News
Changes required by the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ will affect Medicaid in NC. Here’s what you need to know.
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (1198+ words) Some North Carolinians who get their health insurance through Medicaid will soon have to meet a new work requirement, and others could lose coverage altogether as new rules from the federal government take effect later this year. Long-term cuts to…...
It took just five years for the State Health Plan’s billion-dollar surplus to become a deficit. What happened?
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (1696+ words) When new state treasurer Brad Briner walked into his new office at the beginning of 2025, he had a problem." After almost a decade of no premium increases for 750,000 state employees and their dependents, outgoing treasurer Dale Folwell had left the…...
These families' health care costs will balloon if Congress doesn't act on the ACA
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1800+ words) The government shutdown has ended without resolving a fight over health insurance. Congress failed to extend enhanced tax credits that have helped millions of Americans on Affordable Care Act plans cover their plan costs since 2021. Senate Republicans have promised a…...
Health care premiums shoot up in NC
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (88+ words) Health care premiums for Affordable Care Act plans offered through the insurance marketplace in North Carolina will rise by an average of nearly 30 percent. WRAL reports the Department of Insurance made those rate increases official Wednesday. About 1 million North Carolinians…...
What to know ahead of open enrollment with health premiums set to rise
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (612+ words) Around 24 million Americans get health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, and the marketplace to pick a plan opens on Nov. 1. All of the uncertainty as many on edge. Listeners sent in some questions as they navigate this open enrollment…...
ACA premiums could skyrocket: What to expect as open enrollment begins
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (767+ words) Open enrollment for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans begins in less than two weeks, and consumers are already facing significantly higher premiums because tax credits are set to expire at the end of the year, and Democrats and Republicans…...
For private flood insurance companies, the government shutdown is good for business
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (588+ words) MIAMI " Among those feeling the pain of the government shutdown are people in coastal areas and other locations where they need flood insurance. The government-backed National Flood Insurance Program stopped writing new policies on Oct. 1 and can't resume until it's…...
Why Young Americans Dread Turning 26: Health Insurance Chaos
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1777+ words) Amid the challenges of adulthood, one rite of passage is unique to the United States: the need to find your own health insurance by the time you turn 26. That is the age at which the Affordable Care Act declares that…...
When hospitals and insurers fight, patients get caught in the middle
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (1061+ words) Amy Frank said it took 17 hours on the phone over nearly three weeks, bouncing between her insurer and her local hospital system, to make sure her plan would cover her husband's post-surgery care. Many of her calls never got past…...
She's bracing and saving to pay $2,800 a month for ACA health insurance next year
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (715+ words) Next year, when her health care premium balloons, "it's gonna be a real hit," Ellen Allen says. "I'm worried about it." Allen lives near Charleston, W.Va., and directs a nonprofit called West Virginians for Affordable Health Care. She buys her…...