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Why is U.S. health insurance so expensive?

Sure, insurance companies are part of the reason your premium went up this year -- but so are hospitals and doctors. Read More

Your health insurance premiums are set to jump in 2026, with costs rising twice as fast as inflation

Open enrollment — the annual window when employees can adjust their benefits — may deliver sticker shock this year. Workers are likely to pay between 6% to 7% more for their 2026 employer-sponsored ... Read More

Texans Warned of Health Insurance Premium Rise in 2026

Texas is set to see a major increase in the cost of health insurance in 2026, an issue being faced by states nationwide. As enhanced tax credits for Affordable Care Act (ACA)-compliant plans are set ... Read More

The Health Insurance Cost Crisis Is Now Upon Us

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) stands near a sign with examples of rising health insurance premiums during a press conference on Capitol Hill on the 22nd day of a government shutdown, ... Read More

Average marketplace health insurance cost on track to double, KFF says

Sept. 30 (UPI) --Millions of low- and middle-income households will see their health insurance premiums skyrocket in 2026 if Congress allows pandemic-era subsidies to expire, health policy think tank ... Read More

State raises health insurance rates

The Illinois Department of Insurance finalized rates for 2026 health insurance premiums this month, exercising a new right to modify premium adjustments proposed by companies issuing small group or ... Read More

$160 to $1,077! What’s driving the spike in health insurance cost?

GREENSBORO, N.C. — As the federal government shutdown stretches into its second week, the battle in Washington is focused on health care. Democrats say they won’t agree to reopen the government until ... 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

Health Insurance Premiums Could Rise More Than 80% Next Year

Americans' health insurance premiums are on track to surge next year, due to the imminent expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

Without Obamacare subsidies, this couple's insurance premiums are set to go up almost $2,000

In late September, Laurel Vincenty got a letter from Blue Cross Blue Shield informing her that the subsidies that covered a big chunk of her health insurance would be expiring at the end of the year, ... Read More