Soaring health insurance costs are quietly preventing wages from rising higher, while workers also shoulder a larger share of premiums, economist says

If employer contributions had instead grown at 3%, which was the pace a few years ago, wage growth would be about 0.2-0.3 ...
Texas Public Radio

It's ACA open enrollment time. Here are the changes for health insurance shoppers

The ACA health insurance marketplaces — find yours at HealthCare.gov — open Nov. 1 for 2027 coverage. Getting an early start ...

Health insurers leave millions unpaid for mental health crisis care in California

California counties report millions in denied or underpaid charges for mobile mental health crisis responses, prompting state ...

Health insurers are axing Medicare Advantage plans — at the expense of millions of older Americans. What you can do

One in 10 Medicare Advantage policyholders face disenrollment as insurers exit markets citing financial pressures.

Profit growth over enrollment growth: Health insurers are dropping Medicare Advantage plans — many older Americans will be affected

One in 10 Medicare Advantage policyholders face disenrollment as insurers exit markets citing financial pressures.
The Morning Sun

Costs surge again for Michigan health insurance plans

Rates for about 400,000 people who purchase their own health plans are up an average of 14.2% ahead of the Nov. 1 start of ...

Medicare’s December 7 deadline shapes next year’s health costs

Medicare’s annual open enrollment period runs from October 15 through December 7, 2026, with all plan changes taking effect on January 1, 2027, CMS showed. The window gives beneficiaries roughly 8 ...
Willamette Week

Health Insurance Costs Are Already Spiking. Oregon’s New Obamacare Website Will Tack On a Bit More.

Insurers say they’ll have to pay more in per-person monthly fees to participate in Oregon’s new system than they did on the ...
LancasterOnline

Rising health costs and coverage changes are big concerns for older adults as Election Day nears

Rising healthcare costs are a major concern for older Americans, and it's affecting their finances and political priorities.

Medicare Advantage options narrow as insurers cut back

Experts say the trend stems from increasing healthcare costs, less generous federal payments to insurance companies and ...
WDEL

Delaware urges insurers to replace medications lost in Lulu M. Ross Elementary School fire

The Delaware Department of Insurance said it learned this week, from Health and Social Services Secretary Christen Linke ...
RealClearHealthOpinion

Democrats Are Asking the Right Questions About Health Care

Recent polling shows that Democrats will likely flip the House, and maybe even the Senate. Democratic leaders are already ...