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Obamacare premiums surged this year. A new analysis shows it's likely to happen again in 2027
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (57+ words) KSAT Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear asks Sen. Mitch Mc Connell to give a public update on his condition Some evacuation orders and street closures remain as work continues on a NYC high-rise that buckled Prepare to dodge a few downpours…...
Obamacare rolls shrank dramatically in many states over the past year, new federal data shows
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (758+ words) NEW YORK " States across the country saw steep drops in the number of people covered by the Affordable Care Act over the past year, with Ohio and Oklahoma each losing nearly one-third of enrollees, according to new federal data that…...
New Jersey is set to charge companies with workers on Medicaid. Other states may follow.
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (794+ words) New Jersey is launching a new fee on companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage instead of being covered by their employers. Other states are considering it, too. Democratic lawmakers and governors see it as a way to help pay…...
Millions drop Obamacare health coverage after subsidies expire and costs rise
1+ week, 3+ day ago (242+ words) NEW YORK " About 3 million fewer people in the United States had Affordable Care Act health insurance plans in February compared with the same time last year, according to new federal data. "We know that real people lost their health insurance…...
Too sick to work, but can they prove it? New Medicaid rule worries patients
3+ week, 6+ day ago (986+ words) NEW YORK " On hot afternoons, De Anna Brandon's three dogs zag around while she splashes in a backyard kiddie pool with her grandkids. These are the moments the 48-year-old blood cancer survivor cherishes " and wonders if she'll get to have…...
About 8% of the country lacked health insurance in 2025, new data shows. That could rise next year
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (541+ words) Mike Stobbe And Ali Swenson NEW YORK " The proportion of Americans without health insurance held steady at around 8% of the population in 2025, according to new findings from the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The national survey results, released Thursday,…...
The Trump administration expands its use of AI in the hunt for healthcare fraud
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (509+ words) NEW YORK " The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday announced it is supercharging its use of artificial intelligence to police how states and other recipients of federal health dollars are auditing their programs. The move is intended to…...
Affordable Care Act enrollment projected to plunge by 5 million as costs spike, analysis shows
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (759+ words) NEW YORK " Nationwide enrollment in the Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace could plummet by nearly 5 million people this year, shrinking the number of participants in the program by more than 20%, according to a new analysis from the healthcare research…...
Nearly 650 Laurel Ridge Treatment Center employees to be laid off
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (308+ words) SAN ANTONIO " Nearly 650 employees at a San Antonio behavioral health facility are being laid off later this year, according to a letter obtained by KSAT. Laurel Ridge Treatment Center, located at 7720 Corporate Woods Drive, was recently cut off from Medicaid…...
Kerrville to offer third health insurance option following employee concerns, KSAT reporting
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (359+ words) KERRVILLE, Texas " The City of Kerrville will offer its employees a third insurance plan option after voicing concerns about increased monthly payments, City Manager Dalton Rice announced in a meeting Tuesday. The new plan is a mid-tier, Preferred Provider Organization…...