health care

As the pace of hiring slows and job opportunities dry up, one industry will remain the rare bright spot in an otherwise dismal job market: health care.

Lots of state officials are pressing public employees to shoulder more of their health care and pension costs.

The better shape you're in when you retire, the more you'll have to pay for health care, a report says -- as much as $105,000 more than someone in poor health.

Medical identity theft is a growing problem, and recovering from the theft can be difficult. Here's what to watch for and how to protect yourself.

For millions of uninsured or underinsured Americans, health reform legislation will soon remove some of the barriers preventing them from getting the coverage they need.

The uninsured are the biggest beneficiaries of the bill, which would extend coverage for low-income Americans.

President Obama laid out what he plans to do moving forward with the health care overhaul at the White House. Marketplace's Gregory Warner talks with Kai Ryssdal about the plan, its costs, and what happens next.

In the past five years, the administrations of both parties have tried to reform three big-ticket items: the tax code, health care and Social Security.

With the health care overhaul bill stuck in Congress, insurance companies are grappling with nearly 30 million potential new customers disappearing.

Now it's back to square one in a tough econmy. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.

The possible scaling back of the proposed health care overhaul, one way to cut your heating bills and other consumer-focused items from Thursday's Times.