Sticker shock during open enrollment season
Marketplace Morning Report

Sticker shock during open enrollment season

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 23, 20266 min
  • Business & money

If you are in the majority of people under 65 who get health insurance through an employer, you’ve probably noticed it’s getting more expensive. It’s not just monthly premiums that are rising; many employers are also raising co-pays and deductibles. This morning, we do the numbers on employer-sponsored healthcare coverage. Then, we hear from WDET's Robyn Vincent about how tariffs and trade policy are impacting Michigan's economy. Every story has an economic angle. Want some in your inbox? Subscribe to our daily or weekly newsletter. Marketplace Morning Report is more than a radi...

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It's open enrollment season and a lot of folks are getting sticker shock. From Marketplace in New York, I'm Kimberly Adams. If you are in the majority of people under 65 who get health insurance through an employer, you've probably noticed it's getting more expensive.

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Premiums for people with employer-sponsored insurance rose 9 percent this year, on average, according to a new survey out from the health policy nonprofit KFF. And all indications are they're on track to rise again next year. Marketplace's Samantha Fields has more.

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We are heading into open enrollment season, that time of year when you sign up for health insurance. Everywhere you look, costs are going up this year. Sabrina Courlet at Georgetown's Center on Health Insurance Reforms says most people

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