Health Insurance News The 2024 Stakes On Health Care

What Americans think about rising health care costs, according to a new AP-NORC poll

A new poll finds most U.S. adults are worried about health care becoming more expensive. That comes as Americans make decisions about next year’s health coverage and a government shutdown keeps future ... Read More

Your Health Insurance Bill May Surge Again in 2026. Here’s Why Costs Keep Rising

Premiums for family health insurance plans rose in 2025 and with health services and drug costs expected to rise next year, many workers will likely have to pay more for their insurance in 2026. Read More

Your health insurance premiums are set to jump in 2026, with costs rising twice as fast as inflation

With open enrollment starting soon, employees could get sticker shock, with their costs expected to rise 6% to 7% for 2026, a new study says. Read More

Why your health insurance copays, deductibles and premiums will probably surge next year

Brace yourselves, workers. Your health insurance at the job could cost you a lot more in 2026. Although overall inflation is more muted than a few years ago, employers are preparing for the steepest ... Read More

Pocan says loss of ACA health care subsidies will show up soon

Sometime in the next 10 days, Wisconsin residents will see directly what the stakes are in the ongoing standoff in Washington over the federal shutdown, U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Black Earth) said ... Read More

Who should be paying for America’s health care? (Opinion)

Who should pay for America’s health care — individuals, employers, government or all of us together? If it’s all of us, then we should be honest about what that means: higher taxes, continued ... Read More

Fact check: Will health insurance premiums spike by 75% if Republicans don't extend ACA subsidies?

The claim: House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, D-Mass., the second-highest ranking House Democrat, said in a Sept. 12 X post, "Republicans are spiking health insurance premiums by 75% for everyday ... Read More

Senate Republicans face states' health care concerns in high-stakes shutdown standoff

A handful of Senate Republicans are wrestling with the impending expiration of health insurance subsidies that are the primary sticking point in the government shutdown standoff that entered its 13th ... Read More

As Republicans and Democrats fight in DC, 300,000 Oklahomans face surging health insurance costs

Earlier this month, Oklahoma’s state Insurance Department issued a stark warning that should alarm us all. When federally enhanced tax credits expire at the end of the year, some Oklahomans will see ... Read More

Republicans face states’ healthcare concerns in high-stakes shutdown standoff

A handful of U.S. Senate Republicans are wrestling with the impending expiration of health insurance subsidies that are the primary sticking point in the government shutdown standoff that entered its ... Read More