Health Insurance News Health Insurance Costs Fell Last Year But Are Set To Shoot Up This Year

$27,000 a Year for Health Insurance. How Can We Afford That?

Those of us who get health care insurance from our employers — some 160 million Americans — may be breathing a sigh of relief. But our health care premiums are also staggering ( an average of $27,000 ... Read More

Health insurance costs expected to increase sharply in 2026 amid federal policy changes

For the 1.9 million Californians enrolled in Covered California, monthly insurance premiums could nearly double in 2026 if enhanced federal subsidies expire. Read More

Tennessee health insurance premiums to rise sharply. Here's what to expect

Health insurance costs in Tennessee are poised to see their steepest rise in 15 years. The majority of residents, including at estimated 3.7 million people on employer-sponsored group plans at small ... Read More

Your health insurance premiums are set to jump in 2026, with costs rising twice as fast as inflation

Open enrollment — the annual window when employees can adjust their benefits — may deliver sticker shock this year. Workers are likely to pay between 6% to 7% more for their 2026 employer-sponsored ... Read More

Cost spike looms for 140K in NY as ACA health insurance deadline nears

About 140,000 New Yorkers with private health plans through Obamacare will soon face huge premium spikes unless Congress extends subsidies by Dec. 31. Read More

Why Your Health Insurance Costs Keep Rising

Jacob McDonald knows he’s lucky to have a good health insurance plan through his employer, a tech company. But when his company started to send out emails recently updating employees about their ... Read More

Rising health insurance costs are pinching business owners — and driving them to cheaper alternatives

It’s a never-ending battle for Rebecca Kasavich, owner of Copies at Carson, to fund health insurance for workers at her commercial print shop in Pittsburgh’s South Side. About 15 years ago, she made ... Read More

Coloradans’ average health insurance premiums to double on state’s individual marketplace

Coloradans who shop for their own health insurance will see, on average, a doubling in their monthly premium in 2026, according to state officials. The Colorado Division of Insurance on Monday ... Read More

Texans’ Health Insurance Costs Are Set to Double

Every autumn since 2014, low-income Texans have turned to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act Marketplace to get health coverage. Nov. 1 the cycle begins again, but it won’t be business as usual. Read More

As Colorado’s health insurance costs rise, mountain residents face ‘tough choices’ next year

John Zeising is staring down a more than $1,000 increase in his monthly health insurance premium next year. The Chaffee County resident weighed whether to drop coverage completely, but his chronic ... Read More

The Americans Who Will Pay Most If Health Care Costs Rise

Next year, many Americans are set to see huge increases in the cost of their monthly health insurance premiums—although some are likely going to bear a greater weight of the price hikes. Small ... Read More