Shut Down, government and The Health Insurance
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Insurer filings reveal widespread and substantial proposed rate increases for 2026, with insurers commonly citing increasing health care costs and the expiration of enhanced premium tax credits as key drivers.
Employers say they are facing the biggest increase in health costs in more than a decade — almost 9 percent on average. Workers’ best option, experts say, is to carefully weigh various plans.
Immigrants living in the U.S. without legal permission have never been eligible for federally-funded health insurance, experts said.
The Trump administration has rejected Ohio's request to allow it to provide continuous CHIP coverage through age 4. The decision means parents of 152,000 Ohio children will worry about potentially high medical bills.
The imminent expiration of COVID-era health care subsidies could see the insurance premium costs soar for millions of Americans.
The recently enacted megalaw is expected to restrict access to Medicaid and marketplace health insurance to millions of individuals.
A fragmented insurance system meant continuous coverage for only 1 in 4 kids, while 2 in 5 had a coverage disruption.
More children lost insurance coverage in Idaho than in almost any other state. A report said eligible kids were disenrolled by mistake.
The introduction of work requirements for certain adults enrolled in the US health insurance program Medicaid has so far failed to boost insurance coverage or employment rates, finds a study published by The BMJ today.
Nevada’s Democratic Sens. Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto are pushing to prevent the expiration of Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits.