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Data: Commonwealth Fund; Map: Kavya Beheraj/Axios Health insurance costs ate up 11% of median family income in California in 2024, according to a new analysis. Why it matters: The findings show how tough it can be to afford health care, even with insurance, for many of the estimated 167 million Americans who get coverage through an employer. The state-by-state breakdown of federal…

A coalition backed by health insurers and employers is launching a new a new effort to showcase hospital pricing as a central driver of rising health care costs, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Health care affordability is emerging as a key election-year issue, with the Trump administration and many in Congress increasingly questioning why drug prices and insurance premiums are…

House Judiciary Committee Republicans have subpoenaed eight Affordable Care Act health insurers for documents as part of a widening investigation of potential fraud surrounding the use of premium subsidies in the individual market, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Enhanced premium tax credits for ACA coverage expired on Jan. 1. But Republicans are pressing forward with their…

State lawmakers are eying solutions to address Nevada’s high auto insurance rates, which are among the 10 most expensive in the country. Insurance rates rose 13% in the state in 2025 and are expected to keep rising this year, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

Acquisition Accelerates the Growth of Harbor Health’s Condition-Focused Care Pathways and Its Model of Combined Care and Coverage For families facing dementia, each day can bring unfamiliar territory, confusion, and worry. Harbor Health, a Texas-based primary and specialty care clinic group and health insurance company, today announced it has acquired Rippl, a dementia care…

Data: Citizens Property Insurance Corp.; Map: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals Citizens Property Insurance Corp. shed about 150,000 policies in Tampa Bay last year, according to data released last month. Why it matters: It is no longer the state’s largest insurer, with a market share of less than 10%, according to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. Experts had warned, when…

AXQ Capital LP purchased a new position in Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:EQH – Free Report) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 28,791 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,462,000. Equitable accounts for about 0.6% of AXQ Capital LP’s…

AXQ Capital LP purchased a new position in Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB – Free Report) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 16,577 shares of the pipeline company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,050,000.

AXQ Capital LP acquired a new stake in shares of Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (NASDAQ:ODFL – Free Report) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 6,251 shares of the transportation company’s stock, valued at approximately $880,000.

Living near the coast in North Carolina used to be the ultimate dream, but lately, it feels more like a financial burden. State regulators recently approved a multi-year settlement that is sending homeowners insurance rates to staggering new heights. On June 1, 2026, base rates will increase by an average of 7.5% across the state.…

Authors Bill Bergman and Larry Feltes argue that declining public confidence in government and financial institutions is putting the U.S. economy in peril — and a crisis could come faster than you think. Trust used to be America’s real currency. Now, according to veteran insiders Bill Bergman and Larry Feltes, we’re almost broke. In their new book, Avoid Fiscal & Economic…

Oklahoma lawmakers advanced a bill that would create an income tax deduction for members of a community-based option to cover medical expenses, called health care sharing ministries. These ministries are not insurance. They are nonprofits where members have a common set of ethical or religious beliefs and share each other’s health care costs. The groups […]

Rep. Alyssa Black, left, and U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt. Photos by Glenn Russell/VTDigger. " data-medium-file="https://vtdigger.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/welch-black-splitscreen-300×200.jpg" data-large-file="https://vtdigger.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/welch-black-splitscreen-1200×799.jpg" /> Both elected officials are striving to call attention to expired Obamacare…