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Soaring car insurance premiums force many low- to middle-income Texans to do without
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (270+ words) Traffic moves on Interstate 35W in Fort Worth on July 12, 2024. Average car insurance rates have risen more than 50% across Texas since 2022, forcing many low- to middle-income residents to drop their insurance and risk legal penalties. Approximately 12% of Texas car owners are…...
Soaring car insurance premiums force many low-to-middle income Texans to do without
4+ hour, 1+ min ago (270+ words) Traffic moves on Interstate 35W in Fort Worth on July 12, 2024." Average car insurance rates have risen more than 50% across Texas since 2022, forcing many low-to middle-income residents to drop their insurance and risk legal penalties. Approximately 12% of Texas car owners are uninsured,…...
Texans are tightening their budgets to pay for health insurance after subsidies expired
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (586+ words) When Daniel Morrow answers the phone, he is out of breath from raking leaves. Professional lawn maintenance is one of a long list of expenses he has trimmed to budget for higher health insurance premiums in 2026. "There's a lot of…...
Texans grapple with uncertainty as ACA premiums could more than double in 2026
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1366+ words) Shanice Jordan has two types of lupus " a chronic autoimmune disease that causes her immune system to attack healthy parts of her body. Her Affordable Care Act premium is currently $173, but next year she'll have to pay five times as…...
‘More than our mortgage’: Texans weigh insurance options as premiums rise, federal subsidies expire
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (920+ words) Samantha Stevens, an application counselor with Prosper Health Coverage, helps Austin resident Britta Lee navigate the open enrollment process. At the Prosper Health Coverage Center off Interstate 35 in south Austin, volunteers and specialists are busy manning the phones and meeting…...
Many Texans will pay more for ACA health insurance. Here’s what to know about open enrollment.
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (629+ words) A hospital room in Cedar Park Regional Medical Center in Cedar Park in March 2024. Texas has the highest uninsured rate in the country " 16.7% of the population did not have health insurance coverage in 2024, the latest data available. More than a…...
North Texas health care, community leaders warn loss of ACA tax credit could hurt patients
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (937+ words) Jerry Brooks depended on the federal health care marketplace when he started his construction company over a decade ago. He said without enhanced premium tax credits, health care is going to become unpredictable for thousands of Texans. Millions of Texans…...
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas drops major North Texas hospital system from its network
1+ year, 1+ day ago (326+ words) UT Southwestern Medical Center is spread out over several buildings north of downtown Dallas. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas will no longer cover medical services through one of North Texas" largest health care networks, according to a statement from…...