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Major companies to cut back on 2027 health benefits in blow to workers
1+ day, 40+ min ago (576+ words) Health benefits are a top factor in whether Americans take or stay in a job, yet in a span of a few weeks, a handful of large employers reportedly are planning cutbacks or changes that can make that choice even…...
Healthcare Costs Are Set to Jump Again and Retirement Savings Could Feel the Squeeze
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (190+ words) Employer healthcare costs are expected to rise 8.2% in 2027, according to Marsh Inc.’s latest national survey—the fifth straight year of increases and the largest year-over-year jump since 2003, when Marsh forecast a 13.9% increase. A recent PlanAdviser article by Edward Rueda…...
Mike Rogers on ACA Subsidies: 'I will have to take a look at it"
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (15+ words) Mike Rogers on ACA Subsidies: 'I will have to take a look at it' C-SPAN...
Washington residents face average 22% health insurance rate hike in 2027
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (386+ words) OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington residents who buy their own health insurance are set to pay more next year, with rates increasing by an average of 22.2% in 2027. Twelve health insurers have been approved to sell individual plans through Washington's Health Benefit Exchange....
Health insurance going up for self-employed Washington residents
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (578+ words) Washington residents who are self-employed or recently retired will pay much higher prices in 2027 if they want to keep health insurance. Those persons who rely on insurance exchanges, which also include employers with less than 50 employees, are expected to face…...
Underinsurance often starts with the premium, not the peril
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (572+ words) A softening commercial property market hands clients something they have not had for most of the past decade: room in the insurance budget. What happens to that room at renewal is the decision that gets tested years later, at claim…...
Most insured Americans doubt coverage would cover a crisis
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (433+ words) Insurance Business Most insured Americans doubt coverage would cover a crisis GoodRx survey finds 56% of insured adults fear they couldn't afford a serious illness or accident More than half of insured Americans fear they could not afford a serious illness…...
Employer Health Care Costs To Spike 8.2%
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (257+ words) Employers are bracing for an expected 8.2% increase in per-employee benefit cost in 2027, even after factoring in planned cost-control measures. This not only would be the fifth-consecutive year of elevated cost growth but also would be the largest annual increase since…...
New York approves increase for health insurance in 2027
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (637+ words) The MVP Health Care building at State Street and Nott Terrace in Schenectady Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. This article was paid for by donations to The Community Journalism Fund. ALBANY — Health insurance costs for thousands of New Yorkers will increase next year,…...
'Not sustainable': Some U.S. small businesses forced to drop health-insurance coverage amid skyrocketing costs
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (345+ words) Some American small businesses are being forced to drop health insurance coverage amid the nation's ongoing affordability crisis. In 2025, just 51% of firms with 10 to 24 employees offered health benefits, while 97% of firms with at least 200 workers did so, according to KFF....