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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

After shutdown, federal employees face new uncertainty: Affording health insurance

Larry Humphreys, a retired Federal Emergency Management Agency worker in Moultrie, Georgia, says he and his wife won't be traveling much next year after their monthly health insurance premium payment ... Read More

$27,000 a Year for Health Insurance. How Can We Afford That?

Dr. Cooper is an associate professor of public health and economics at Yale. The debate over whether to extend the expanded Affordable Care Act subsidies has consumed lawmakers over the past two ... Read More

DAVIDS HIGHLIGHTS SKYROCKETING HEALTH CARE PREMIUMS FOR KANSANS AS ACA TAX CREDITS NEAR EXPIRATION

The following information was released by the office of Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids: Today, Representative Sharice Davidsheard directly from Kansans whose health care premiums are set to rise ... Read More

Health insurance premiums rose nearly 3x the rate of worker earnings over the past 25 years

Health insurance premiums in the U.S. significantly increased between 1999 and 2024, outpacing the rate of worker earnings by three times, according to our newly published research in the journal JAMA ... Read More

NEW: FAMILIES USA ON WHY HEALTH CARE PREMIUMS KEEP GOING UP AND HOW CONGRESS ADDRESS HEALTH CARE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS

The following information was released by Families USA: With the fight to extend enhanced premium tax credits bringing health care affordability front and center in Washington, Families USA today ... Read More

Health insurance premiums set to rise for more than 330K Mass. residents in 2026

An estimated 337,000 of the state’s 400,000 health insurance marketplace enrollees will soon lose federal subsidies that make their coverage more affordable — if Congress doesn’t take action before ... Read More

Health care costs are surging in NYS and nationally. Here's what's driving them.

To retain good employees, Rich Michals Jr. has paid the entire cost of health insurance premiums for his local workers at the Farmingdale-based Parcel Management Auditing and Consulting for all of the ... Read More

ACA marketplace health insurance premiums to rise 21.5% on average in Minnesota, expert says

Health insurance costs are likely to double in 2026 for the average American using the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but Minnesotans shouldn’t be hit as hard, according to a state health access ... Read More

‘We Can’t Afford to Stay’: Californians Weigh Drastic Moves as Health Premiums Rise

Carin Lenk Sloane never considered moving abroad. She’s a fourth-generation Californian and has lived in Davis for 26 years, raising three kids and building a psychotherapy practice serving local ... Read More

New GOP Plan Would Raise Health Care Premiums for Millions of Americans

The ‘plan’ is to spend less on subsidies and let consumers pick up the difference," finance expert Michael Ryan told Newsweek. Read More