Health Insurance News Millions Of Americans Could Lose Health Insurance

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

Government shutdown nears end, but health insurance costs could spike for 20M+ Americans — 3 things to do now before the Dec. 31 expiration

A letter (3) from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) back in May outlined the effects of not renewing the tax credits — which were intr ... 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

An emerging shutdown deal doesn’t extend expiring health subsidies. Here’s what could happen to them

A legislative package that could end the weekslong government shutdown leaves out any clear resolution on the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits that have made private health insurance less ... Read More

How Health Insurance Got So Expensive

It’s open enrollment season. And for the 20 million Americans who buy their own health insurance, prices are through the roof.Rates are up an average of 30 percent for a typical plan in the 30 states ... Read More

Trump and the Rising Cost of Health Care

Readers respond to news analysis articles about health care and the shutdown. Also: Art in new spaces; what A.I. isn’t. Read More

Without congressional action, millions could lose affordable health coverage

Some 22 million Americans – including 295,772 Hoosiers – are set to lose health insurance subsidies by the end of the year if Congress allows the enhanced premium tax credits under the Affordable Care ... 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

More Texans could lose health insurance amid Obamacare changes next month

The sunset of Obamacare-related subsidies could risk healthcare coverage for over one million Texans enrolled in the Affordable Care Act. Read More