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Best’s Market Segment Report: AM Best Maintains Negative Outlook on US Health Insurance Segment

AM Best is maintaining a negative outlook on the U.S. health insurance industry for 2026, citing ongoing higher medical trends for Medicare Advantage and a rate and acuity mismatch for Managed ... Read More

Medicare Premiums In 2026: Here’s How Much The Cost Will Increase — You May Be Surprised

Rising health insurance costs in 2026 will force senior citizens to pay nearly 10% higher out-of-pocket expenses, keeping health care affordability a concerning matter. Read More

The Changes Ahead: Medicare Premiums Are Rising in 2026, but Drug Costs Will Drop

Medicare Part B premiums are jumping 12% in 2026. Learn about new costs, Advantage plan cuts, and the enrollment deadline before you renew your coverage. Read More

Medicare Part B premiums are rising. So are private health insurance costs.

People are going to be paying more for health insurance next year. {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story  Medicare Part B ... Read More

UCare ending operations, moving all remaining health insurance enrollees to Medica

Minnesota-based health insurance nonprofit UCare is shutting down. The organization said it will transfer health care plans for more than 300,000 members to Medica. Read More

What the shutdown means for Medicare, Medicaid and other health programs

Your Medicare, Medicaid or Affordable Care Act coverage won’t vanish during the government shutdown, but changes to some benefits and fewer government workers to help could still disrupt care for ... Read More

Private Medicare, Medicaid plans exaggerate in-network mental health options, watchdogs say

Companies running private Medicare and Medicaid insurance plans inaccurately list many mental health professionals as being available to treat the plans' members, a new federal watchdog report says. Read More

KFF Health News: Complaints About Gaps in Medicare Advantage Networks Are Common. Federal Enforcement Is Rare.

CMS sent a letter in 2016 to CareSource about network deficiencies in some of its Medicare Advantage plans sold in Kentucky and Indiana. The agency asked the company to fix the problems, including by ... Read More

Employers brace for the largest health insurance increase in 15 years

The Difference Card reports a significant health insurance cost increase is expected in 2026, challenging employers to manage budgets while maintaining employee benefits. Read More

Most American Kids Rely On Medicaid, CHIP Insurance

The majority of U.S. kids are covered by federal health insurance at some time during their childhood. More than 3 in 5 American children enroll in Medicaid or CHIP by age 18 Gaps in coverage are more ... Read More

Rate of people in Colorado without health insurance holds steady, despite massive Medicaid drop

The percentage of people without health insurance has held steady in Colorado over the last couple of years despite hundreds of thousands of people being disenrolled from Medicaid at the end of the ... Read More