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jrreport.wordandbrown.com > 02/24/2026 > when-it-comes-to-health-insurance-federal-dollars-support-more-than-aca-plans

When It Comes to Health Insurance, Federal Dollars Support More Than ACA Plans

3+ hour, 52+ min ago  (1134+ words) Get the latest health care news and updates for insurance brokers. Subsidies. Love "em or hate them, they dominated the news during the Affordable Care Act"s sign-up season, and their reduction is now hitting many enrollees in the pocketbook....

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jrreport.wordandbrown.com > 02/17/2026 > trump-teams-planned-aca-rule-offers-its-answer-to-rising-premium-costs-catastrophic-coverage

Trump Team’s Planned ACA Rule Offers Its Answer to Rising Premium Costs: Catastrophic Coverage

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (736+ words) Get the latest health care news and updates for insurance brokers. The changes come as affordability is a key concern for many Americans, some of whom are struggling to pay their ACA premiums since enhanced subsidies expired at the end…...

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jrreport.wordandbrown.com > 02/10/2026 > employers-pharmacists-cheer-as-congress-finally-passes-pbm-reform

Employers, Pharmacists Cheer As Congress Finally Passes PBM Reform

2+ week, 3+ hour ago  (968+ words) Get the latest health care news and updates for insurance brokers. After years of conversation, legislators pushed key reforms to pharmacy benefit managers over the finish line, much to the chagrin of the industry. Under the bipartisan health funding deal,…...

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jrreport.wordandbrown.com > 02/05/2026 > ftc-express-scripts-reach-settlement-in-insulin-pricing-case

FTC, Express Scripts Reach Settlement In Insulin Pricing Case

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (778+ words) Get the latest health care news and updates for insurance brokers. The Federal Trade Commission and Cigna's Evernorth unit have officially reached a settlement that resolves allegations that the company's pharmacy benefit manager artificially drove up prices for insulin. In…...

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jrreport.wordandbrown.com > 02/03/2026 > paying-for-health-care-is-now-americans-top-financial-worry-kff-poll-finds

Paying for Health Care is Now Americans' Top Financial Worry, KFF Poll Finds

3+ week, 2+ hour ago  (426+ words) Get the latest health care news and updates for insurance brokers. Paying for health care has become Americans" top financial worry after Congress failed last year to extend some'Affordable Care Act subsidies, triggering premium spikes for millions, a new'survey'finds. Two-thirds…...

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jrreport.wordandbrown.com > 02/03/2026 > obamacare-enrollment-drops-after-enhanced-premium-subsidies-expire

Obamacare Enrollment Drops After Enhanced Premium Subsidies Expire

3+ week, 2+ hour ago  (431+ words) Get the latest health care news and updates for insurance brokers. More than a million fewer people have signed up for Affordable Care Act coverage for 2026, according to federal data released Wednesday. The drop comes after the expiration of the'enhanced…...

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jrreport.wordandbrown.com > 02/03/2026 > medicare-advantage-insurers-face-new-curbs-on-overcharges-in-trump-plan-that-reins-in-payments

Medicare Advantage Insurers Face New Curbs on Overcharges in Trump Plan That Reins in Payments

3+ week, 2+ hour ago  (905+ words) Get the latest health care news and updates for insurance brokers. Medicare Advantage health plans are blasting a government proposal this week that would keep their reimbursement rates flat next year while making other payment changes. But some health policy…...

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jrreport.wordandbrown.com > 01/27/2026 > insurers-point-to-providers-drugmakers-for-driving-up-health-costs

Insurers Point To Providers, Drugmakers For Driving Up Health Costs

4+ week, 5+ hour ago  (586+ words) Get the latest health care news and updates for insurance brokers. Health insurance CEOs testifying before Congress about whether they're to blame for soaring health care costs have a plan: pass the buck. Five CEOs of major insurers will make…...

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jrreport.wordandbrown.com > 01/27/2026 > house-hearings-highlight-need-for-systemic-change-in-healthcare

House Hearings Highlight Need For 'Systemic' Change In Healthcare

4+ week, 5+ hour ago  (408+ words) Get the latest health care news and updates for insurance brokers. The House Ways and Means Committee hearing has concluded, bringing a long day of questioning for major health insurance executives to an end. "I hope what everyone takes away…...

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jrreport.wordandbrown.com > 01/22/2026 > cms-paying-more-for-medicare-advantage-patients-compared-to-traditional-enrollees

CMS Paying More for Medicare Advantage Patients Compared to Traditional Enrollees

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1009+ words) Get the latest health care news and updates for insurance brokers. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is continuing to pay Medicare Advantage (MA) plans more " $76 billion more in 2026 " than if those same patients were enrolled in traditional fee-for-service…...