Health care costs

Life spans are growing but ‘health spans’ are shrinking

Momo Productions | Digitalvision | Getty Images First, the good news: Americans are living longer than they used to. Now,…

Pesky medical bill? Many people don’t take a key step to manage that debt, study finds

Consumers may feel their medical bills are unyielding, inflexible, set in stone. But that’s not always true: A new study…

This ETF is trying to satisfy appetites for weight loss stocks

Tema ETFs has been capitalizing on the risk appetite for weight loss stocks. It is behind the GLP-1, Obesity &…

A meteoric rise in worker health costs has slowed — but they’re already ‘egregious,’ advisor says

Costs for some key health insurance components have slowed for workers in recent years. While the deceleration is a positive…

Picking health insurance can be tricky: 6 key terms to know as open enrollment starts

Many people will soon be picking their health insurance plans for 2024: November is a common month for workplace open…

This account is like an ‘extra strength’ Roth IRA, advisor says. Here’s when to use it

For savers, choosing how to best allocate money among a stream of account types may seem an impossible task. There…