Open enrollment season for health care plans is about to begin, and many Americans may get sticker shock after seeing how much premiums will rise. But the rising cost of insurance is also quietly eroding wage gains, preventing workers from getting bigger raises than they would otherwise receive. Health insurance costs are a major issue
Christine Meehan, a hair stylist in Upper Chichester, Pa., has purchased health insurance through Pennie, the ACA marketplace for Pennsylvania. She’s pictured here in October 2025. ACA open enrollment runs from Nov. 1 through Jan. 15 in most states. Tassanee Vejpongsa/AP hide caption toggle caption i Tassanee Vejpongsa/AP Consumers who buy Affordable Care Act health
The latest survey from health research organization KFF on employer-sponsored health insurance finds that premiums went up about 5%. The Good Brigade/Digital Vision/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption i The Good Brigade/Digital Vision/Getty Images Joseph Babbitt of Springfield, Mo. has a pretty good deal when it comes to health insurance. He works as a senior
One Los Angeles restaurant group traded $60,000 on Kalshi to hedge against the Dodgers’ abbreviated playoff run, and it’s just one example of how prediction markets are transforming how companies, particularly small businesses, are calculating and responding to risks. Kalshi told Fortune that the hospitality group, which was unnamed but operates 25 bars, including several
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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Carla Bacon, 69, who is caring for her 70-year-old husband while working a full-time job in Oklahoma. Bacon’s husband has slowly been recovering from a stroke, and they’ve had to go into medical debt to make ends meet. This interview has been edited for length and
