
Health Insurance Costs Rising for Many Americans
Health insurance premiums are set to rise significantly for many Americans in 2026, with ACA marketplace plans potentially increasing by 114% if subsidies expire and employer plans seeing a 6.5% jump.
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Health insurance premiums are set to rise significantly for many Americans in 2026, with ACA marketplace plans potentially increasing by 114% if subsidies expire and employer plans seeing a 6.5% jump.

Two major South Florida hospital systems are launching their own health insurance company, 22 Health, to compete in the state's bustling ACA marketplace.

Contract negotiations between Anthem and Northern Light Health have collapsed, forcing patients to pay higher out-of-network costs for medical care.

Health Insurance Marketplace consumers face rising premiums for 2026 as enhanced federal tax credits are set to expire, impacting middle-income families.

Lehigh Valley Health Network has announced it will end its contracts with insurer UnitedHealthcare in 2026, a move that could affect thousands of patients.

Wisconsin residents face dramatic increases in health insurance premiums as pandemic-era federal subsidies are set to expire, creating a political standoff.

A 68-year-old Florida woman with pancreatic cancer is unable to start treatment after the Social Security Administration mistakenly declared her dead, terminating her health insurance.

Premiums for the most popular health plans on the federal Healthcare.gov marketplace are set to increase by an average of 30% next year, according to CMS data.

Molina Healthcare stock fell roughly 20% after the insurer drastically cut its full-year profit forecast, citing unexpectedly high medical costs.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is recalling all furloughed staff starting October 27 to manage open enrollment for Medicare and ACA plans. Nearly half of CMS employees were furlo

Optum has launched Optum Real, a new AI-powered system to provide real-time verification of patient health benefits, aiming to reduce claim denials and costs.

Elevance Health expects high Medicaid costs to continue through 2026, with profitability improving by 2027. Rising demand for behavioral health and weight-loss drugs is driving expenses. The company r