HSAs are tax-advantaged savings accounts for medical expenses that can accumulate funds through contributions. They can be invested after reaching a minimum. These accounts are often seen as retirement vehicles because they can grow over time, and after age 65, that money can be withdrawn for nonmedical expenses without penalty.

Higher prices, less help and a government shutdown hang over health insurance markets as shoppers start looking for coverage this week

Hospitals or clinics may offer cash-only discounts to people who pay without insurance. But experts warn that health care isn't the place to bargain for the best deal.

Young and healthy people who get Affordable Care Act health insurance are thinking about dropping coverage next year, as the government remains shutdown over health care tax credits.

“There’s no question that more people will end up with these kinds of plans if the premium tax credits are not extended,” says Claire Heyison, senior policy analyst for health insurance and marketplace policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a research and policy institute.

Employer-provided family health insurance plan prices rose 6 percent this year, and will likely increase by double-digits next year.

For many young adults, turning 26 represents a new era of post-adolescence shaped by the dreaded question: What about health insurance? That’s the cut-off age dictated by the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010, when insurance issuers are no longer required to offer dependents coverage.

Health insurance premiums are rising an average of 26% for 150,000 Connecticut residents who rely on Affordable Care Act coverage through Access Health CT and Husky Care.

The federal marketplace’s health insurance premiums will cost more for many people. Enrollment runs Nov. 1 to Jan. 15.

The debate surrounding whether to extend enhanced premium subsidies for health insurance marketplace enrollees is at the heart of the government shutdown.