Health Insurance News Millions Of Americans Could Lose Health Insurance

Your health insurance premiums could double next year if Congress doesn't act on expiring tax credits

Without congressional action before Dec. 31, enhanced premium tax credits for marketplace health insurance will expire. Here's how Mass. residents will be affected. Read More

Senator warns health insurance costs will spike for 20M+ Americans without tax credit extension — do these 3 things now before the Dec. 31 expiration

Originally introduced in 2021 and renewed the following year, the ACA enhanced premium tax credits are at the heart of the ongoing government shutdown. Democrats demanded Republicans extend them in ... Read More

Millions of Americans like me could lose health care without federal subsidies

This fall, millions of Texans face a looming health care crisis. Unless Congress acts, the Enhanced Premium Tax Credits, which make marketplace health plans affordable, are set to expire at the end of ... Read More

Some Americans are getting sticker shock as they shop for Affordable Care Act insurance

In 2026, premiums for a typical health insurance plan sold through the ACA marketplaces are projected to jump an average of 26%. Read More

Durbin Slams Republicans For Having No Plan To Reduce Health Care Costs For Americans

Senator Durbin demands Republicans extend ACA premium tax credits to prevent Illinoisans and millions nationwide from losing affordable health coverage amid shutdown. Read More

Health care advances jeopardized if premium tax credits expire

However, I'm concerned that many of those coverage gains may evaporate if the U.S. Congress and the Trump Administration allow the enhanced premium tax credits to expire. Illinois moved swiftly to ... Read More

‘It’s only gotten worse’: As ACA premiums are set to climb, some Americans opt to go uninsured

Enhanced subsidies for Obamacare have kept premiums affordable. Absent action from Congress, they will expire at the end of the year. Read More

Health insurance spikes for millions are at the heart of the government shutdown

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government shut down Wednesday, with Democratic lawmakers insisting that any deal address their health care demands and Republicans saying those negotiations can happen after the ... Read More

As Premiums Soar and Congress Battles, Open Enrollment for ACA Health Insurance is Underway

Despite the government shutdown, open enrollment is underway online. People may sign up for ACA health insurance through Jan. 15 in most states. The official website for the marketplace is ... Read More

130,000 Alabamians could lose health insurance, see premiums skyrocket if Congress doesn’t act

More than 100,000 Alabamians are at risk of losing their health insurance if Congress doesn’t extend a set of tax credits that has drastically lowered costs. The number of people with health insurance ... Read More

Millions of Americans risk their health and homes by living without insurance

With premiums for health, vehicle and home insurance rising, many struggle to afford coverage. Too often they can't afford to 'go bare,' either. When Sadie Reimer fell and sprained her ankle on the ... Read More