{"id":2149081,"date":"2026-01-30T13:11:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T18:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/?page_id=2149081"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:28:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:28:24","slug":"priced-out","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/priced-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Priced Out"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero--offset wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero--left-align archive-highlight-color archive-highlight-color--green alignfull wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2195049868-PRICED-OUT.jpg')\">\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero__overlay\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"opacity: 0.3\"\n\t\t><\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero__title\">\n\t\t\t\tPriced Out\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero__subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\tAmerica&#8217;s Health Insurance Crisis\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-neutral-800-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fe98218de27011cacda746c1bee19fbf\">Skyrocketing\u00a0health care costs and insurance premiums combined with\u00a0congressional\u00a0inaction\u00a0have\u00a0forced a perilous decision\u00a0upon\u00a0many\u00a0people:\u00a0Pay higher prices for health\u00a0insurance\u00a0or\u00a0go\u00a0uncovered. KFF Health News\u00a0is telling\u00a0their stories.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading screen-reader-text\" id=\"h-featured-stories\">Featured Stories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-style-featured-stories is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2149295\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/priced-out-health-insurance-costs-kentucky-tennessee-south-carolina\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/priced-out-opt-outs-3x2-1.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/priced-out-opt-outs-3x2-1.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/priced-out-opt-outs-3x2-1.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/priced-out-opt-outs-3x2-1.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/priced-out-health-insurance-costs-kentucky-tennessee-south-carolina\/\">When Health Insurance Costs More Than the Mortgage<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>As health care costs skyrocket and federal lawmakers pull back help on insurance premiums, more middle-income families are facing tough choices on health care. <\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/renuka-rayasam\/\">Renuka Rayasam<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-02T00:00:00+00:00\">Feb. 2, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2149311\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/uninsured-health-care-low-cost-discounts-options-advice-5-things\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2189387885-3x2-resized.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2189387885-3x2-resized.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2189387885-3x2-resized.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2189387885-3x2-resized.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A photo illustration of a hand holding up a $100 bill that is disappearing into thin air.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/uninsured-health-care-low-cost-discounts-options-advice-5-things\/\">It\u2019s 2026 and You\u2019re Uninsured. Now What?<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Many Americans are expected to lose ACA or Medicaid coverage in coming months and years as a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the expiration of enhanced pandemic-era subsidies that helped people afford Obamacare plans. Doctors and researchers say there are still ways to find affordable care.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/renuka-rayasam\/\">Renuka Rayasam<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-02T00:00:00+00:00\">Feb. 2, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2133311\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/indigent-care-uninsured-medicaid-aca-obamacare-one-big-beautiful-bill-california\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1436172231-resized.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1436172231-resized.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1436172231-resized.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1436172231-resized.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A photo of a historic downtown area of Auburn, California. Old buildings are seen alongside trees. A rotunda is seen on top of a tall building in the background.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/indigent-care-uninsured-medicaid-aca-obamacare-one-big-beautiful-bill-california\/\">On the Hook for Uninsured Residents, Counties Now Wonder How They\u2019ll Pay<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Millions of people gained health coverage under the Affordable Care Act, reducing pressure on counties in states that fund care for the uninsured. With federal policies expected to reverse that trend, county officials wonder how they will fill the gap \u2014 and who will pay for it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/christine-mai-duc\/\">Christine Mai-Duc<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/claudia-boyd-barrett\/\">Claudia Boyd-Barrett<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-06T00:00:00+00:00\">Jan. 6, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\" id=\"h-share-your-story\">Share Your Story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Are you struggling to afford your health insurance? Have you decided to forgo coverage?<br>Click below\u202fto contact KFF Health News and share your story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-icon-arrow-up-right is-style-primary-arrow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-neutral-100-color has-green-500-background-color has-text-color has-background has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/help-us-report-on-rising-insurance-costs\/\"><strong>Contact Us<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-more-from-the-project\" style=\"font-size:54px\">More From the Project<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow hidden-pagination\"><ul class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-6d3fbd8f wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2229400 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-health-industry category-insurance tag-affordable-care-act tag-cancer tag-mountain-states-bureau tag-southern-bureau tag-trump-administration state-colorado state-south-carolina series-priced-out funder-arnold-ventures funder-colorado-health-foundation funder-robert-wood-johnson-foundation partner-usa-today\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2229400\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/cancer-survival-costs-testing-treatment-premiums-deductibles-trump\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/McLeod_02.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/McLeod_02.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/McLeod_02.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/McLeod_02.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"Two people pose for a photo together, smiling. The person on the left holds signs that read, &quot;Survivor&quot; and &quot;Avocate.&quot; The person the right holds a sign that reads, &quot;Fighter.&quot;\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/cancer-survival-costs-testing-treatment-premiums-deductibles-trump\/\">They\u2019re in Remission, but Their Medical Bills Aren\u2019t: Cancer Survivors Navigate Soaring Costs<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The costs of posttreatment care are forcing cancer survivors to make tough choices. GOP proposals to bring down health insurance costs won\u2019t help people who need constant care and monitoring, health policy researchers and patient advocates say.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/renuka-rayasam\/\">Renuka Rayasam<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-22T00:00:00+00:00\">April 22, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2174986 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-health-industry category-insurance category-rural-health tag-midwest-bureau tag-obamacare-plans tag-southern-bureau state-alabama state-florida state-missouri state-ohio state-tennessee content-types-article series-priced-out funder-helmsley-charitable-trust funder-missouri-foundation-for-health funder-robert-wood-johnson-foundation partner-the-daily-yonder\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2174986\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/farm-bureau-plans-less-pricey-alternative-aca-coverage-tradeoffs\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2243885851-resized.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2243885851-resized.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2243885851-resized.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2243885851-resized.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A tractor is parked in a field. Dark clouds are moving overhead.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/farm-bureau-plans-less-pricey-alternative-aca-coverage-tradeoffs\/\">Farm Bureau Health Plans Beat the ACA on Prices With an Age-Old Tactic: Rejecting Sick People<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Fourteen states now allow health coverage through state farm bureaus. Though they generally share many features of Affordable Care Act marketplace plans, they aren\u2019t insurance. Neither are they typically subject to federal or state health insurance requirements, and the benefits may be less generous or predictable than those of Obamacare plans.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/michelle-andrews\/\">Michelle Andrews<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-09T00:00:00+00:00\">April 9, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2174385 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-industry category-insurance category-rural-health tag-affordable-care-act tag-cost-of-living tag-legislation tag-obamacare-plans tag-southern-bureau tag-trump-administration state-north-carolina content-types-article series-priced-out funder-dogwood-trust funder-helmsley-charitable-trust funder-robert-wood-johnson-foundation partner-the-washington-post\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2174385\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/insurance\/tax-tips-aca-affordable-care-act-obamacare-subsidies-income-owing\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2264783955-resize.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2264783955-resize.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2264783955-resize.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2264783955-resize.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A set of tax forms and a calculator rest on top of a laptop.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/insurance\/tax-tips-aca-affordable-care-act-obamacare-subsidies-income-owing\/\">Tax Time Brings Surprises for Some Who Receive ACA Subsidies<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Some people find they owe money back for subsidies if their income changed from what they estimated. In 2026, more people may find themselves in this situation \u2014 and face higher repayment amounts \u2014 if they don\u2019t carefully track their income.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/julie-appleby\/\">Julie Appleby<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/andrew-jones\/\">Andrew Jones<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-03T00:00:00+00:00\">April 3, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2169414 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-health-industry category-insurance category-medicare category-rural-health tag-midwest-bureau tag-obamacare-plans state-illinois state-rhode-island state-california content-types-article series-priced-out funder-helmsley-charitable-trust funder-missouri-foundation-for-health partner-usa-today\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2169414\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/health-costs-middle-aged-adults-delay-affordable-care-act-obamacare-medicare\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2164283068-resized.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2164283068-resized.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2164283068-resized.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2164283068-resized.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A man at a doctor&#039;s office hands over a credit card to a receptionist at the front desk.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/health-costs-middle-aged-adults-delay-affordable-care-act-obamacare-medicare\/\">Rising Health Costs Push Some Middle-Aged Adults To Skip the Doc Until Medicare<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Adults ages 50 through 64 faced some of the steepest increases in out-of-pocket costs for Obamacare plans after a set of federal subsidies expired at the end of December. Some say they are putting off care or considering dropping health insurance coverage until Medicare picks up the bill.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/sam-whitehead\/\">Sam Whitehead<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-23T00:00:00+00:00\">March 23, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2171015 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-elections category-health-care-costs category-insurance tag-affordable-care-act tag-deductibles tag-kff tag-obamacare-plans tag-polls tag-premiums tag-southern-bureau tag-trump-administration tag-congress state-tennessee state-california content-types-article series-agency-watch series-priced-out funder-robert-wood-johnson-foundation\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2171015\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/kff-poll-aca-obamacare-higher-premiums-blame-trump-gop\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2223501404_3840x2560web.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2223501404_3840x2560web.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2223501404_3840x2560web.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2223501404_3840x2560web.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/kff-poll-aca-obamacare-higher-premiums-blame-trump-gop\/\">Many ACA Customers Are Paying Higher Premiums. Most Blame Trump and Republicans, Poll Finds.<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>A KFF poll offers insights into people\u2019s insurance coverage decisions and how those choices could play into their vote in November\u2019s midterm elections.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/julie-appleby\/\">Julie Appleby<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-19T00:00:00+00:00\">March 19, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2164137 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-health-industry category-insurance tag-deductibles tag-high-deductible-plans tag-obamacare-plans tag-premiums tag-trump-administration state-massachusetts state-new-york state-new-jersey state-pennsylvania state-west-virginia content-types-article series-priced-out funder-robert-wood-johnson-foundation partner-los-angeles-times\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2164137\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/obamacare-essential-health-benefits-premium-costs-debate\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2244046846-resized.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2244046846-resized.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2244046846-resized.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2244046846-resized.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"The healthcare.gov website seen on a laptop. The webpage reads, &quot;Welcome to the Health Insurance Marketplace. Apply for coverage.&quot;\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/obamacare-essential-health-benefits-premium-costs-debate\/\">Evidence Shows ACA\u2019s Mandated Benefits Alone Don\u2019t Drive Up Costs. The Debate Continues.<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The Affordable Care Act put in place a package of benefits that health insurance plans must cover. Critics contend this mandate has jacked up premiums. Evidence supporting that claim is mixed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/julie-appleby\/\">Julie Appleby<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/sarah-boden\/\">Sarah Boden<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-18T00:00:00+00:00\">March 18, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2159633 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-health-industry category-insurance category-medicare tag-chronic-disease-care tag-obamacare-plans tag-premiums state-california content-types-article series-priced-out partner-cbs-news\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2159633\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/insurance-premium-payments-terminal-diagnosis-aca-subsidies-covered-california\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/Franklin_01.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/Franklin_01.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/Franklin_01.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/Franklin_01.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A husband sits in a chair conversing with his wife, who is in a wheelchair.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/insurance-premium-payments-terminal-diagnosis-aca-subsidies-covered-california\/\">\u2018Kind of Morbid\u2019: Health Premiums Threaten Their Nest Egg. A Terminal Diagnosis May Spare It.<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Chaz and Jean Franklin were facing a sevenfold increase in their health premium payments with the expiration of enhanced federal subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans at the end of 2025. Then Jean received a crushing diagnosis that will claim her life but save the couple money.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/christine-mai-duc\/\">Christine Mai-Duc<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-26T00:00:00+00:00\">Feb. 26, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2155711 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-insurance tag-deductibles tag-hhs tag-high-deductible-plans tag-obamacare-plans tag-trump-administration content-types-article series-priced-out partner-los-angeles-times\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2155711\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/insurance\/aca-trump-proposal-catastrophic-coverage-premiums-care-networks\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2255937360-resized.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2255937360-resized.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2255937360-resized.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2255937360-resized.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A photo of a White House event: President Trump sits at a table. To the right of him is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Mehmet Oz sits to Kennedy&#039;s right. All three men have microphones across from them.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/insurance\/aca-trump-proposal-catastrophic-coverage-premiums-care-networks\/\">Trump Team\u2019s Planned ACA Rule Offers Its Answer to Rising Premium Costs: Catastrophic Coverage<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Sweeping changes to the Affordable Care Act marketplace next year have been proposed by the Trump administration that focus on making more insurance plans available with higher annual out-of-pocket costs but lower premiums.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/julie-appleby\/\">Julie Appleby<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-13T00:00:00+00:00\">Feb. 13, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2150584 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-insurance category-rural-health tag-deductibles tag-mountain-states-bureau tag-obamacare-plans tag-premiums tag-southern-bureau tag-trump-administration state-california state-colorado state-idaho state-maryland state-washington state-district-of-columbia state-north-carolina state-virginia state-texas state-pennsylvania state-new-mexico content-types-article series-priced-out funder-helmsley-charitable-trust funder-robert-wood-johnson-foundation partner-cbs-news\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2150584\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/affordable-care-act-aca-obamacare-sign-ups-subsidies-higher-premiums\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1459918583.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1459918583.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1459918583.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1459918583.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A photo of a woman sitting in a chair from the shoulders down. She is taking her blood pressure.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/affordable-care-act-aca-obamacare-sign-ups-subsidies-higher-premiums\/\">Obamacare Sign-Ups Drop, but the Extent Won\u2019t Be Clear for Months<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Experts say Affordable Care Act sign-up data won\u2019t be clear until people who were enrolled have paid \u2014 or haven&#8217;t paid \u2014 their new, often much higher, premiums.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/julie-appleby\/\">Julie Appleby<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-10T00:00:00+00:00\">Feb. 10, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2133366 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-insurance content-types-article series-priced-out\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2133366\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/aca-obamacare-cheaper-health-insurance-plans-premiums-short-term-indemnity\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2203781634.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2203781634.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2203781634.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2203781634.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"Orange stethoscope forming a dollar sign on blue background.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/aca-obamacare-cheaper-health-insurance-plans-premiums-short-term-indemnity\/\">Worried About Health Insurance Costs? There May Be Cheaper Options \u2014 But With Trade-Offs<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>As the clock ticks down on the 2026 Obamacare open enrollment season, frustrated consumers may have to make sacrifices on coverage to get a price they can stomach. But cheaper alternatives come with risks.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/julie-appleby\/\">Julie Appleby<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-18T00:00:00+00:00\">Dec. 18, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2131203 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-insurance category-rural-health tag-hospitals tag-legislation tag-obamacare-plans tag-subsidies tag-trump-administration state-connecticut state-massachusetts state-oregon state-california content-types-article series-priced-out funder-helmsley-charitable-trust partner-los-angeles-times\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2131203\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/health-costs-spending-affordability-hospitals-california-one-big-beautiful-bill\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1221020999-resized.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1221020999-resized.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1221020999-resized.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1221020999-resized.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A photo of a doctor filling out a form.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/health-costs-spending-affordability-hospitals-california-one-big-beautiful-bill\/\">One Big Beautiful Bill Act Complicates State Health Care Affordability Efforts<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The federal budget bill President Donald Trump signed into law in July is creating uncertainty for states trying to rein in health care spending. In California, a lawsuit by the hospital industry challenging state spending caps cites the law, which will slash Medicaid spending, as one of many financial pressures.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/bernard-j-wolfson\/\">Bernard J. Wolfson<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-16T00:00:00+00:00\">Dec. 16, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2129884 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-insurance category-rural-health tag-affordable-care-act tag-cms tag-midwest-bureau tag-obamacare-plans tag-southern-bureau tag-subsidies tag-trump-administration tag-congress state-california state-illinois state-massachusetts state-district-of-columbia state-texas state-pennsylvania content-types-article series-priced-out funder-helmsley-charitable-trust funder-missouri-foundation-for-health\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2129884\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/obamacare-aca-congress-price-increases-subsidies-open-enrollment\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2244046594.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2244046594.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2244046594.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2244046594.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A laptop screen shows Idaho&#039;s Affordable Care Act marketplace website, with &quot;Open Enrollment Ends December 15&quot; in all-cap tyoe.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/obamacare-aca-congress-price-increases-subsidies-open-enrollment\/\">Sticker Shock: Obamacare Customers Confront Premium Spikes as Congress Dithers<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>With subsidies that give consumers extra help paying their health insurance premiums set to expire, lawmakers are again debating the Affordable Care Act. The difference this time: It\u2019s happening in the middle of ACA open enrollment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/julie-appleby\/\">Julie Appleby<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-12T00:00:00+00:00\">Dec. 12, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2126622 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-insurance tag-affordable-care-act tag-doctor-networks tag-doctors tag-hospitals tag-obamacare-plans tag-premiums tag-trump-administration tag-congress content-types-article series-priced-out partner-los-angeles-times\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2126622\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/health-industry-consolidation-mergers-hospitals-doctors-rising-costs-obamacare-not-key-culprit\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2160194387.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2160194387.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2160194387.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2160194387.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A close-up image of a black stethoscope wrapped around a stack of U.S. dollar bills.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/health-industry-consolidation-mergers-hospitals-doctors-rising-costs-obamacare-not-key-culprit\/\">Health Care Consolidation and Rising Costs Happen, but Obamacare Is Not the Key Culprit<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The debate over expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits has given Republicans room to resurface old criticisms \u2014 such as blaming the ACA for mergers and consolidation within the health care industry.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/julie-appleby\/\">Julie Appleby<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-11T00:00:00+00:00\">Dec. 11, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2126215 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-insurance tag-high-deductible-plans tag-midwest-bureau tag-obamacare-plans tag-trump-administration tag-congress state-ohio content-types-article series-priced-out funder-missouri-foundation-for-health partner-npr\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2126215\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/trump-health-accounts-hsa-cash-patient-debt-high-deductible-insurance\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1242711214-resized.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1242711214-resized.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1242711214-resized.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1242711214-resized.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A photo of a stethoscope against a green background. It is resting on top of a stack of $100 bills.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/trump-health-accounts-hsa-cash-patient-debt-high-deductible-insurance\/\">Trump\u2019s Idea for Health Accounts Has Been Tried. Millions of Patients Have Ended Up in Debt.<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Republican calls to give Americans cash instead of health insurance subsidies double down on a decades-old strategy of moving people into high-deductible plans with health savings accounts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/noam-n-levey\/\">Noam N. Levey<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-09T00:00:00+00:00\">Dec. 9, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2124505 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-insurance tag-affordable-care-act tag-deductibles tag-diabetes tag-high-deductible-plans tag-obamacare-plans tag-out-of-pocket-costs tag-premiums tag-southern-bureau state-florida state-texas content-types-article series-priced-out funder-robert-wood-johnson-foundation partner-the-washington-post\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2124505\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/high-deductible-plans-out-of-pocket-diabetes-care\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/DiabetesDeductible_02.jpeg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/DiabetesDeductible_02.jpeg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/DiabetesDeductible_02.jpeg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/DiabetesDeductible_02.jpeg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A mother and father sit on the floor in a well-lit room with their two young children in their laps for a studio portrait.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/high-deductible-plans-out-of-pocket-diabetes-care\/\">Out-of-Pocket Pain From High-Deductible Plans Means Skimping on Care<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>High-deductible health insurance plans are increasingly common, and many more enrollees will likely need to choose such plans for the coming year. For those with chronic conditions like diabetes, the gamble can mean compromised care and long-term consequences.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/charlotte-huff\/\">Charlotte Huff<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-09T00:00:00+00:00\">Dec. 9, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2126590 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-health-industry tag-hhs tag-obamacare-plans tag-premiums tag-trump-administration tag-congress content-types-article series-priced-out partner-fortune\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2126590\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/health-savings-accounts-hsa-insurance-premiums-republicans-obamacare\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2245545157-resized.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2245545157-resized.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2245545157-resized.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2245545157-resized.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A photo of Sen. Cassidy walking as reporters flank him on both sides.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/health-savings-accounts-hsa-insurance-premiums-republicans-obamacare\/\">Health Savings Accounts, Backed by GOP, Cover Fancy Saunas but Not Insurance Premiums<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Health savings accounts can be used to cover medical expenses, tax-free. But while wealthier Americans are using them to pay for gym equipment, cedar ice baths, and hemlock saunas, poorer Americans can\u2019t use them to pay their skyrocketing health insurance premiums.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/amanda-seitz\/\">Amanda Seitz<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-05T00:00:00+00:00\">Dec. 5, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2123855 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-southern-bureau state-maryland state-georgia content-types-article series-priced-out funder-robert-wood-johnson-foundation\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2123855\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/federal-worker-health-insurance-fehb-premiums-increases\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Humphreys.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Humphreys.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Humphreys.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Humphreys.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A senior man and woman seated in a room with several framed images behind them\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/federal-worker-health-insurance-fehb-premiums-increases\/\">After Shutdown, Federal Employees Face New Uncertainty: Affording Health Insurance<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Average premium payments in the federal government\u2019s insurance program for its employees are set to jump more than 12% next year, on top of a 13.5% hike in 2025. The two-year increase is higher than many private employers and their workers are experiencing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/phil-galewitz\/\">Phil Galewitz<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-26T00:00:00+00:00\">Nov. 26, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2108528 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-elections category-health-care-costs category-insurance category-medicaid category-medicare tag-affordable-care-act tag-obamacare-plans tag-trump-administration state-new-york state-oregon state-vermont content-types-article series-priced-out\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2108528\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/elections\/shutdown-health-care-costs-obamacare-democrats-public-option\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2240767537.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2240767537.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2240767537.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2240767537.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/elections\/shutdown-health-care-costs-obamacare-democrats-public-option\/\">Shutdown Has Highlighted Washington\u2019s Retreat From Big Ideas on Health Care<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>As voters feel financial pressure from runaway health care costs and crave innovations that would provide relief, the standoff in Congress has been firmly rooted in the status quo \u2014 keeping an existing provision of the Affordable Care Act alive.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/stephanie-armour\/\">Stephanie Armour<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-10T00:00:00+00:00\">Nov. 10, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2104256 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-health-industry tag-biden-administration tag-hospitals tag-trump-administration state-connecticut state-new-york content-types-article series-priced-out\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2104256\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/health-system-mergers-higher-prices-trump-regulators-hospitals-insurers\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2167930407-resized.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2167930407-resized.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2167930407-resized.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2167930407-resized.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"An illustration shows two businessmen shaking hands. Each stands on an arrow pointing upward, meeting in the middle.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/health-system-mergers-higher-prices-trump-regulators-hospitals-insurers\/\">As Health Companies Get Bigger, So Do the Bills. It\u2019s Unclear if Trump\u2019s Team Will Intervene.<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>As health systems, doctor groups, and insurers merge into ever-bigger giants, patient care gets more expensive. Yet the Trump administration has sent mixed signals about its willingness to intervene \u2014 and shown some disdain for Biden officials\u2019 more aggressive approach.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/elisabeth-rosenthal\/\">Elisabeth Rosenthal<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-10T00:00:00+00:00\">Nov. 10, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2111595 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-health-industry category-insurance category-rural-health tag-obamacare-plans tag-southern-bureau tag-trump-administration tag-congress state-texas state-california state-georgia state-florida content-types-article series-priced-out funder-blue-shield-of-california-foundation funder-helmsley-charitable-trust funder-robert-wood-johnson-foundation partner-fortune\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2111595\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/aca-obamacare-enhanced-premium-tax-credits-subsidies-expiring-small-businesses\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Subsidies_Miller_01-resize.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Subsidies_Miller_01-resize.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Subsidies_Miller_01-resize.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Subsidies_Miller_01-resize.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A photo of a man at an orchard picking persimmons from a tree.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/aca-obamacare-enhanced-premium-tax-credits-subsidies-expiring-small-businesses\/\">Farmers, Barbers, and GOP Lawmakers Grapple With the Fate of ACA Tax Credits<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Small-business owners and their employees, who make up nearly half of the Obamacare marketplace, are worried about their health care and their livelihoods as insurance prices surge. Republicans, who have long opposed Obamacare, are at odds over how to respond to upset from one of their party\u2019s most loyal constituencies.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/amanda-seitz\/\">Amanda Seitz<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-06T00:00:00+00:00\">Nov. 6, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2107452 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-health-industry category-insurance tag-obamacare-plans tag-premiums tag-trump-administration tag-congress content-types-article series-priced-out partner-npr\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2107452\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/obamacare-aca-affordable-care-act-marketplace-tips-subsidies-shutdown\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2244046800-resize.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2244046800-resize.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2244046800-resize.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2244046800-resize.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A photo of HealthCare.gov&#039;s website. A pop-up form reads, &quot;Get covered for 2026. Start here.&quot;\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/obamacare-aca-affordable-care-act-marketplace-tips-subsidies-shutdown\/\">Congressional Stalemate Creates Chaos for Obamacare Shoppers<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This year, Affordable Care Act marketplace consumers will need to be more informed than ever to navigate their health coverage choices.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/michelle-andrews\/\">Michelle Andrews<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-04T00:00:00+00:00\">Nov. 4, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2106310 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-health-industry category-insurance tag-cms tag-mountain-states-bureau tag-obamacare-plans tag-open-enrollment tag-southern-bureau tag-congress state-california state-pennsylvania state-virginia state-maryland state-idaho content-types-article series-priced-out funder-robert-wood-johnson-foundation partner-abc-news\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2106310\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/obamacare-states-prepare-for-last-minute-aca-deal\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/AP_25288848337026-resized.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/AP_25288848337026-resized.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/AP_25288848337026-resized.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/AP_25288848337026-resized.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A photo of HealthCare.gov.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/obamacare-states-prepare-for-last-minute-aca-deal\/\">A Ticking Clock: How States Are Preparing for a Last-Minute Obamacare Deal<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Even if Congress strikes a deal soon to extend more generous Affordable Care Act subsidies, the prices and types of ACA plans available could change dramatically. Unprecedented uncertainty and upheaval could cloud this year\u2019s open enrollment season, which begins in most states on Saturday.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/amanda-seitz\/\">Amanda Seitz<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/julie-appleby\/\">Julie Appleby<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-28T00:00:00+00:00\">Oct. 28, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2104278 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-insurance tag-obamacare-plans tag-trump-administration tag-congress content-types-article series-priced-out\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2104278\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/aca-marketplace-subsidies-tax-credits-insurance-federal-government-shutdown-fraud\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-185741978-resized.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-185741978-resized.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-185741978-resized.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-185741978-resized.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A photo of a phone screen showing the HealthCare.gov website.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/aca-marketplace-subsidies-tax-credits-insurance-federal-government-shutdown-fraud\/\">GOP Talking Point Holds ACA Is Haunted by \u2018Phantom\u2019 Enrollees, but the Devil\u2019s in the Data<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Enhanced Affordable Care Act marketplace subsidies have emerged as a flash point in the congressional standoff over the federal government shutdown. Republicans point to what they characterize as increasing amounts of fraud as a reason to hold up the subsidies. But there are two sides to the story.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/victoria-knight\/\">Victoria Knight<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-24T00:00:00+00:00\">Oct. 24, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2098009 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-insurance tag-obamacare-plans tag-premiums tag-southern-bureau tag-trump-administration tag-congress state-florida state-california state-virginia content-types-article series-priced-out funder-robert-wood-johnson-foundation partner-npr\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2098009\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/shutdown-politics-democrats-aca-insurance-tax-credit-extension\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238034400-resized.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238034400-resized.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238034400-resized.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238034400-resized.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A photo of Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer holding a news conference.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/shutdown-politics-democrats-aca-insurance-tax-credit-extension\/\">Why Democrats Are Casting the Government Shutdown as a Health Care Showdown<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Democrats are pressuring Republicans to extend billions of dollars in federal tax credits that have dramatically lowered premiums and contributed to record-low rates of uninsured Americans. It\u2019s a chance to talk about a winning issue \u2014 and maybe regain support from working-class voters.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/amanda-seitz\/\">Amanda Seitz<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-06T00:00:00+00:00\">Oct. 6, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2088212 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-health-industry category-insurance tag-affordable-care-act tag-deductibles tag-high-deductible-plans tag-mountain-states-bureau tag-obamacare-plans tag-southern-bureau tag-trump-administration state-utah state-alaska state-arkansas state-florida state-indiana state-louisiana state-maryland state-mississippi state-oregon state-new-mexico state-wyoming state-rhode-island content-types-article series-priced-out funder-robert-wood-johnson-foundation partner-cbs-news\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2088212\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/insurance\/obamacare-catastrophic-plans-health-insurance-aca-trump\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-869082946.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-869082946.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-869082946.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-869082946.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A photo of an older couple seated at a table. A man in the foreground is seen from behind. His shirt reads, &quot;Obamacare. Enroll now.&quot;\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/insurance\/obamacare-catastrophic-plans-health-insurance-aca-trump\/\">Team Trump\u2019s Answer to Ballooning Obamacare Premiums: Less Generous Coverage<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Tens of millions of people face sticker shock enrolling in Affordable Care Act insurance for 2026. To save money, the Trump administration wants them to consider less generous coverage.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/julie-appleby\/\">Julie Appleby<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-17T00:00:00+00:00\">Sept. 17, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2085435 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-health-industry category-insurance category-public-health category-rural-health tag-audio tag-multimedia tag-southern-bureau tag-trump-administration tag-uninsured state-texas content-types-article series-priced-out funder-helmsley-charitable-trust funder-robert-wood-johnson-foundation partner-npr\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2085435\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/uninsured-texas-rio-grande-valley-strain-local-health-systems-medicaid-aca\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/Casso_011.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/Casso_011.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/Casso_011.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/Casso_011.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A photo of a doctor sitting by an exam chair in her office.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/uninsured-texas-rio-grande-valley-strain-local-health-systems-medicaid-aca\/\">Projected Surge in Uninsured Will Strain Local Health Systems<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>In South Texas\u2019 Rio Grande Valley, many people go without health insurance, and the health system struggles as a result. Similar communities dot the nation, and more could face such difficulties under President Donald Trump\u2019s tax-and-spending law.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/sam-whitehead\/\">Sam Whitehead<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/renuka-rayasam\/\">Renuka Rayasam<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-17T00:00:00+00:00\">Sept. 17, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2061716 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-health-industry category-insurance tag-affordable-care-act tag-insurers tag-kff tag-obamacare-plans tag-premiums tag-subsidies tag-trump-administration tag-congress state-maryland content-types-article series-priced-out partner-cbs-news\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2061716\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/obamacare-premiums-subsidies-trump-republicans-policy-fallout-kff-analysis\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-185741857-resized.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-185741857-resized.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-185741857-resized.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-185741857-resized.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A photo of two laptops with the HealthCare.gov website open.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/obamacare-premiums-subsidies-trump-republicans-policy-fallout-kff-analysis\/\">Insurers and Customers Brace for Double Whammy to Obamacare Premiums<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Consumers face both rising premiums and falling subsidies next year in Obamacare plans, with insurers seeking increases to cover not only rising costs but also some policy changes advanced by President Donald Trump and the GOP.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/julie-appleby\/\">Julie Appleby<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-07-18T00:00:00+00:00\">July 18, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li 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