Health Insurance News Why Millions Of Americans Could Lose Health Insurance Subsidies

Millions could go without health care coverage in 2026. Here’s why.

Millions of Americans will need to decide between paying skyrocketing health care premiums or going without coverage in 2026 if Congress doesn't act. Read More

Looming affordability crisis set to hit Americans with health insurance through work

It’s a perilous combination for 165 million people with employer-sponsored health insurance. Premiums are rising, while yearly pay raises shrink. Read More

Why millions of Americans would lose health insurance under House GOP megabill

The House tax and spending bill would push millions of Americans off health insurance rolls, experts said, as Republicans cut programs such as Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act to fund priorities ... Read More

The shutdown is about to end. Will millions lose their health insurance?

The shutdown could end without a guarantee to extend COVID-19 pandemic-era subsidies that made some health plans less expensive for millions of Americans. Read More

GOP Budget Bill Will Strand Millions of Rural Americans With Outrageous Health Insurance Premiums

Editor’s Note: This post is from our data newsletter, the Rural Index, headed by Sarah Melotte, the Daily Yonder’s data reporter. Subscribe to get a weekly map or graph straight to your inbox. In 2026 ... Read More

Barring a Sharp Shift, Health Insurance Costs Will Skyrocket

Many of the 24 million working and middle-class Americans insured through the Affordable Care Act may forgo insurance if their bills multiply. Read More

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

Healthcare costs could triple for millions of people if subsidies are allowed to lapse at the end of the year. Read More

Why are 4.7 million Floridians insured through ACA marketplace plans, and what happens if they lose their subsidies?

When the Affordable Care Act, also known as the ACA or Obamacare, was enacted in 2010, lawmakers hoped it would help reduce the number of uninsured Americans. That year, an estimated 48.2 million ... Read More

43 million Americans could lose health insurance through their employer, study finds

Between 25 million and 43 million Americans could no longer be insured through their employer if the unemployment rate rises to an expected 20 percent in the coming months, according to a report from ... Read More

Why are 4.7 million Floridians insured through ACA marketplace plans, and what happens if they lose their subsidies?

The ACA implemented a three-pronged strategy to expand access to affordable health insurance. One was the use of fines. The government fined anyone – until 2018 – who chose not to get health insurance ... Read More

GOP Budget Bill Will Strand Millions of Rural Americans With Outrageous Health Insurance Premiums

Editor's Note: This post is from our data newsletter, the Rural Index, headed by Sarah Melotte, the Daily Yonder's data reporter. Subscribe to get a weekly map or graph straight to your inbox. The ... Read More

Why are 4.7 million Floridians insured through ACA plans, and what happens if they lose subsidies?

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Robert Applebaum is a Senior Research Scholar at the ... Read More