Health Insurance News Replacing Group Health With Individual Market Plans Benefits Everyone

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 ACA plans less expensive for millions of Americans. Read More

Opinion: The rising cost of health insurance — why Marketplace insurance plans are going to be more expensive

Utah, with its large number of entrepreneurs and self-employed individuals, has a high number of people enrolled in Marketplace plans who will see rising monthly premiums for insurance unless Congress ... Read More

What the Health? From KFF Health News: The State of the Affordable Care Act

Nov. 1 marked the start of open enrollment for 2026 health plans bought from Affordable Care Act marketplaces in most states. But this sign-up season is like no other in the health law’s 15-year ... Read More

Health-insurance costs are soaring. Ask yourself these questions before switching to a cheaper plan with a bigger deductible.

As open enrollment for 2026 health-insurance plans begins Nov. 1, millions of Americans are bracing for premium hikes. Read More

Obamacare Is Expensive. But So Is All Health Insurance.

The main difference is that most Americans don’t confront the full cost of their coverage. By Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz The authors have been covering the high cost of American health care ... Read More

Centene CEO: ICHRA Is the Future of Individual Health Insurance

Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRAs) are growing, though at a relatively slow pace. They allow employers to provide their employees with tax-free money so they can purchase ... Read More

‘Alarming’ rate increases in Minnesota’s individual health insurance market

Minnesota is announcing double-digit premium increases next year for people who buy health insurance on their own, including bigger jumps than what insurers originally proposed in July. The premium ... Read More

Health insurance rates for individual policies to see double-digit percent increase in 2026 in Pa.

Finalized health insurance rates for 2026 show an average increase of 21.5% for individual plans and 12.7% for small business group plans in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Insurance Department, which ... Read More

Americans are ditching traditional health care for something cheaper — and riskier

Fed up by unaffordable costs and insurance denials, more Americans are fleeing the conventional health care system. Many are seeking to cut out the government and insurers entirely by pooling their ... Read More

Health insurance open enrollment in state starts Nov. 1

This week, Connecticut residents enrolled through Access Health will learn how much their insurance could cost next year if they stay on the same plan. "These are real people in Connecticut who face ... Read More