Health Insurance News Advice For The Millions Of Unemployed Americans As They Choose A Health Care Plan

How to choose the best health insurance plan for your budget as open enrollment season gets underway

The high cost of health care is a major concern for many as open enrollment gets underway this week. The annual period to sign up or change your health insurance starts Oct. 15 for millions of people ... Read More

20 Million Americans Face Health Insurance Sticker Shock On Saturday

Healthcare premiums: two fifty dollar paper money bill notes on pile of broken glass shards, blue background. Too many people are unaware that healthcare premiums for more than 20 million Americans ... Read More

The shutdown is about to end. Will millions lose their health insurance?

The shutdown could end without a guarantee to extend COVID-19 pandemic-era subsidies that made some health plans less expensive for millions of Americans. Read More

Most Americans are concerned about rising health care costs, AP-NORC poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most U.S. adults are worried about health care becoming more expensive, according to a new AP-NORC poll, as they make decisions about next year’s health coverage and a government ... Read More

Uncertain future for Americans' health insurance as health care subsidies decision faces delay

WASHINGTON — While the proposed deal to end the government shutdown would address federal workers and SNAP benefits, it would still leave millions of Americans uncertain about their health insurance. Read More

Is Congress stopping millions from saving $4,600 on cheaper health insurance plans?

The government shutdown has focused debate on the vast sum ($136 billion in 2025, as projected by the Congressional Budget Office) that the federal government spends to annually subsize continually ... Read More

Many Texans will pay more for ACA health insurance. Here’s what to know about open enrollment

The annual window to sign up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act opens Nov. 1, and many Texans are expected to pay more for coverage this year. Enhanced premium tax credits that have ... Read More

GOP Budget Bill Will Strand Millions of Rural Americans With Outrageous Health Insurance Premiums

Editor’s Note: This post is from our data newsletter, the Rural Index, headed by Sarah Melotte, the Daily Yonder’s data reporter. Subscribe to get a weekly map or graph straight to your inbox. In 2026 ... Read More