Since 2021, the federal marketplace has offered enhanced premium tax credits to make Affordable Care Act coverage more affordable. But those subsidies are set to expire at the end of the year – causing a dramatic increase in premiums. On average ...

Rates are going up steeply for health insurance under the Federal Employee Health Benefits program (FEHB) for the second year in a row, an average increase of 12.3% in 2026, following 2025’s average increase of 13.5%. That means federal employees ...

Federal employees and retirees will pay an average of 12.3% more toward their health insurance premiums in 2026, marking the second consecutive year of double-digit cost increases. The government’s share of Federal Employees Health Benefits Program ...

Discover how actuarial value determines cost-sharing in health insurance, affecting premiums and out-of-pocket expenses across Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum plans.

The government shutdown has focused debate on the vast sum ($136 billion in 2025, as projected by the Congressional Budget Office) that the federal government spends to annually subsize continually skyrocketing Obamacare health insurance premiums.