ACA Marketplace Insurers Proposing 15% Median Premium Increase in 2026

Congress running out of time to head off Colorado’s 28% spike in health-insurance costs

Congress could still act to reduce a 28% spike in premiums on Colorado’s individual health-insurance marketplace next year, but time is running short as open enrollment nears. The largest factor behind the anticipated surge in premiums is that higher federal subsidies put in place during the pandemic will expire Dec. 31, said Adam Fox, deputy director of the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative. About 321,000 people received subsidies to buy insu…

ACA health plan premiums could spike in 2026: report

Insurers are requesting a median premium increase of 15% for 2026 as they grapple with policy uncertainty for plans on the exchanges, according to an analysis from KFF and the Peterson Center on Healthcare.

ACA Marketplace Insurers Proposing 15% Median Premium Increase in 2026

Most ACA Marketplace insurers are requesting premium increases between 10% and 20% for 2026, according to a new analysis. More than a quarter (27%) are requesting increases of 20% or more. The post ACA Marketplace Insurers Proposing 15% Median Premium Increase in 2026 appeared first on MedCity News.

Health Insurers Are Hiking Premiums as Their Profits Balloon

The US’s six largest health insurers reported massive profits last year, doling out billions on stock buybacks and dividends. That hasn’t stopped them from pushing for sharp hikes to Americans’ insurance premiums. Medical assistant Jezleen Espinoza, right, checks vitals of Yessica Yaretzi Lara Gomez, age five, at the exam room of Every Child Pediatrics in Denver, Colorado, on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (Hyoung Chang / Denver Post via Getty Imag…

The ACA marketplace is insurers' latest problem

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