health insurance

As open enrollment into the Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace is underway, navigators in Central Florida are prepared to hear from a new type of customer.

For snakebite victims, antivenom is critical — and costly. It took more than $200,000 worth of antivenom to save one toddler’s life after he was bitten by a rattlesnake.

Democrats and conservatives are divided over whether the federal health program for people over 65 should be run almost entirely by the private sector.

Congress would need to pass a new law to continue subsidies that has dramatically boosted enrollment. That could cost as much as $335 billion over the next decade, which Republicans have balked at.

Every year, Medicare officials encourage beneficiaries to shop around for their drug coverage. Few take the time. This year, it might be more important than ever.

The open enrollment period began Tuesday and runs through Dec. 7 for 2025 benefits. An AARP drug policy expert says prescription plans are going to be more generous than before.

Details of the insurance agreement is starting to come into focus for Northeast Florida patients. Meantime, an impasse remains in negotiations between United Healthcare and UF Health.

Florida Blue and NCH were able to come to a multiyear hospital-insurer agreement that will keep the Naples-based health system's doctors, hospitals and practices in-network for about 40,000 patients.

People will be able to sign up for 2025 coverage between Oct. 15 and Dec. 7. Experts say the potential changes make it important for shoppers to study closely any coverages they expect to renew.

New court filings and lobbying reports reveal an industry drive to tamp down critics — and retain billions of dollars in overcharges. What is the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services doing about it?