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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

Health insurance premiums are going up next year — unless you work at these companies

As U.S. health insurance costs rise, some companies are paying for all of their workers' premiums. It's a big expense — but they say it pays off. Read More

Health care in US faces ‘a triple shock’

The health care landscape in the U.S. faces what one analyst called “a triple shock.” The scheduled expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits, increasing costs for Medicare and Medicaid, ... Read More

Health care costs are soaring across the board, with Minnesota seniors facing acute changes

Premium increases, vanishing choices and bigger spending requirements when seniors use health care next year are roiling the Medicare Advantage market in Minnesota. The shifts in insurance coverage ... Read More

As the shutdown drags on, these people will lose if health care subsidies expire

Millions of Americans with Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance will face higher costs next year if Congress doesn't extend enhanced premium tax credits that have made the plans more ... Read More

What's behind the health care fight that led to the government shutdown

It's Obamacare health insurance prices — and how much help 24 million Americans will get with their premiums — that are in dispute. Read More

Who will get hit hardest by expiring ACA health insurance subsidies?

The fight over enhanced premium tax credits for the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) marketplace drags on in Congress as crucial deadlines draw near and certain groups stand to be hit the hardest ... 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

Stirred and Shaken: The OBBB and the shifting landscape of healthcare coverage in the U.S.

With the signing into law of the One Big Beautiful Bill on July 3, U.S. healthcare is in for substantial changes. The sprawling bill will impact Medicaid and Medicare as well as the exchange ... Read More

What’s Behind the Dispute Over Extending Health Care Subsidies

The government shutdown fight has spotlighted a debate between Republicans and Democrats about whether and how much the government should subsidize health care. Read More