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Listen: What To Do When Health Insurance Slips Out of Reach

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2026 has been a challenging year to buy health insurance. Contributing factors include changes to the Medicaid program and hikes to the cost of Obamacare plans. But doctors and researchers say there are ways people without insurance can find affordable care.

If You’re Pregnant and Uninsured, Medicaid Might Be Your Answer

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Prenatal care can make a huge difference to the long-term health of both the parent and baby. Every state offers health coverage to lower-income pregnant women who might otherwise go uninsured.

When Health Insurance Costs More Than the Mortgage

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As health care costs skyrocket and federal lawmakers pull back help on insurance premiums, more middle-income families are facing tough choices on health care.

It’s 2026 and You’re Uninsured. Now What?

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Many Americans are expected to lose ACA or Medicaid coverage in coming months and years as a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the expiration of enhanced pandemic-era subsidies that helped people afford Obamacare plans. Doctors and researchers say there are still ways to find affordable care.

Cuando el seguro médico cuesta más que la hipoteca

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A pesar de las intensas discusiones y del cierre del gobierno más largo en la historia, el Congreso permitió que los subsidios mejorados de ACA expiraran el pasado 31 de diciembre.

Es 2026 y no tienes seguro médico. ¿Y ahora qué?

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Los cambios en las políticas de salud en Washington están teniendo repercusiones en todo el país y haciendo que millones de personas pierdan su cobertura de Medicaid o de ACA. Pero hay opciones.

Watch: A Strange Checkup Bill Revealed a Firefighter’s Kids Were Mistakenly Uninsured

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This installment of InvestigateTV and Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News’ “Costly Care†series explores how administrative errors can leave patients on the hook for bills they shouldn’t owe — sometimes with few options to correct a problem they didn’t create.

El alto costo del seguro médico pone en jaque a los granjeros

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Y ahora, los subsidios mejorados de la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio, en los que muchos agricultores confiaban para comprar cobertura, no han sido renovados.

Millions of Americans Are Expected To Drop Their Affordable Care Act Plans. They’re Looking for a Plan B.

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An estimated 4.8 million people are expected to go without health coverage because Congress did not extend enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans. But even without a health plan, people will need medical care in 2026. Many of them have been thinking through their plan B to maintain their health.

On the Hook for Uninsured Residents, Counties Now Wonder How They’ll Pay

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Millions of people gained health coverage under the Affordable Care Act, reducing pressure on counties in states that fund care for the uninsured. With federal policies expected to reverse that trend, county officials wonder how they will fill the gap — and who will pay for it.

Planes de Medicaid refuerzan el contacto con afiliados ante los cambios que se avecinan

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Nueva ley recorta más de $900.000 millones en financiamiento federal para Medicaid. También elimina alrededor de $187.000 millones del Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria.

Not Serious Enough To Turn on the Siren, Toddler’s 39-Mile Ambulance Ride Still Cost Over $9,000

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After her son contracted a serious bacterial infection, an Ohio mother took the toddler to a nearby ER, and staffers there sent him to a children’s hospital in an ambulance. With no insurance, the family was hit with a $9,250 bill for the 40-minute ride.

Centros de salud enfrentan riesgos por la caída de la financiación del gobierno

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Algunos de estos centros de salud comunitarios podrían verse obligados a reducir personal médico y administrativo o servicios. Incluso podrían llegar a cerrar.

Projected Surge in Uninsured Will Strain Local Health Systems

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In South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, many people go without health insurance, and the health system struggles as a result. Similar communities dot the nation, and more could face such difficulties under President Donald Trump’s tax-and-spending law.

Researchers Shift Tactics To Tackle Extremism as Public Health Threat

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As extremism and radicalization worsen in the United States, a group of researchers is trying out a new approach that addresses the issue as a public health problem.

Investigadores proponen tratar al extremismo como una amenaza para la salud pública

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El año pasado, el Southern Poverty Law Center registró 1.371 grupos extremistas y de odio que están activos en todo el país y que fomentan disturbios.

Pandemia de miedo: redadas de inmigración empujan a pacientes a la telemedicina

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Los pacientes que necesitan atención médica tienen cada vez más miedo de buscarla después que Trump derogara una política de la era Biden que prohibía redadas en zonas “sensibles” como escuelas, iglesias y hospitales.

A Tourist Ended Up With a Wild Bat in Her Mouth — And Nearly $21,000 in Medical Bills

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Health insurance generally doesn’t cover treatment for injuries sustained shortly before a customer buys a policy. A Massachusetts woman found that out the hard way.

Trump Voters Wanted Relief From Medical Bills. For Millions, the Bills Are About To Get Bigger.

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Moves by the Trump administration to pare back Medicaid, rescind medical debt rules, and loosen vaccine requirements threaten to increase medical bills for millions of Americans.