In 2026 our Medicare supplement insurance increased by nearly 30%. In the 7 years we have had Medicare the annual increase has been 15% or less.

Now, "For the second year in a row (2027), premiums are likely to rise as climbing medical costs impact the economy and taxpayer spending." This is for any health insurance (private, employer sponsored, ACA/Obamacare, etc), not just Medicare supplements.

*Monthly premiums for both employer-provided and individual insurance are likely to climb due to rising hospital and drug spending, the use of AI in medical billing, labor shortages, federal policy changes, general inflation and more.

*The ACA market is experiencing turbulence, with millions of consumers dropping coverage, insurers exiting the market, and premiums spiking, which could lead to further problems and reduced access to health care.
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Innovations in technology and medical care are other reasons premiums are rising.
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Recent pharmaceutical advances also led to higher costs. ...driven in part by high-cost specialty drugs and GLP-1 weight loss drugs. For instance, cancer drugs are evolving and raising the cost of care.

Storm warning for ACA shoppers: Double-digit premium hikes are coming.

Every spring, health insurance companies file state-by-state rate forecasts, an early warning system for premium hikes we can expect to see the next year in the Affordable Care Act marketplace.

The median proposed increase is 14 percent...

Consumers will have to wait for broader insurance coverage of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs until prices come down and clear evidence emerges that they will reduce health care costs, the CEO of CVS Health, which includes Aetna insurance, said in an interview.

ACA Marketplace insurers are proposing a median premium increase of about 14% in 2027...second-highest requested rate change since 2018,