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Premiums fall again for ACA health plans
Oct 23, 2019
After years of rising costs, the drop is an indication markets are stabilizing.
Here's why Obamacare premiums are going down for the first time
Oct 12, 2018
It's "really about returning excess profits," a Kaiser Family Foundation executive says.
The health insurance exchanges were meant to lower premiums through competition. So what happened this year?
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Reema Khrais
Oct 30, 2017
It’s sign up season for the Affordable Care Act. Open enrollment starts on Wednesday. Government numbers out today show that almost half of the population live in places where they can only choose from three or fewer insurers. Not much competition, so you’d expect premiums to be high. But in other places, there’s seven, eight or even […]
Wisconsin wants Medicaid recipients to pony up more money
Apr 26, 2017
'It’s just another punch in the gut,' one enrollee says.
What will happen to housing policy under Trump?
Jan 24, 2017
One of the first things President Donald Trump did after being sworn in was suspend a planned cut in mortgage insurance premiums for Federal Housing Administration loans. Democrats favored the cut as a way to make homes more affordable. Republicans worried lower premiums would increase the risk of a bailout. The move will cost some […]
Let’s do the numbers: Obamacare rate hikes (with charts)
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Donna Tam
Oct 27, 2016
Premiums for the federal insurance plan are estimated to go up 25 percent on average in 2017. What does that mean for you?
Alabama ends up with a single health-exchange insurer
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Gigi Douban
Aug 23, 2016
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama will be the state's only health-exchange insurer as of next year.
For public good, not for profit.
Health insurance spikes in 2017 may mean more competition
Apr 28, 2016
Premiums are on the rise, but savvy consumers are shopping for the best deals