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Hakeem Jeffries, Chuck Schumer Blast Trump's White House Bathroom Makeover: 'Millions Of Americans Will Face...Quadruple Health Insurance Premiums'

President Donald Trump came under fire on Friday for focusing on a White House bathroom renovation.

Benzinga

Texas ACA insurers hike monthly premiums by 35% on average

The amount Texans will pay toward their ACA premiums will likely rise more steeply, with enhanced subsidies set to expire.

The Texas Tribune

Many Texans will pay more for ACA health insurance. Here’s what to know about open enrollment.

The federal marketplace’s health insurance premiums will cost more for many people. Enrollment runs Nov. 1 to Jan. 15.

The Texas Tribune

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The ACA premium surge hits home

States started notifying residents they could be on the hook for thousands more dollars in out-of-pocket costs.

Axios

Health insurance open enrollment begins this weekend. Americans face higher prices and less help as shutdown drags on

More than 24 million people enrolled in individual plans for 2025

The Independent UK

Union call to reopen government exposes pain point for Democrats - Roll Call

Federal employee union president said both sides have “made their point” and it’s time to reopen the federal government.

Roll Call

Inflation Vs. Reality: Bilello Slams 'Clearly Wrong' Government Data Claiming Health Insurance Prices Fell 18%—Costs 'Only Go In One Direction'

Charlie Bilello, the chief market strategist at Creative Planning, has sharply criticized official government inflation data, calling its calculation for health insurance “absurd” and “clearly wrong.”

Benzinga

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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

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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The Guardian - US

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 Independent UK

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

Roll Call

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.

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The Guardian - US

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 Independent UK

Costco to start selling Ozempic and Wegovy at discounted prices

The Guardian - US

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’

Kiplinger

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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