Health Insurance Costs Are Expected To Go up in 2026: Heres How To Save

The cost of health insurance is expected to increase by 6.5% in 2026, according to a new survey conducted by the consulting firm Mercer. If it does, it will be the biggest rise Americans have seen in ... Read More

Floridians braces for rising health insurance premiums

Health labor shortages: Hospitals and clinics are paying more to recruit and retain staff, passing those costs on to patients and insurers. These drugs cost around $800/month per patient and are ... Read More

Your health insurance premiums are about to rise sharply

Health insurance premiums in the U.S. are expected to rise sharply next year, affecting millions on ACA plans, employer coverage, and Medicaid. Read More

Pennie health insurance premiums could soar in 2026. How much more you might pay

Insurers providing coverage through Pennie, the commonwealth’s Obamacare marketplace, are looking to hike premiums by nearly one-fifth in the coming year as they grapple with rising costs, according ... Read More

ACA consumers may see higher health insurance premiums. And they're not the only ones to see changes

If you have health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, it's about to get more expensive in 2026. Tennesseans who use the ACA are expected to see a median premium increase of 15% for 2026 plans, ... Read More

Brace for impact: health insurance costs on the rocks

Aug. 13—As many as 9,000 individuals in Haywood County could see their health insurance costs raise dramatically or their health coverage just disappear next year. Some 5,500 Haywood County residents ... Read More

How market forces and federal policy will shape 2026 health plan premiums

Public policy as well as market forces shape the individual and small-group health insurance marketplace and drive the cost of premiums. Cori Uccello, senior health fellow with the American Academy of ... Read More

Why Losing Your Health Insurance Is a Health Risk in Itself

The recently passed federal budget bill that includes significant Medicaid cuts is projected to leave millions uninsured over the next decade. An additional 4.2 million Affordable Care Act enrollees ... Read More

Premiums on federal health insurance marketplace could double for 2026

Changes to the Obamacare health insurance marketplaces are going to produce sharp increases in premiums, meaning purchasers will have to choose between paying a lot more for health insurance or go ... Read More

Elizabeth Warren Asks How Trump's Plan To Cut 15 Million From Health Insurance Makes 'America Healthy Again'

Sen. Elizabeth Warren criticizes Trump admin's plan to cut healthcare for 15M Americans. Democrats aim to renew subsidies, Republicans resist. Read More

Pennsylvanians face higher health insurance costs as insurers propose 19% increase to 2026 premiums

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Health insurance may become more costly for some Pennsylvanians next year if premium ... Read More

Double digit health insurance increases for Obamacare coverage expected after ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’

In AP file image taken Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, Blue Bridge Benefits LLC agent Patricia Sarabia helps customers interested in Obama Care at a kiosk at Compare Foods in Winston-Salem, N.C. North ... Read More