Health care costs

Sdi Productions | E+ | Getty ImagesMany people will soon be picking their health insurance plans for 2024: November is a common month for workplace open enrollment, and the public marketplace opens Nov. 1.But choosing a health plan can be…

Cassie Jupin grew up wanting to be a nurse. She set her sights on a job at St. Peter's Health Partners hospital in Albany, New York, and landed a position in the same maternity ward where she was born."Knowing that I can come back to work…

As premiers mull their response to the Liberal government’s multibillion-dollar health funding proposal, health-care workers are urging government leaders to work quickly to finalize a deal. Dr. Alika Lafontaine, president of the…

As premiers gather in Ottawa for a high-stakes health summit, a majority of Canadians say they want to see more funding for health care — but many also want plans attached to increased spending amid concerns about how provinces…

Premiers have expressed optimism about striking an improved national health funding deal with the federal government, ahead of next week’s meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. British Columbia Premier David Eby said in Ottawa…

Canada’s 13 premiers say they “expect” to get a commitment from Ottawa to increase its share of health-care funding to 35 per cent, setting the stage for a possibly contentious first ministers’ meeting with Prime Minister Justin…

Residents drop off Covid-19 PCR tests at a testing site run by the Centers for Disease Control, Federal Emergency Management Agency and eTrueNorth in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 5, 2022.Eric Lee | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWhen Christopher…

Teresa HardingSource: Teresa HardingIt took three months for Teresa Harding to open her termination letter."I couldn't look at it," Harding, 47, said. For seven years, she'd worked at a pain management center in Lexington, Kentucky. "I…

ronnachaipark | iStock | Getty ImagesHealth-care expenses can often be unpredictable and unwelcome.However, depending on your situation, there may be strategies you can employ that make those outlays a bit less financially painful.Because…

Americans look to the country's most powerful bank, the Federal Reserve, to combat inflation."I think our biggest problem, at least for the foreseeable future, is high inflation," Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, told…