Association health plans (AHPs) once allowed small businesses and the self-employed to band together to purchase insurance, giving them access to the economies of scale, negotiating power and lower pr ...

With everyone in the same boat, why, columnist David Romtvedt wonders, haven’t we insisted on a national health care system?

With the tax filing season already underway, revised 1040 instructions make the tips deduction more complicated and limited for the self-employed.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Tens of thousands of California residents lost federal health insurance subsidies after Dec. 31, with some facing ...

Generally, the IRS imposes taxes on all of a taxpayer's income—whether it's earned as an employee or as a self-employed individual. One significant exception is IRC Section 1402(a)(13), which excludes ...

Mohana Ravindranath is a freelance health, science, and tech journalist and a 2025 Association for Health Care Journalists fellow. She was previously a Bay Area health tech correspondent for STAT. As ...

Health insurance can be tax-deductible in certain situations, but most taxpayers don’t qualify. Whether you can deduct premiums depends on how you get your coverage, how you pay for it and whether you ...