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They raced to retire decades early — but soaring health-insurance costs are wrecking their plans

With pandemic-era subsidies for Obamacare set to end in 2026, people in the FIRE community are adjusting their plans to account for bigger health-insurance premiums. Read More

Health insurance premiums are going up next year — unless you work at these companies

NPR's series Cost of Living: The Price We Pay is examining what's driving price increases and how people are coping after years of stubborn inflation. How are higher prices changing the way you live? 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

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

HEALTH-COST PINCH: AS INSURANCE PREMIUMS SKYROCKET, MORE WORKERS FIND THEMSLEVES WITH LESS OF A SAFETY NET, PAYING SIGNIFICANTLY MORE OUT OF POCKET

Alice Lowe is living on the edge. Her health insurance plan as an employee at Santa Rosa's Redwood Gospel Mission has a $5,400 deductible, meaning she has to pay the first $5,400 in medical expenses ... 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

Map Shows How Much Health Insurance Premiums Will Go Up in Each State

The ACA marketplace offers health insurance to millions of Americans, but expanded subsidies will soon expire. 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

$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

As health insurance premiums soar, pressure on Republicans mounts

It’s a perilous combination for 165 million people with employer-sponsored health insurance. Premiums are rising, while yearly pay raises shrink. Read More