Source: flickr user 401kcalculator.org. Exclusive provider organization plans, or EPOs, are a form of health insurance that attempts to rein in costs by limiting insurance coverage to a select group ...

What's in a name? When it comes to health plans sold on the individual market, these days it's often less than people think. The lines that distinguish HMOs, PPOs, EPOs and POS plans from one another ...

Dec. 25--A relatively new type of insurance plan, one that offers lower premiums but a limited network of doctors, has health care experts worried about the lack of consumer protections in place to ...

Jay Pignatello thought he and his two children were adequately covered by his health plan. But when he put the policy to the test, he learned the hard way that they didn’t have the coverage he thought ...

It's that time of year when we all seem to be mired in alphabet soup -- and not the kind you eat. Open enrollment for benefits plans is here, and that includes choosing health insurance coverage. As ...

Hunting for the right health insurance plan outside the workplace used to involve a much lower risk of losing hair - from tearing it out in frustration. If a shopper could get coverage, the chain of ...

The recent release of California's 2015 health insurance rates for plans that will be sold through the statewide marketplace, Covered California, offers consumers a jump start on shopping for next ...

Exclusive provider organization plans, or EPOs, are a form of health insurance that attempts to rein in costs by limiting insurance coverage to a select group of healthcare providers. Unlike PPOs and ...

The potential dangers of EPO plans have caught the attention of John Huff, the state’s top insurance regulator. In July and September, Huff blocked UnitedHealth from offering two such group health ...