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The end of federal subsidies for Affordable Care Act insurance is hitting home this month for tens of thousands of people in Southern California.
By Ahmed Aboulenein and Amina Niasse WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Top executives from five of the nation’s largest health insurers began testifying on Thursday to lawmakers in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate about the rising costs of Americans’ healthcare and declining affordability.
Nearly 23 million Americans get health insurance through one of the online “exchanges” (also called “marketplaces”) that operate under the 2010 Affordable Care Act, or ACA. Most receive subsidies from the federal government to lower their premiums and out-of-pocket costs.
U.S. health care costs grow faster than inflation, exceeding other large, wealthy nations in per capita health spending, according to KFF, a health policy research non-profit. Against this backdrop, some of the top health care executives in the U.
Health insurance executives agree that the U.S. health care system is overpriced, wasteful, and confusing. And they also agree that those problems are someone else’s fault.
In health care sharing ministries members pool resources, and the ministry decides what health expenses to cover.
Enrollment in health insurance plans through Connect for Health Colorado declined for 2026, but not as much as state officials had feared.
The Albany health insurer CDPHP has reached an agreement with St. Peter's Health Partners on insurance coverage for its members.
Health care officials in La Crosse say changes tied to the Affordable Care Act could leave more people uninsured, increasing demand at the free clinic.