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AHIP: 'NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT' THAN HELPING AMERICANS ACCESS AFFORDABLE CARE

The following information was released by the America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP): Health plans are doing everything in their power to shield Americans from the high and rising costs of medical ... Read More

Elevance Health’s Profits Eclipse $1.1 Billion Despite Rising Costs

Elevance Health Tuesday said third quarter net income rose to nearly $1.2 billion despite rising costs in its government-subsidized health insurance plans including Medicare Advantage. Like many of ... Read More

The Obamacare secret at the heart of the shutdown: insurers made billions at taxpayer expense

The 42-day federal shutdown forced by Democrats thrust the economics of Obamacare into the limelight, and exposed an uncomfortable truth: An insurance industry whose executives are increasingly ... Read More

If taxpayers must keep subsidizing health care, they deserve to see the prices

The government shutdown has continued for weeks with no end in sight. Although Affordable Care Act subsidies have been at the center of the debate, one of the most basic questions remains unanswered: ... Read More

5 things to know about the health care fight behind the shutdown

Democrats say extending the Affordable Care Act tax credits is urgent. Republicans say there's plenty of time to figure it out. As the government shutdown goes on, there are a lot of mixed messages on ... Read More

Health insurance startups Oscar, Bright Health bet on profits in the ACA marketplace

More than a dozen health insurers are shrugging off political uncertainty and the Trump administration’s recent suspension of the ACA’s risk adjustment payments to enter the individual marketplace, ... Read More

Nearly all Missouri health insurers set to raise rates while shutdown deal abandons ACA credits

JEFFERSON CITY — Nearly all Missouri health insurance providers predict increases in monthly rates for 2026 amid budget proposals in Washington, D.C., that would abandon guarantees for key tax credits ... Read More

Health Insurers in Oregon Move Toward Major Rate Bumps, Again

Another basic expense could soon be going up again for many Oregonians, as health insurers for individuals and small businesses seek significant increases to the rates they can charge. One year after ... Read More

Health-insurance costs are soaring. Ask yourself these questions before switching to a cheaper plan with a bigger deductible.

Healthcare.gov open enrollment begins Nov. 1. Many Americans may turn to high-deductible plans this year. High-deductible health plans can seem like an attractive option for health-insurance shoppers ... Read More

Health-insurance costs are soaring. Ask yourself these questions before switching to a cheaper plan with a bigger deductible.

As open enrollment for 2026 health-insurance plans begins Nov. 1, millions of Americans are bracing for premium hikes. Health insurers that sell policies on the Affordable Care Act marketplace, also ... Read More