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Weight Loss Drugs Are Quietly Exploding Employer Health Insurance Costs: 'There Is A Quiet Alarm Bell Going Off'

Employer-sponsored health insurance costs rose for a third straight year in 2025, with average family premiums approaching $27,000, according to KFF's annual Employer Health Benefits Survey released on Wednesday.

Benzinga

The average family is now spending $27,000 a year on health insurance, report finds

Workers pay 26 percent of family premiums while employers cover the remaining 74 percent, KFF’s annual Employer Health Benefits Survey found

The Independent UK

The 'quiet alarm bell' on U.S. health costs: Employers are backed into a corner, and workers are paying the price

Family premiums neared about $27,000 in 2025 and could climb further next year, intensifying pressure on employers to raise deductibles, tighten GLP‑1 coverage, and redesign plans.

Fortune

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Don't Extend Obamacare Subsidies To End the Government Shutdown

Government interference in health care should be reduced, not expanded.

Reason

Trump has shaken America’s faith in most government agencies since his return to White House, polls show

While certain agencies that Trump has targeted have fallen out of public favor, others have seen their approval ratings rise in line with the administration’s policies

The Independent UK

Prescription drug coverage options are shrinking for Medicare shoppers

Fewer choices may be on the menu again as Medicare patients shop for prescription coverage this fall

The Independent UK

Tylenol Turmoil: Partisan Politics Fuel Confusion Over Pregnancy Risks, Poll Shows

The Trump administration's claim that taking Tylenol during pregnancy can cause autism in children left Americans confused.

Benzinga

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Jon Stewart on Democrats protecting healthcare in shutdown: ‘The least they can do’

Late-night hosts discuss government shutdown and Trump sending national guard to quash imagined insurrections

The Guardian - US

Jon Stewart shreds ‘human flat tire’ Chuck Schumer in ‘WTF’ rant over government shutdown

Daily Show host derides Senate minority leader over ineffective leadership and weak jokes

The Independent UK

Trump open to bipartisan health care deal to end shutdown - Roll Call

In impromptu remarks, Trump signals willingness to continue expanded premium tax credits for coverage purchased on government-run exchanges.

Roll Call

Lawmakers’ health care, government shutdown claims - Roll Call

FactCheck.org digs into each party's claims about health insurance coverage — the issue that has spurred a shutdown over federal funding.

Roll Call

Democrats are embracing the risky politics of a government shutdown to rein in president, activists say

In ‘holding the line on healthcare’ Democrats answered the call to do something in a rare display of unity

The Guardian - US

Costco to start selling Ozempic and Wegovy at discounted prices

The Independent UK

How Democrats are trying to bust Republican lies about healthcare for undocumented immigrants

At the centre of the government shutdown is the issue of healthcare for Americans being stripped by Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

The Guardian - US

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Health Insurance Tax Credits and the Government Shutdown: What to Know

Previous shutdowns have occurred for various reasons, including border wall funding. But this time, the standoff centers in part on health care and taxes.

Roll Call

Shutdown drags on amid talk of side deals to get stopgap unstuck - Roll Call

Senators left town for the weekend after more unsuccessful votes to reopen the government, but bipartisan talks provided a glimmer of hope.

The Texas Tribune

Texas could bear the brunt of expiring ACA tax credits. Is the GOP delegation willing to make a deal?

Democrats in Congress want to renew the Obamacare subsidies as part of any deal to reopen the government. Texas Republicans say the policy needs major reforms.

Reason

Democrats Shut Down the Government to Obscure Obamacare's Failures

The fight over whether to extend "temporary" health insurance subsidies is really a fight over how best to hide the costs created by the Affordable Care Act.

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International Business Times

Health Insurance Subsidies Hang In The Balance Amid Federal Shutdown

Nearly 90 percent of people in ACA plans currently receive some level of federal assistance to reduce premiums.

Fortune

Health care providers and debt collectors are biting from people’s paychecks to cover old medical bills

A KFF Health News investigation shows that this aggressive collection practice is widespread in Colorado despite consumer protections.

Kiplinger

The '100% Overwhelming' Decision: What Do You Do About Medigap?

Choosing your Medigap plan for supplemental insurance can be a complex, confusing, and costly process. Here's how to tackle the decision.

Fortune

Millions of Americans brace for shock as Obamacare bills could soar by 75% in 2026

Obamacare premiums are set to spike in 2026 as enhanced ACA subsidies expire and insurers file the largest rate hikes since 2018, potentially lifting out-of-pocket costs by 75% or more for millions.

The Guardian - US

States rally to offset fracturing of federal healthcare agencies: ‘Diseases don’t see state lines’

Changes to regulatory or information environments will help states decouple from federal health recommendations

Roll Call

Rural health fund falls short of estimated Medicaid cuts - Roll Call

FactCheck.org looks at a $50 billion fund that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kenndy Jr. says will “restore and revitalize” rural communities.

Benzinga

Bernie Sanders Says Trump's Cuts To Obamacare Must Be Axed Or Else Premiums Will Rise By 75%: 'No One Can Afford That'

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said on Sunday that Congress should reverse what he called "Trump's cuts to the Affordable Care Act," warning that premiums could spike by roughly three-quarters for millions if enhanced federal subsidies lapse at year's end.

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