Tag: health insurance

Bipartisan Efforts to Improve Health Insurance Affordability and Control Premiums

Reps. Tom Suozzi and Don Bacon discuss bipartisan measures to make health insurance more affordable and prevent premium spikes, highlighting collaborative efforts to stabilize insurance markets.

Senate to Vote on Conflicting ACA Subsidy Extension Bills Amid Fiscal Concerns

The U.S. Senate is set to vote on two competing ACA subsidy extension bills, highlighting contrasting health care policy approaches and fiscal debates over federal deficits.

Senator Cassidy Proposes HSA-Based Plan to Address ACA Subsidy Expiration Risks

Senator Bill Cassidy outlines a bipartisan framework using Health Savings Accounts to mitigate impacts of expiring ACA premium tax credits, aiming to stabilize marketplace coverage and control health insurance costs.

Rising U.S. Health Insurance Premiums Linked to Hospital Pricing and Market Consolidation

U.S. health insurance premiums have surged due to hospital price increases and market consolidation, impacting employer costs and prompting calls for regulatory oversight and transparency in nonprofit hospital executive compensation.

Idaho's 2026 Health Insurance Open Enrollment Ends Dec. 15: Key Details

Idaho's 2026 health insurance open enrollment ends Dec. 15. Learn about tax credits, Silver plan savings, and how to enroll through Your Health Idaho.

Senate Faces End-of-Year Expiration of Expanded Health Insurance Subsidies

U.S. Senate debates expiration of enhanced health insurance subsidies and premium tax credits amid partisan divides, impacting premiums and coverage eligibility.

Senate Deadlock Looms as Health Insurance Subsidies Near Expiration

Senate faces key votes on the expiration of health insurance premium tax credits, with partisan divisions complicating subsidy extensions and impacting 2025 insurance premiums.

State Insurance Panels Overturn Many Health Coverage Denials, Improving Access

State-run external review panels under the Affordable Care Act overturn many insurance denials, enhancing patient access to medically necessary treatments, data shows varying success rates by state.

ACA Marketplace Faces Premium Hikes as Enrollment Deadline Nears in Texas

ACA open enrollment deadline approaches amid expiring premium tax credits, causing premium increases and insurer exits in Texas. Active plan updates advised.

Rice University Study: Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Premiums Surge 342% Since 1999

Rice University research shows employer health insurance premiums have increased 342% since 1999, driven by rising hospital prices and consolidation, without quality improvements.