Health Insurance News Federal Employee Health Care Premiums To Rise 13 5 Percent On Average

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

Federal Open Enrollment Is Almost Over. Beneficiaries Urged to Review Health Plans After 2nd Big Increase

Doing so -- and adopting a new strategy such as taking more risk on a higher deductible or out-of-pocket limit -- could save federal beneficiaries thousands of dollars in 2026, said John Hatton, NARFE ... Read More

Affordable Care Act premiums are set to spike. A new poll shows enrollees are already struggling

Most of the more than 1,300 enrollees surveyed in early November say they anticipate that their health costs will be impacted next year if Congress doesn’t extend expiring COVID-era tax credits ... Read More

How to navigate the health care marketplace as premiums rise and options shrink

People who rely on the federal Affordable Care Act marketplace to choose health insurance for 2026 must contend with a host of challenges as the open enrollment period begins. Those include hikes in ... 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

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 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 could rise 26% in 2026

Health insurers plan to raise Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace premiums by an average of 26% in 2026, the steepest increase since the marketplaces launched. If Congress allows enhanced premium ... 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