Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a decade, ...

Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a decade, ...

Kaiser Permanente is the largest private nonprofit health care company in the country, and it offers affordable, quality health care. Its bronze plans on the ACA Marketplace have the cheapest average ...

From PPO to HMO, what’s the difference between the 5 most common types of health insurance plans? A woman showing something on a computer screen to a man at a desk. For many Americans, early November ...

Oscar Health offers individual and family, small group health insurance and Medicare Advantage plans in 20 states: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia ...

Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) and Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) plans are Medicare Advantage plans. They differ in their flexibility around seeking medical care. Medicare provides ...

Michael Evans writes about insurance and other finance topics for Investopedia. An insurance industry veteran, he has covered personal finance for more than 20 years for publications including ...

Dental HMO and PPO Insurance Plans offer similar dental benefits. HMOs are a low-cost solution for in-network dentists, while PPOs usually cost more but offer greater flexibility. If you are shopping ...

Lawmakers are zeroing in on MultiPlan, a firm that has helped insurers cut payments while sometimes leaving patients with large bills. By Chris Hamby Chris Hamby has been investigating the lucrative ...

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Earlier this summer, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System announced Blue Shield and Included Health would administer the state workers and retirees’ basic and Medicare PPO plans. The ...

When California announced the state’s popular PPO health insurance plans would be changing administrators from Anthem Blue Cross to Blue Shield of California and Included Health in 2025, Cassandra ...