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Florida execs sentenced in $233M Obamacare fraud that targeted homeless, hurricane victims
FIRST ON FOX: The president of a Florida insurance brokerage firm and the CEO of a marketing company were sentenced Wednesday to 20 years each in prison for leading a sprawling, $233 million Affordable Care Act fraud scheme that preyed on Florida's most vulnerable residents -- including homeless and jobless individuals and newly displaced hurricane victims -- to pocket millions in unearned commissions.
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Advocacy group says more than 113,000 Ohioans are now going without Affordable Care Act coverage
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A patient goes to a physical therapy session. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
According to the health care advocacy group Protect Our Care, more than 113,000 Ohioans are forgoing health care coverage on the federal Marketplace because of a congressional decision requested by the Trump administration to let tax credits expire on Affordable Care Act premiums.
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When health insurance costs more than your mortgage
Despite concerns about affordability, most Republican lawmakers have refused to renew enhanced ACA subsidies, leading to more people facing "untenable choices" and potentially leaving millions uninsured over the next decade.
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Trump team offers its answer to rising premium costs: catastrophic coverage
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The Trump administration has unveiled a sweeping set of regulatory proposals that would substantially change health plan offerings on the Affordable Care Act marketplace next year, aiming, it says, to provide more choice and lower premiums.
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A single mom's ACA premium jumped from $3 to $164. Now she's skipping her medications.
Richards can no longer afford her medications and is likely to become uninsured.
Her monthly health insurance premium jumped from $3 to $164 a month in January, a cost too high for the single mom's tight budget.
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Obamacare sign-ups drop, but the extent won't be clear for months
More Americans than expected enrolled in Affordable Care Act health insurance plans for this year, after premium subsidies were dramatically cut -- but it remains to be seen whether they'll keep the coverage as their costs mount.
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Oscar Health Reports $352 Million Loss As Insurers Battle High Costs
Health insurer'Oscar Health Tuesday reported a $352 million fourth quarter loss as the health insurer and its industry battle with an ongoing period of rising healthcare costs.
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Obamacare sign-ups drop, but the extent won't be clear for months
More Americans than expected enrolled in Affordable Care Act health insurance plans for this year, after premium subsidies were dramatically cut -- but it remains to be seen whether they'll keep the coverage as their costs mount.
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She's 60 and just lost ACA subsidies. Now her health insurance costs $903 a month.
Like many Americans, she saw her monthly health insurance premium spike this year -- in her case, from $265 to $903.
The addiction recovery counselor in Colorado said that being self-employed means she sets her own schedule, and the job gives her a strong sense of purpose, but it comes with a trade-off: She doesn't have a company-sponsored healthcare plan.
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The impossible choices facing millions of Americans as healthcare costs soar
The expiration of enhanced credits has left nearly 23 million Americans grappling with the financial risk of higher premiums or less protection for their health, forcing individuals like Bivona and Bhattacharyya to make difficult choices to maintain coverage.
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When health insurance costs more than the mortgage
When Noah Hulsman, who owns a skate shop in Louisville, Kentucky, learned he no longer qualified for federal subsidies to help him pay for his "gold" Affordable Care Act health plan, the 37-year-old opted for skimpier coverage.
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With an ACA fix uncertain in the Senate, Republicans replay old health care fights
Sen. Bernie Moreno (right), R-Ohio, and Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La. , are shown in a hallway of the Capitol talking. Cassidy is leaning down as Mereno speaks into his ear.
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Health insurance premiums are rising -- here's why | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Monthly health insurance bills are rising for many Americans, with those on Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans seeing particularly high increases due to the expiration of enhanced ACA premium tax credits at the end of 2025.
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Many Obamacare enrollees have switched to cheaper bronze plans. Here's why that could be risky.
An insurance agency advertising Affordable Care Act open enrollment in Miami in November. Joe Raedle / Getty Images
Kate Bivona and her husband don't know what they would do if either gets seriously sick or injured.
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Health insurance is even less affordable this year - here's why | CNN Business
Millions of Americans got a nasty reminder this month of just how costly health care coverage is.
Workers, Obamacare enrollees and Medicare beneficiaries are all contending with steeper-than-usual hikes in their health insurance premiums for 2026 - yet another stressor in the nation's affordability crisis.
