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Farmers Now Owe a Lot More for Health Insurance
Meghan and John Palmer own Prairie Star Farm in Allamakee County, Iowa. They say rising health care costs add to the financial pressures many farm families face.(Meghan Palmer) Last year was a tough one for farmers. Amid falling prices for commodity crops such as corn and soybeans, rising input costs for supplies like fertilizer and
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Affordable Care Act enrollments are down amid increased premiums
Affordable Care Act signups are down in most states as the open enrollment period ends on Thursday, while federal lawmakers continued working on subsidies extension bills on Tuesday. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Jan. 13 (UPI) — The end of temporary subsidies for Affordable Care Act health insurance policies is raising rates
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Worried About Health Insurance Costs? There May Be Cheaper Options — But With Trade-Offs
For the millions of Americans who buy Affordable Care Act insurance, there’s still time left to enroll for 2026. But premium increases and the expiration of enhanced tax subsidies have led to larger-than-expected costs. Concerned shoppers, wondering if there’s anything they can do, are consulting insurance brokers or talking to representatives at ACA marketplace call
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4 House Republicans Join Democrats to Force Vote on ACA Tax Credits Extension
Millions of Americans’ health insurance premiums could double if the credits aren’t renewed by the end of this year. A sign that reads “Affordable Care Act Premiums Will Rise More Than 75%” during a news conference led by Democrats to call on Republicans to pass Affordable Care Act tax breaks on Capitol Hill on September
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Republicans defy Johnson to force House vote on extending health insurance subsidies
WASHINGTON — Four House Republicans broke with party leadership on Wednesday to join Democrats in overriding the GOP majority and forcing a vote on extending healthcare tax credits — a defection that underscores the party’s growing vulnerability on economic issues ahead of next year’s midterm elections. The healthcare tax credits, which were central to the fight that
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House Republicans propose healthcare plan with no extension of tax credits
With health insurance premiums set to rise sharply for at least 22 million Americans who purchase their coverage through Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces using tax credits that will expire at the end of this year unless Congress acts, the US House speaker Mike Johnson unveiled a Republican alternative late Friday. Johnson’s bill comes as
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Headlines for December 12, 2025
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Sticker Shock: Obamacare Customers Confront Premium Spikes as Congress Dithers
We’ve been here before: congressional Democrats and Republicans sparring over the future of the Affordable Care Act. But this time there’s an extra complication. Though it’s the middle of open enrollment, lawmakers are still debating whether to extend the subsidies that have given consumers extra help paying their health insurance premiums in recent years. The
