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Obamacare Is Expensive. But So Is All Health Insurance.

“Health insurance in America is very expensive, because health care is very expensive,” said Katherine Baicker, a health economist who is the provost at the University of Chicago. “And that’s true in ... Read More

Health insurance sticker shock begins as shutdown battle over subsidies rages

Many states have shown rising premiums ahead of open enrollment for Affordable Care Act plans. The government shutdown is driven by Democrats and Republicans being far apart on the issue of extended ... Read More

Is Congress stopping millions from saving $4,600 on cheaper health insurance plans?

Catastrophic health insurance plans cost half of regular Obamacare premiums but remain illegal for most Americans due to 42 U.S. Code 18022(e)(2) provision. Read More

Don't Extend Obamacare Subsidies To End the Government Shutdown

The federal government's not-really-a-shutdown lingers on, largely driven by Democrats' insistence on extending pandemic-era subsidies that conceal the real cost of health coverage under the ... Read More

Insurance subsidies are a costly fix to Obamacare’s leaky ship

Obamacare broke our healthcare system. Democrats created a costly patch. Now, they're trying to make it permanent. Read More

The Long Islanders whose health insurance increases are central to the shutdown debate

Central to the showdown driving the federal government shutdown are health care costs that would rise significantly for millions of Americans, including nearly 100,000 Long Islanders. Read More

What's behind the health care fight that led to the government shutdown

It's Obamacare health insurance prices — and how much help 24 million Americans will get with their premiums — that are in dispute. Read More

Republicans must let Obamacare subsidies expire, even if it costs them | Opinion

If Republicans can't muster the backbone to let these subsidies expire now, the subsidized level of spending will become the status quo forever. Read More

Workers and Employers Face Higher Health Insurance Costs

A new employer survey shows premiums for a family climbed in 2025 as companies and their workers pay more for coverage. Read More

Team Trump’s answer to ballooning Obamacare premiums: Less generous coverage

Trump administration officials, looking at the possible impact of large insurance premium increases for millions of next year’s Obamacare customers, want more people to consider plans with less ... Read More

Pennie health plan costs are going up an average of 102% in 2026

Philadelphia residents who buy Obamacare health insurance will pay, on average, more than twice as much in 2026 after the Pennsylvania Insurance Department announced this week rates that anticipate ... Read More

Why are health insurance prices rising in Alabama?

The Alabama Public Education Employees Health Insurance Plan (PEEHIP) will request a $380 million increase from the Legislature next year to avoid changing the plan’s coverage or increasing costs for ... Read More