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just now (1752+ words) Unlock $10,000 plus a portion of the $1 million incentive fund with your Colorado Gives Day donation now. This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at coloradosun.com. By Jesse Paul and John Ingold, The Colorado Sun Colorado lawmakers are facing their second budget cycle in a row in which they're forecast to have about $1 billion less than they need to continue current levels of state programs and services. And the legislature was recently warned that they face a third billion-dollar shortfall in 2027 if nothing changes. The primary culprit? Medicaid, the health insurance program that covers roughly 1.2 million low-income Coloradans. The state's price tag of administering the program has risen dramatically in recent years, far outpacing the voter-imposed cap on government growth and spending." The Colorado Sun dug into the data to learn just…...

33+ min ago (767+ words) Important health care enrollment deadlines are looming for those in the U.S. military community. Don't miss these health care coverage deadlines listed below. Tuesday, Dec. 9: The Tricare open season ends at midnight Eastern Standard Time. Beneficiaries can make changes to their Tricare health care plan, such as switching from Tricare Prime to Tricare Select. Visit tricare.mil/openseason to compare costs and plans and enroll. Online enrollment is also available through the Beneficiary Web Enrollment portal at milconnect.dmdc.osd.mil. If beneficiaries don't make changes now, the next chance is open season next year or a qualifying life event such as a birth. This open season also includes a new option for beneficiaries in the Atlanta, Georgia, and Tampa, Florida, metropolitan areas through a demonstration project that provides a Tricare Prime option that doesn't require referrals to in-network specialists. Find more details…...

33+ min ago (767+ words) Important health care enrollment deadlines are looming for those in the U.S. military community. Don't miss these health care coverage deadlines listed below. Tuesday, Dec. 9: The Tricare open season ends at midnight Eastern Standard Time. Beneficiaries can make changes to their Tricare health care plan, such as switching from Tricare Prime to Tricare Select. Visit tricare.mil/openseason to compare costs and plans and enroll. Online enrollment is also available through the Beneficiary Web Enrollment portal at milconnect.dmdc.osd.mil. If beneficiaries don't make changes now, the next chance is open season next year or a qualifying life event such as a birth. This open season also includes a new option for beneficiaries in the Atlanta, Georgia, and Tampa, Florida, metropolitan areas through a demonstration project that provides a Tricare Prime option that doesn't require referrals to in-network specialists. Find more details…...

33+ min ago (767+ words) Important health care enrollment deadlines are looming for those in the U.S. military community. Don't miss these health care coverage deadlines listed below. Tuesday, Dec. 9: The Tricare open season ends at midnight Eastern Standard Time. Beneficiaries can make changes to their Tricare health care plan, such as switching from Tricare Prime to Tricare Select. Visit tricare.mil/openseason to compare costs and plans and enroll. Online enrollment is also available through the Beneficiary Web Enrollment portal at milconnect.dmdc.osd.mil. If beneficiaries don't make changes now, the next chance is open season next year or a qualifying life event such as a birth. This open season also includes a new option for beneficiaries in the Atlanta, Georgia, and Tampa, Florida, metropolitan areas through a demonstration project that provides a Tricare Prime option that doesn't require referrals to in-network specialists. Find more details…...

33+ min ago (767+ words) Important health care enrollment deadlines are looming for those in the U.S. military community. Don't miss these health care coverage deadlines listed below. Tuesday, Dec. 9: The Tricare open season ends at midnight Eastern Standard Time. Beneficiaries can make changes to their Tricare health care plan, such as switching from Tricare Prime to Tricare Select. Visit tricare.mil/openseason to compare costs and plans and enroll. Online enrollment is also available through the Beneficiary Web Enrollment portal at milconnect.dmdc.osd.mil. If beneficiaries don't make changes now, the next chance is open season next year or a qualifying life event such as a birth. This open season also includes a new option for beneficiaries in the Atlanta, Georgia, and Tampa, Florida, metropolitan areas through a demonstration project that provides a Tricare Prime option that doesn't require referrals to in-network specialists. Find more details…...

44+ min ago (222+ words) As open enrollment continues, 77% of surveyed Americans were happy with their options for 2026 health care coverage, although cost concerns surfaced. A new survey reveals that the majority of Americans are pleased with the options that they are provided for health insurance for the 2026 calendar year.1 This survey was conducted by eHealth and included patients with all forms of private insurance as well as those on Medicare and Medicaid. The eHealth survey included 1508 American participants and was conducted on November 17-18, 2025. All participants were 18 years or older and were enrolled in ACA coverage, employer-based plans, and Medicare. Of the Americans surveyed, 77% expressed that they were satisfied with their choices for 2026 after reviewing them; satisfaction was highest in individuals who were covered by employer-sponsored plans (81%) and those who were enrolled in Medicare (86%). However, 79% of ACA enrollees expressed surprise at the rise in monthly…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago (1197+ words) By Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News Larry Humphreys, a retired Federal Emergency Management Agency worker in Moultrie, Georgia, says he and his wife won't be traveling much next year after their monthly health insurance premium payment increases more than 40%, to $938. Humphreys, 68, feels betrayed by the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. "As federal employees, we sacrificed good salaries in the private sector because we thought the benefits from government would be better now, in retirement," he said. As the nation's largest employer-sponsored health insurance program, the FEHB Program covers more than 8.2 million federal government employees and retirees, and it was once celebrated as a national model for controlling costs while giving enrollees many health plan options. But next year, average enrollee premium payments in the system are set to jump more than 12%, on top of a 13.5% hike in 2025. The two-year increase…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago (1197+ words) By Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News Larry Humphreys, a retired Federal Emergency Management Agency worker in Moultrie, Georgia, says he and his wife won't be traveling much next year after their monthly health insurance premium payment increases more than 40%, to $938. Humphreys, 68, feels betrayed by the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. "As federal employees, we sacrificed good salaries in the private sector because we thought the benefits from government would be better now, in retirement," he said. As the nation's largest employer-sponsored health insurance program, the FEHB Program covers more than 8.2 million federal government employees and retirees, and it was once celebrated as a national model for controlling costs while giving enrollees many health plan options. But next year, average enrollee premium payments in the system are set to jump more than 12%, on top of a 13.5% hike in 2025. The two-year increase…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago (1197+ words) By Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News Larry Humphreys, a retired Federal Emergency Management Agency worker in Moultrie, Georgia, says he and his wife won't be traveling much next year after their monthly health insurance premium payment increases more than 40%, to $938. Humphreys, 68, feels betrayed by the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. "As federal employees, we sacrificed good salaries in the private sector because we thought the benefits from government would be better now, in retirement," he said. As the nation's largest employer-sponsored health insurance program, the FEHB Program covers more than 8.2 million federal government employees and retirees, and it was once celebrated as a national model for controlling costs while giving enrollees many health plan options. But next year, average enrollee premium payments in the system are set to jump more than 12%, on top of a 13.5% hike in 2025. The two-year increase…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago (1197+ words) By Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News Larry Humphreys, a retired Federal Emergency Management Agency worker in Moultrie, Georgia, says he and his wife won't be traveling much next year after their monthly health insurance premium payment increases more than 40%, to $938. Humphreys, 68, feels betrayed by the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. "As federal employees, we sacrificed good salaries in the private sector because we thought the benefits from government would be better now, in retirement," he said. As the nation's largest employer-sponsored health insurance program, the FEHB Program covers more than 8.2 million federal government employees and retirees, and it was once celebrated as a national model for controlling costs while giving enrollees many health plan options. But next year, average enrollee premium payments in the system are set to jump more than 12%, on top of a 13.5% hike in 2025. The two-year increase…...