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Soaring health insurance costs are quietly preventing wages from rising higher, while workers also shoulder a larger share of premiums, economist says
Open enrollment season for health care plans is about to begin, and many Americans may get sticker shock after seeing how much premiums will rise. But the rising cost of insurance is also quietly eroding wage gains, preventing workers from getting…
RAND and USC health researchers: Even big self-insured companies can't rein in health costs
This open enrollment season, employers and workers alike are again confronting high cost increases for health coverage, with family premiums now averaging over $28,000 a year. Some small companies report spending more on health insurance than they…
How the Affordable Care Act made healthcare unaffordable
By design, Obamacare drove up the demand for healthcare and consolidated both the insurance industry and the world of healthcare providers, such as physicians' practices and hospitals. Democrats named it the Affordable Care Act, but in private the…
Affordable Care Act open enrollment: Americans face higher costs and fewer options
Affordable Care Act open enrollment has begun and Americans face higher costs and fewer healthcare coverage options. The open enrollment window for the marketplace, also known as Obamacare, opens on Sunday in most states and closes on Jan. 15.
What to know about the Affordable Care Act's open enrollment period now underway
People heading into the Affordable Care Act open enrollment period with plans to sign up for insurance should expect a variety of changes in 2027, including higher premiums and fewer coverage options. The sign-up window for the marketplace, also…
Affordability top of mind for voters in final sprint to midterms: 'I have to pick between medicine or groceries'
For millions of Americans heading to the polls on Tuesday, affordability is a constant and worsening issue, and it's been a prevailing concern this election cycle. In Lorain county, Ohio, Gina Jones and her co-workers at the Lorain county job and…
ACA enrollees face higher premiums and fewer plan choices in 2027
WASHINGTON (AP) — People heading into the Affordable Care Act open enrollment period with plans to sign up for insurance should expect a variety of changes in 2027, including higher premiums and fewer coverage options. The sign-up window for…
What to know about the Affordable Care Act's open enrollment period now underway
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What to know about the Affordable Care Act open enrollment period now underway
Updated: 5:51 PM EST Nov 1, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Updated: 5:51 PM EST Nov 1, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ WASHINGTON — People heading into the Affordable Care Act open enrollment period with plans to sign up for insurance…
72% spike in number of people who dropped their IP riders in 2025
SINGAPORE – More than 112,000 people gave up their optional private health insurance add-ons in 2025. This marks an increase of more than 72% from the 65,000 who discontinued their Integrated Shield Plan (IP) riders in 2024. An IP is a…
Brigham and Women's Hospital nurses set date for open-ended strike
Updated: 11:04 AM EST Nov 1, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Updated: 11:04 AM EST Nov 1, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ BOSTON — Nurses at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston are preparing to go on strike for the second time this…
☀ Holmes Tops 'Clayface' Over Ghostly Halloween Weekend
Evenin! Here's the Hollywood + Media news to know on SUNDAY, Nov. 1, 2026. Where I hope you all are well rested... as we sit in the dark at 5 p.m. today. Great tradeoff, everybody! KUDOS: To the WNBA's GOLDEN STATE VALKYRIES for winning the 7-game…
Transcript: Rep. Mike Lawler on 'Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,' Nov. 1, 2026
The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. Mike Lawler, Republican of New York, that aired on 'Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan' on Nov. 1, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: We go now to Republican Congressman Mike Lawler. He joins us…
Parents of woman who died of seizure after ChatGPT misguidance sue OpenAI
A woman's death from an epileptic seizure after she received dangerous advice from a chatbot has prompted her parents to sue OpenAI earlier this week. The legal action is the latest lawsuit that in which plaintiffs allege that a bot provided…
Incumbent Republican Meuser challenged by Democrat Wallace in 9th District
WILKES-BARRE — In the 9th Congressional District, Republican incumbent Dan Meuser is being challenged by Democrat Rachel Wallace. Meuser, 62, of Dallas, was first elected in 2018, and he said he is running on a platform focused on curbing…
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