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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

Why Your Health Insurance Costs Will Soar in 2026

According to KFF, employers typically pay between 75% and 85% of the plan’s expenses and pass the rest onto workers. The remainder is usually deducted from their paychecks in the form of premiums. For ... Read More

PAYING MORE, GETTING LESS: RISING HEALTH CARE COSTS, POOR OUTCOMES, AND HARMFUL FEDERAL POLICY DECISIONS ARE PUTTING NEW YORKERS AT RISK

Employer-sponsored family coverage now averages nearly $27,000 per year in the U.S., with workers paying more through higher premiums and deductibles. Recent federal changes threaten to reverse New ... Read More

Southern Californians, your health insurance costs could rise in 2026

Covered California warns that some people may be at risk of dropping their health insurance. It all comes as the deadline to enroll nears. Read More

Navigating rising health insurance costs an issue for many Georgians

The longest federal government shutdown has ended with no deal to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies. Customers shopping during open enrollment in the marketplace are seeing large increases in ... Read More

Rising health insurance Marketplace premiums could leave 200,000 Mississippians uncovered next year

Marie lies awake at night, worrying about how she will afford health insurance in January. Her monthly premium is rising from $20 to $75 — a nearly fourfold increase — and she doesn't know what she ... Read More

Health insurance premiums 3-times higher than wages over last 25 years

(TNND) — Health insurance premiums have grown three times faster than wages over the past 25 years, according to new research from Rice University experts. They found employer-sponsored health ... Read More

As health insurance premiums soar, pressure on Republicans mounts

Rising Obamacare premiums are a political problem for Republicans. Rising premiums for workers who get health insurance from their employers could be an even bigger one. Republicans in Congress are ... Read More

Rand Paul proposes legislation to ‘negotiate lower premiums’ for health insurance

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is aiming to make healthcare efficient and affordable again. On Thursday, he took efforts to do just that by introducing legislation to strive for an improved healthcare system ... 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

Big rise in private health insurance premiums flagged as costs soar

Private health insurance customers face their biggest premium hike in a decade as insurers face rising costs and consumers choose to downgrade their cover. Read More