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The Twin Tiers & Beyond: Huge cost increases in health insurance in 2026

The Affordable Care Act, "Obamacare," was signed into law in 2010 by Barack Obama and was "temporarily" expanded during the COVID pandemic, increasing the financial assistance available for purchasing ... Read More

Federal and postal workers to see double-digit health care premium increases again next year

Federal employees and retirees will pay an average of 12.3% more toward their health insurance premiums in 2026, marking the second consecutive year of double-digit cost increases. The government’s ... 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

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

Q&A: Blue Cross CEO Tricia Keith on what's driving double-digit health insurance increases

Detroit — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan CEO Tricia Keith is trying to dig the state's largest health insurer out of a massive $1.4 billion deficit it racked up in 2024. That has spurred a ... Read More

3 health insurers dropping coverage for 200,000 in Michigan

Three health insurance companies with base operations in Metro Detroit are mostly pulling out of Michigan's individual market, forcing more than 200,000 residents to find coverage with other carriers ... Read More

'A real gut punch': Minnesotans brace for double-digit health insurance rate hikes in 2026

Health insurance premiums are rising more than 20% next year for thousands of Minnesotans covered on the individual market, including through the state's MNsure marketplace. On Wednesday, the ... Read More

Obamacare Prices Become Public, Highlighting Big Increases

The government website now shows consumers how much their health insurance costs will increase next year, as Congress remains at an impasse over the plans’ subsidies. By Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger ... Read More