the cost of Deanna Fei’s ‘distressed baby’, the mother fought back