Employer health insurance costs are expected to spike by 8.2%, the highest costs in decades, according to a survey conducted by Marsh. The price increase is caused by hospital consolidation, specialty and GLP drugs, and high-cost claimants.
A new U.S. survey anticipates an average increase of 11 percent unless benefits are cut, the highest rate in decades. Other findings also predict a sharp rise.
With Texas suffering from extreme weather events, including record flooding and hurricanes, home and auto insurance premiums have increased.
Federal subsidies that have helped defray insurers' Medicare drug costs will disappear at the end of the year. Millions of beneficiaries could face higher premiums in 2027.
Obamacare premiums are climbing again—and the latest numbers expose the inevitable failure of a government-designed healthcare system. Early filings from 77 insurers show a median proposed premium increase of 14 percent for 2027. That follows a 20 percent median increase for 2026 and marks the fifth straight year of rising costs. The benchmark silver premium—the […] The post Obamacare Premiums Set to Rise Yet Again appeared first on StoneZone .
Obamacare premiums are climbing again—and the latest numbers expose the inevitable failure of a government-designed healthcare system. Early filings from 77 insurers show a median proposed premium increase of 14 percent for 2027. That follows a 20 percent median increase for 2026 and marks the fifth straight year of rising costs. The benchmark silver premium—the figure used to calculate federal subsidies—jumped roughly 25 percent this year. Insurers say the remaining Obamacare population is becoming smaller and sicker as healthier people leave the exchanges. Enrollment reportedly dropped by about three million, creating the same predictable insurance spiral conservatives warned about from the beginning: higher costs drive out…Open
‘so much uncertainty’
Obamacare health insurance premiums are set to increase by double digits again in 2027, according to estimates from KFF released Wednesday. Among 77 health insurers participating in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces from the 16 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. with filings that are already publicly available, the median proposed premium increase for next year is 14%, according to KFF’s analysis. This marks the second consecutive year of double-digit premium increases in the ACA Marketplaces, KFF reported. (RELATED: Obamacare Enrollment Fraud May Cost Taxpayers Billions In 2026, New Study Shows) The median nationwide proposed rate change was 18% for 2026, and the median finalized rate change was 20%, according to KFF. …Open
'so much uncertainty'
The cost of Obamacare coverage is due to rise by a median of 14% next year, according to a new analysis, marking further turmoil for the law's marketplaces. Why it matters: It would mark the second straight year of double-digit premium increases in the individual market. - Customers could be on the hook for thousands of more dollars in costs, worsening the health affordability crisis. The big picture: Insurers blame the hikes on rising costs of health care services and the expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies, per the KFF analysis of 77 health plans' preliminary rate filings in 16 states and the District of Columbia. - Some enrollees will get subsidies that would cushion the blow, but those who make more than 400% of the…
Thousands of people lost coverage over as little as $8 in delinquent payments. They didn't know their zero-dollar premiums had gone up and they owed money. Most now can't get coverage until 2027.
Obamacare enrollment fell by nearly 3 million in 2026, dropping from a peak of 22.1 million last year to 19.2 million as of February, according to federal data released June 26. The decline has reignited the national fight over whether the program is truly making healthcare affordable — or simply hiding waste, fraud, and dependency […] The post Obamacare Enrollment Goes Way Down appeared first on StoneZone .
Obamacare enrollment fell by nearly 3 million in 2026, dropping from a peak of 22.1 million last year to 19.2 million as of February, according to federal data released June 26. The decline has reignited the national fight over whether the program is truly making healthcare affordable — or simply hiding waste, fraud, and dependency behind taxpayer-funded subsidies. Democrats immediately blamed President Donald Trump and Republicans, claiming the decline proves that premiums are becoming unaffordable. KFF reported that average monthly premiums rose from $113 in 2025 to $178 in 2026, while benchmark silver premiums increased about 25 percent. But the Trump administration and conservative health policy experts argue the real story is…Open