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Tariffs are already making your health insurance costs go up

Health insurance research professor says there is a ‘perfect storm of factors’ driving prices up

The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2025

Harris campaign centers healthcare and abortion rights: ‘If she wins, it’s because of Dobbs’

Vice-president emphasizes bodily autonomy and affordable care as experts expect Democrats to remain on offense

The Guardian - US · Jul 29, 2024

How the government is trying to stop rogue brokers from plaguing ACA enrollees

Federal regulators are trying to prevent bad actors from switching unknowing consumers' Obamacare coverage. Their fixes risk making enrollment so cumbersome that people won't want to sign up.

WEKU · May 7, 2024

Illinois governor signs bills giving state power over health insurance prices, Affordable Care Act exchange

Illinois will soon run its own Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace, and have the power to stop sky-high price increases of plans sold on it.

Chicago Tribune · Jun 27, 2023

Fraudsters are duping homeless people into signing up for ACA plans they can’t afford

MIAMI — Mary Zhelyazkova was surprised when pharmacists at Florida’s largest safety net hospital said they could not fill her prescription.

Tribune News Service · Jun 15, 2023

Paxlovid has been free so far. Next year, sticker shock awaits

Nearly 6 million Americans have taken Paxlovid for free, courtesy of the federal government. The Pfizer pill has helped prevent many people infected with COVID-19 from being hospitalized or dying, and it may even reduce the risk of developing long COVID. But the government plans to stop footing the bill…

Tribune News Service · Dec 11, 2022

Paxlovid free so far, but sticker shock awaits next year if you need the COVID treatment

Within months, the government plans to stop footing the bill — and millions of the uninsured and seniors might have to pay full price. Experts say that means fewer people will get the potentially life-saving treatments.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 7, 2022

What's new with ACA in 2023

Though much coverage stays the same from year to year, there are a few upcoming changes for 2023

Salon · Oct 31, 2022

Shopping for ACA health insurance? Here's what's new this year

There's finally been a fix to the "family glitch" that made marketplace health plans sometimes unaffordable. And although premiums are rising, subsidies are too, and more people are eligible.

WEKU · Oct 31, 2022

Poverty and uninsured rates drop, thanks to pandemic-era policies

Child poverty is at a historic low, according to Census bureau data, and the rate of those without health insurance dropped in 2021. But the good news may be short-lived, as policy measures expire.

WEKU · Sep 13, 2022