Those in the benefits industry know the strategy by a different name: reference-based pricing.

Consumers who use alternative portals don't have the same experience as applicants accessing state or federal markets, a new report says.

Although government workers won't lose their health insurance, an unknown number are in limbo, they're still unable to make important changes.

Brokers can see commissions on short-term health insurance policies hit 20 percent or more.

As balance billing becomes more common, courts have stepped in to mediate cases and determine what "average market price" a hospital can actually charge.

The efforts are dramatically reshaping the ACA and the individual insurance market to one that looks more as it did before the 2010 law.

After two years of double-digit price hikes, the average ACA premium will drop by 1.5 percent for 2019. What's behind the drop?

Health researchers and advocates have identified a number of potential solutions that could tackle the problem of balance billing. Take a look.