Health Insurance News Individual, Small Company Health Insurance Plans Will Cost Hundreds More A Year

Health insurance costs spike for businesses, workers after pandemic

New data shows employer-sponsored health insurance costs in California jumped sharply from 2022 to 2025, rising twice as fast as inflation while shifting more costs onto workers and employers. Read More

Small businesses face their own affordability crunch because of tariffs and health insurance costs

Some small business owners say they're struggling to stay afloat because of higher tariff, health insurance and energy costs. Read More

Affordable Care Act insurance cost spikes force some in Pa. to extreme measures

Facing a 200 percent increase in health insurance premiums, one Pittsburgh area couple, remarried for health insurance. Read More

Health insurers seeking steep rate increases

Hundreds of thousands of small business employees and individuals could face significantly higher health insurance premiums next year under proposed rate increases. Read More

Small Business Owners’ No. 1 Problem: The Rising Cost of Health Insurance

For small business owners, the rising cost of health insurance is a direct threat to competitiveness, workforce retention, and growth. Here's how to take action. Read More

Worried about health insurance costs? There may be cheaper options — but with trade-offs

For instance, even without congressional intervention, subsidies will not go away entirely. They will be smaller, though, and there is an upper income limit — a cutoff for households earning more than ... Read More

Private health insurance costs are going up. A complete guide to your coverage options

Private health insurance premiums will be going up in 2026 – in some cases, by a lot. Congressional Democrats and Republicans remain deadlocked on health care reform, following disagreements over ... Read More

House passes health care bill to boost access to workplace insurance

The health care bill that passed on Wednesday includes measures to make it easier for small employers to provide health insurance to employees. It also includes a measure to lower some ACA marketplace ... Read More

As insurance prices rise, women puzzle through coverage options for their families

Figuring out the insurance options for families often falls to women. Some say they're delaying marriage, taking side jobs, and putting their kids on Medicaid as premium prices shoot up in 2026. Read More

NC Chamber, Blue Cross N.C. announce new affordable health plan for small businesses

On Nov. 3, the North Carolina Chamber and Blue Cross N.C. announced the launch of Carolina HealthWorks — a new insurance program designed to make small business insurance coverage more affordable in ... Read More

Skyrocketing health insurance premiums will hit 1.5 million Georgians hard

Enhanced Premium Tax Credits for health insurance are set to expire Dec. 31, and 1.5 million Georgians may either lose their coverage or have to balance hard choices. Read More