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vpm. org > npr-news > npr-news > 2026-06-26 > 5-million-have-dropped-aca-insurance-after-trump-and-the-gop-let-prices-skyrocket

5 million have dropped ACA insurance after Trump and the GOP let prices skyrocket

1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (530+ words) Stay up to date with our Up First newsletter, sent every weekday morning. Far more people than previously known have dropped Affordable Care Act health insurance for 2026, according to data released Friday. The idea that the growth in enrollment was…...

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vpm. org > 2026-04-09 > how-to-make-a-high-deductible-health-plan-and-hsa-work-for-you

How to make a high-deductible health plan and HSA work for you

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1141+ words) An elementary school teacher chose a low-price health insurance plan but soon realized she wasn't clear about what it would mean for her family's finances. "Once I got the insurance card, I compared our old plan to our new plan,…...

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vpm. org > npr-news > npr-news > 2026-03-21 > when-health-insurance-costs-2-500-per-month-families-make-tough-choices

When health insurance costs $2, 500 per month, families make tough choices

3+ mon, 5+ day ago  (877+ words) Parveen Vohra and Ken Warner had an expensive year in 2025. They're in their mid-50s, and they live in Manchester, Conn. , with two dogs and three cats. They're both self-employed, Vohra as a mental health counselor and Warner as an independent sci-fi…...

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vpm. org > 2026-03-12 > medicare-advantage-dark-money-group-tries-to-win-higher-payments-for-insurers

Medicare Advantage 'dark money' group tries to win higher payments for insurers

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1088+ words) Yet about 83% of the comments are identical to a letter that appeared on the website of a secretive advocacy group called Medicare Advantage Majority, a data analysis by KFF Health News has found. The "dark money" group does not reveal…...

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