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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

California braces for disaster as Congress fails to come to a deal on health care plans

Insurance premiums for nearly 2 million Californians are almost certain to spike in a matter of weeks as a fractured Congress allows federal subsidies for some customers to expire. Read More

Unified Financing Of Health Care In California: The Road Ahead

The inequitable, ineffective, and wasteful health care system in the US has been extensively analyzed and documented. In the last presidential election cycle, Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) proposed a ... Read More

California’s Health Insurance Marketplace Braces for Chaos as Shutdown Persists

California this week plans to notify Affordable Care Act marketplace enrollees that their costs could rise sharply next year unless Congress extends subsidies to help people buy health insurance. This ... Read More

Senate rejects extension of health care subsidies as costs are set to rise for millions of Americans

The Senate has rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs at the beginning of the year. Read More

Federal healthcare cuts could affect coverage for millions of Californians, state officials say

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. SACRAMENTO — The state does not have the fiscal capacity to make up for the massive, oncoming federal cuts to ... Read More

Trump, GOP claim undocumented residents in California are provided healthcare coverage. That's misleading

Though raging thousands of miles to the east, the entrenched stalemate in Washington over federal spending and the ensuing government shutdown has thrust California's expansive healthcare policies ... Read More

Higher Obamacare Prices Become Public in a Dozen States

Consumers are facing greater costs for their 2026 A.C.A. health coverage as Congress continues to debate whether to extend subsidies that help people afford their premiums. By Reed Abelson and Margot ... Read More

Democrats want health care tax credits to end the shutdown. Why the GOP says not yet.

For months, as the expiration of health insurance subsidies loomed, state health insurance commissioners warned Congress that millions of middle-class Americans were likely to see their insurance ... Read More

California 2026 governor candidates talk immigrant health care, ICE cooperation and sanctuary state status

Julie Watts is a national-award-winning investigative correspondent for CBS News, covering California. Her investigations, Capitol accountability reports, and solutions-oriented journalism air weekly ... Read More