More employers are putting health insurance decisions in the hands of workers.

People looking for health insurance in the grip of the omicron surge have through Saturday to sign up for taxpayer-subsidized private coverage under the Obama-era Affordable Care Act.

The Biden administration’s plan for health insurers to reimburse consumers for over-the-counter COVID-19 tests is recalling the model of a bygone era when the companies processed large volumes of claims from individuals — with paper receipts.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - There's a rare bit of good news for people who buy their own health insurance: Your health insurer may owe you money. And for 2018, insurers owe a record $743 millionfour times what they paid in 2017to 2.7 million individual policyholders. Other insurers issuing large rebates include Centene, which paid at least $216.9 million, HCSC paid $78.5 million, Cigna paid $55.9 million, and Highmark paid $50.8 million. So be aware that your insurer may also try to contact you by phone or email about refunds you're due. If an insurer can't find you or you haven't cashed a check, eventually it must turn the money over to the state as abandoned property.