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B.See

(7,411 posts) Fri Oct 31, 2025, 12:11 PM Oct 31

The Biggest Health-Care Price Spike in Decades Is Imminent -- And the Media Is Ignoring It [View all]

The Biggest Health-Care Price Spike in Decades Is Imminent — And the Media Is Ignoring It - Mediaite

A 60-year-old in Illinois making $65,000 a year will see their health insurance premium jump from $460 to $2,800 a month. Starting now.

A young worker earning $35,000 who paid $80 per month will now pay $300 per month. That’s groceries. That’s rent.

These examples, reported by the New York Times based on figures from KFF, aren’t because hospitals suddenly cost more. Not because insurers got greedier. It’s because Congress let enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies expire—and millions of Americans are about to get the bill.

Health-care premiums are about to detonate — and we’re all staring at the wrong explosion. While Washington and the press corps are hypnotized by the 31-day government shutdown and... Donald Trump’s insistence that he has a “better, cheaper” health-care plan on an invisible clipboard, millions of Americans are about to learn what happens when political sabotage meets media inattention: they get a bill.

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The Biggest Health-Care Price Spike in Decades Is Imminent -- And the Media Is Ignoring It [View all] B.See Oct 31 OP

It really doesn't matter whether or not the media reports Faux pas Oct 31 #1

Don't know what media you watch, but it's over everything I watch and read. Right this moment SNAP is a bigger deal, but Silent Type Oct 31 #2

It's the title of the article. I've B.See Oct 31 #4

It damn sure isn't being blanketed over all media like inflation and """crime""" were in recent years. W_HAMILTON Oct 31 #9

Health care and health insurance are not the same thing and should not be used as interchangeable terms AZJonnie Oct 31 #3

The Mediaite article I linked above B.See Oct 31 #5

It's fine, it's just pet peeve I'm whinging about like I always do AZJonnie Oct 31 #8

No problem. And, too B.See Oct 31 #17

Most people get insurance through employers leftstreet Oct 31 #6

I agree, but there are already substantial increases this year and certainly ballooning premiums next year Prairie Gates Oct 31 #11

Yep, increases every year n/t leftstreet Oct 31 #12

This year's increase is bigger than usual, maybe just for me Prairie Gates Oct 31 #14

Politico, the NYT, WaPo, broadcast network news etc are all tools of the regime. BannonsLiver Oct 31 #7

I know what NYT is, but this particular article SUPPORTS B.See Oct 31 #13

They all suck IMO but thanks for the clarification. BannonsLiver Oct 31 #18

Now, let's say you have employer health insurance Prairie Gates Oct 31 #10

If it's "unaffordable," you go to the markets leftstreet Oct 31 #15

Sounds like both employers and markets/ACA will be unaffordable Prairie Gates Oct 31 #16

Mine is going from $194 to $1,200 in 2026 BigmanPigman Oct 31 #19

That's pretty much confirming what the article is stating. B.See Nov 1 #20

Team tRump are sadists (especially Miller). BigmanPigman Nov 1 #21

The US corp "media" Needs to be CANCELLED.. Cha Nov 1 #22

There are certainly a number of them B.See Nov 2 #23

Good on David Muir and World News Cha Nov 2 #24