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Why the ACA needs young people — and the looming 'death spiral' for health insurance

Young and healthy people who get Affordable Care Act health insurance are thinking about dropping coverage next year, as the government remains shutdown over health care tax credits. Read More

Health Insurance Premium Spikes Imminent as Tax Credit Enhancements Set to Expire

If Congress waits until the end of the year to extend the enhancements, 1.5 million more people will be uninsured in 2026 compared to an earlier extension. 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

Some Americans are getting sticker shock as they shop for Affordable Care Act insurance

In 2026, premiums for a typical health insurance plan sold through the ACA marketplaces are projected to jump an average of 26%. Read More

Hoosiers at risk of losing health insurance if Congress lets subsidies expire

The debate surrounding whether to extend enhanced premium subsidies for health insurance marketplace enrollees is at the heart of the government shutdown. Read More

When Health Care Is Cheaper Without Insurance, According To Experts

A recent poll by AP/NORC found that 57 percent of Americans were "extremely" or "very" concerned about rising health care costs. Read More

Health insurance subsidy standoff pits affordable care for millions against federal budget constraints

(THE CONVERSATION) As the federal government entered a shutdown on Oct. 1, 2025, competing narratives quickly emerged about the cause. Without new legislation, the subsidies revert to pre-2021 levels ... Read More

Health insurance provider to no longer offer coverage in 11 counties

APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) - Some big changes are coming that are expected to drive up the cost of health care insurance premiums for those seeking coverage on the Affordable Care Act marketplace. One of ... Read More

Obamacare premiums double, adding post Halloween fright for US health insurance shoppers

Americans shopping for 2026 Obamacare health insurance plans are facing a more than doubling of monthly premiums on average and are likely to postpone signing up in hopes of a last-minute reprieve, or ... Read More

Health insurance subsidy standoff pits affordable care for millions against federal budget constraints

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Wendy Netter Epstein, DePaul University and Christopher Robertson, Boston University ... Read More