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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

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

To Lower Health Costs, Legalize Catastrophic Health Insurance Plans for All

The following column is coauthored by Stephen Moore and David M. Simon. The government shutdown has focused debate on the vast sum ($136 billion in 2025, as projected by the Congressional Budget ... Read More

Some Americans fear high health insurance premiums if ACA enhanced subsidies expire: 'Very much a worry'

Some Americans said they're worried that if subsidies expire, they may be forced to choose a lower-tier insurance plan or may not be able to cover their premiums. Read More

Brace for the Single Largest Spike in Health Insurance Premiums—Ever

As part of the Affordable Care Act, which paved the way for more widespread access to healthcare, the federal government uses tax credits to subsidize the premiums of tens of millions of qualifying ... Read More

Obamacare Is Expensive. But So Is All Health Insurance.

“Health insurance in America is very expensive, because health care is very expensive,” said Katherine Baicker, a health economist who is the provost at the University of Chicago. “And that’s true in ... Read More

Congress has just days to act on expiring health insurance tax credits — otherwise premiums may skyrocket 400%

Decisions made — or not made — in the coming months could decide the fate of health insurance coverage for millions of Americans over the next decade. The reason: the “enhanced premium tax credits” ... Read More

Florida health insurance premiums set to double by 2026

Health insurance rates will increase sharply for the 4 million-plus Floridians who rely on so-called Obamacare plans or small employer health insurance coverage in the coming weeks, according to data ... Read More

Paying more for health insurance? Why weight-loss drugs may be driving up premiums.

There’s been a “stark increase” in the share of large businesses covering GLP-1s for weight loss, new research shows. Read More

Health premiums set to rise as 610K Tennesseans face losing tax credit subsidies

Nashville healthcare industry leaders and patient advocates are concerned that tax credits that helped nearly 610,000 Tennesseans afford health insurance premiums this year are due to expire in ... Read More

RI health insurance premiums to increase by up to 21% in 2026

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Commercial insurance premiums for nearly 175,000 people in Rhode Island are set to increase next year. The state’s Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner (OHIC) approved ... Read More