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A 'Health Care Affordability Crisis' is Coming in 2026Here's Why

Millions face losing health insurance or paying drastically more in 2026 due to major Medicaid cuts and the expiration of ACA tax credit subsidies. Are you prepared? Read More

Why is U.S. health insurance so expensive?

Sure, insurance companies are part of the reason your premium went up this year -- but so are hospitals and doctors. Read More

Health care costs are soaring. Blame insurers, drug companies — and your employer

The United States has the most expensive health care in the developed world. Now it's about to get even more expensive. Some 154 million people get health insurance through their employer — and many ... Read More

Health Insurance Costs for Businesses to Rise by Most in 15 Years

U.S. businesses are facing the biggest health-insurance cost increases in at least 15 years, after already-steep boosts in recent years that have pushed the annual expense for family coverage high ... Read More

Health insurance 2026 - why any coverage, even bad coverage, beats no coverage

I am writing to warn those using Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) health plans who are considering dropping all coverage due to rising premiums: A better choice would be to find a lower-cost plan using ... Read More

NY ending health coverage for 450K after federal funding cuts. Who is affected?

New York's plan would end Essential Plan coverage for about 17,000 people in Westchester County. In Monroe County, nearly 16,000 would lose health coverage they had previously had under New York's ... Read More

What the End of Obamacare Subsidies Could Mean for Your Health Coverage

enate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to reporters while walking to his office on November 10, 2025 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The Senate reached a deal late Sunday to fund the ... Read More

The facts behind the government shutdown debate over health care and immigrants in the U.S. illegally

One of the main lines of attack the White House and Republican lawmakers have leveled against Democrats amid the government shutdown is the claim that Democratic lawmakers want to give immigrants in ... Read More

Health Insurance Tax Credits and the Government Shutdown: What to Know

For the first time in nearly seven years, the federal government shut down on October 1, 2025. Government shutdowns aren’t new to Washington. Since the late 1970s, there have been 20 funding gaps. Read More

Delegation hears from Vermonters on health care costs

Vermont's three representatives in Congress heard from constituents Wednesday, most of whom were concerned about what's going to happen to their health insurance following Democrats losing the ... 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 for many Arkansans will be affordable in 2026 after all — if you shop around

Are your ACA premiums skyrocketing in 2026? Before you drop coverage, read this. You may have a better option available. Read More