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Rising health insurance costs hit Kansans amid Congressional battle over subsidies

Kansans purchasing health insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplace are likely to see their premiums increase in 2026, some by as much as 34%, and that’s without calculating the additional ... Read More

Ohioans under Obamacare to see health costs spike or lose coverage if tax credits expire

Hundreds of thousands of Ohioans who buy health insurance in the Affordable Care Act marketplace will see their premium costs spike dramatically or be uninsured altogether if tax credits from the ... Read More

Health insurance sticker shock begins as shutdown battle over subsidies rages

Many states have shown rising premiums ahead of open enrollment for Affordable Care Act plans. The government shutdown is driven by Democrats and Republicans being far apart on the issue of extended ... Read More

Health insurance is at the center of the government shutdown battle

The NPR Politics Podcast breaks down the central policy issue behind the government shutdown: enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans. Read More

A family health insurance plan now costs nearly $27,000. Why is insurance so expensive?

A KFF survey found the average family health insurance plans offered through the workplace now cost nearly $27,000. Read More

Your health insurance will cost your employer even more next year — here’s what’s behind the projected 15-year high (and what it will mean for you)

Employer sponsored health insurance plans are about to see the biggest increases in cost in 15 years, and companies are bracing for impact. According to Mercer’s 2025 National Survey of ... Read More

Obamacare premiums could more than double. Here’s why it matters in the shutdown battle

Obamacare has brought the federal government to a standstill. Once again, Republicans and Democrats are locked in a battle over the landmark health reform law. But this time it has prevented lawmakers ... Read More

What Your Company Can Expect As Employer Health Insurance Costs Climb in 2026

Employer-provided family health insurance plan prices rose 6 percent this year, and will likely increase by double-digits next year. Read More

Your health insurance through work could face higher premiums next year

If you’re among the roughly 165 million Americans who get your health coverage through work, not the government, you might be wondering: Is my plan next, now that health insurance premiums for ... Read More

Health care for 'illegal immigrants'? Here's what's behind the shutdown rhetoric.

At the center of the federal government shutdown is an argument over free and subsidized health care: who should get it and who shouldn't. Republicans say Democrats won't vote for their funding ... Read More

CT health system, major insurer at odds over new contract. What it could mean for patients.

Farmington-based UConn Health is warning thousands of patients with Aetna insurance coverage that they may lose their “in-network” status with the health system’s hospital, clinics and doctors if both ... Read More