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One way Americans feel inflation’s pain: Health insurance premiums

November 16, 2021 Sharika Soukup

As experts debate whether inflation gripping everything from winter heat to holiday gifts to American Thanksgiving tables is temporary or likely to endure, Americans are facing another relentlessly rising cost: health insurance premiums. Getting health insurance through work now costs more than $22,000 a year for families, who pick up roughly $6,000 of that tab, the Kaiser…

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Walmart to stop accepting military prescription health insurance

November 15, 2021 Sharika Soukup

The pharmacy department at Walmart Neighborhood Market in Bentonville, Ark., is shown Thursday June 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Sarah Bentham) BENTONVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Express Scripts recently ended a multi-year agreement to participate as a pharmacy provider for the Tricare network, affecting veterans and members of the military that fill their prescriptions at Walmart. We were…

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Cost of family health insurance tops $22,000 this year in U.S.

November 13, 2021 Sharika Soukup

Cost of family health insurance tops ,000 this year in U.S.

The cost of employer-sponsored insurance plans continues to rise at a relatively steady rate even as a global pandemic has caused dramatic disruptions in how and when people get health care. The findings, released Wednesday, come from California-based Kaiser Family Foundation’s yearly report that put the average annual premium for family coverage this year in…

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Health insurance costs: Premiums for family coverage at work tops $22,000 a year

November 12, 2021 Sharika Soukup

Health insurance costs: Premiums for family coverage at work tops ,000 a year

Employees foot about $6,000 of the tab, while companies pick up the rest, according to the 2021 Kaiser Family Foundation Employer Health Benefits Survey. The report, released Wednesday, found that the average annual premium rose 4% this year to $22,221. The average annual premium for a single staffer in 2021 hit $7,739, also up 4%….

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Obamacare open enrollment 2022: What you need to know

November 10, 2021 Sharika Soukup

With 2021 winding down, it’s time for millions of Americans to sign up for health insurance for 2022. And for Californians who can’t get coverage through Medicare, Medi-Cal or an employer’s health plan, the good news is that expanded federal subsidies will make next year’s policies more affordable for more people than they were a…

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How to find the best health insurance plan for you and your family : Shots

November 9, 2021 Sharika Soukup

If you’re buying health insurance outside a job-based plan, you’re in luck this fall. After years of cutbacks and — some say sabotage — of the Affordable Care Act during the Trump administration, the Biden administration is pulling out the stops to help people find good health plans on HealthCare.gov right now — the open…

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Thousands of uninsured Kansans qualify for free health insurance

November 8, 2021 Sharika Soukup

Carlos Moreno / KCUR 89.3 Annual window has opened to enroll through Healthcare.gov By CELIA LLOPIS-JEPSENKansas News Service In 2014, a man in his fifties showed up at GraceMed Health Clinic in Wichita, asking about his options for buying health insurance. He hadn’t bothered with coverage before. The expense proved daunting for someone running his…

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New Health Plans Offer Twists on Existing Options, With a Dose of ‘Buyer Beware’

November 7, 2021 Sharika Soukup

Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News Trendy-looking websites promise convenience and freedom from networks, at far less than the cost of traditional health insurance. “Welcome to insurance that’s finally fair,” says one, in bold lettering. “Take care of your health with one easy app,” says another. It’s all part of shopping for health coverage in 2021….

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