Health Insurance News Millions Of Americans Could Lose Health Insurance

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

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

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

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

People in this 1 group could find it cheaper to pay out of pocket for health care in 2026. But is it worth the risk?

As of this past summer, approximately 27.2 million Americans lack health insurance, representing 8.2% of the population, according to the CDC (3). The Congressional Budget Office projects 3.8 million ... Read More

Uncertain future for Americans' health insurance as health care subsidies decision faces delay

Without those subsidies, the cost of Affordable Care Act insurance plans could skyrocket in the new year. President Donald Trump has floated an idea to take the money for the subsidies and give it ... Read More

Duckworth Calls Out Republicans for Refusing to Help Stop Health Insurance Bills from Skyrocketing for Millions, Including Their Own Constituents

Senator Tammy Duckworth criticizes Republicans for refusing to act on soaring ACA premiums affecting millions, including families in Kansas relying on tax credits. 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

Sen. Mark Kelly expects health care vote in December after bipartisan negotiations

U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) said Congress will vote on a plan to address health care costs next month after bipartisan negotiations. Read More

Rising health insurance Marketplace premiums could leave 200,000 Mississippians uncovered next year

Marie lies awake at night, worrying about how she will afford health insurance in January. Her monthly premium is rising from $20 to $75 — a nearly fourfold increase — and she doesn’t know what she ... Read More

People in this one group could find it cheaper to pay out of pocket for health care in 2026. But is it worth the risk?

With health insurance premiums projected to spike dramatically in 2026, some Americans are considering a risky gamble: ditching coverage altogether and paying medical expenses out of pocket. Read More