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Higher premiums, Medicare updates: Health care changes to expect in 2026
6+ hour, 48+ min ago (461+ words) Mar 06, 2026 at 07:30 PM EST In 2026, higher costs along with major shifts in Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage and Medicare will affect health care and health insurance affordability. Here, GoodRx, a platform for medication savings, breaks down what's changing. Anyone who…...
Delaware reaches agreement with ChristinaCare over hospital review board
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (478+ words) The State of Delaware has reached an agreement with ChristinaCare to end ongoing litigation related to the newly established hospital review board. The agreement, announced by Delaware Governor Matt Meyer on October 8, will preserve the hospital review board and the…...
Health insurance premiums could rise more than 80% next year
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (653+ words) RESERVED 5am " Friday Americans' health insurance premiums are on track to surge next year, due to the imminent expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a recent analysis by the…...
Florida could face major insurance change under new proposal
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (625+ words) David Jolly, the Democrat hoping to replace Ron DeSantis as the new governor of Florida in next year's election, wants the state to take over hurricane and other natural disaster coverage from the private market. For supporters, the move could…...
Medicaid work requirements delayed in Indiana
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (468+ words) Medicaid work requirements in Indiana have been pushed back due to the requirements of President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill." Earlier this year, the state voted to impose work requirements on July 1, however Trump's budget bill determined that all…...
New York may have overpaid $2.7 billion on Medicaid
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (770+ words) An audit has found that New York State of Health (NYSOH), run by the state's Department of Health, paid $2.7 billion in Medicaid managed care premiums for members who may have left the state. The audit, released earlier this month, indicated…...
Medicare cuts? Doctors push back on proposal for next year
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (384+ words) Doctors are warning that next year's proposed Medicare proposal would lead to cuts for thousands of procedures, causing a significant decline in reimbursements for hospital services. Medicare's proposed doctor fee schedule for next year includes a base rate hike of…...
Medicare update for seniors: open enrollment dates set for next month
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (599+ words) Open enrollment for Medicare begins on October 15, and seniors will then have roughly two months to make their selections for the next year. During this time, current Medicare enrollees can make changes to their coverage. Nearly 70 million U.S. adults depend on…...
Over 500,000 Americans could soon slide into poverty
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (436+ words) Hundreds of thousands of Americans could be pushed into poverty next year, according to a recent analysis by Yale University's Budget Lab. In its latest trade policy update, the research center found that "price shocks" caused by President Donald Trump's…...
Medicare update: new plan to prevent pending cut
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (688+ words) A new bill aims to pause a Medicare rate cut for home health services effective in 2026 and 2027. The Home Health Stabilization Act of 2025 would prevent the pending cut that lowers payments by $1.135 billion, or 6.4 percent, from this year's levels. Nearly…...