{"id":919,"date":"2026-08-20T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crookncovenant.com\/page-home\/?p=919"},"modified":"2026-08-20T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T18:00:00","slug":"us-health-insurance-cost-tradeoffs-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crookncovenant.com\/page-home\/us-health-insurance-cost-tradeoffs-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"US Health Insurance Cost Tradeoffs Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe width=\"640\" height=\"640\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/chipper\/health-insurance-affordable-d4d5\"\n                frameborder=\"0\"\n                allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\n                allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>US uninsured rates had reached record lows, but coverage began slipping after pandemic-era tax credits expired at 2025&#039;s end, reducing 2026 marketplace enrollment by &gt;2.5M.<br \/>\nNew work requirements and funding changes for the state-federal program were taking effect, with enrollment projected to fall by ~7.6M people by 2034.<br \/>\nThose shifts were expected to cut federal health spending, while states faced a complex balance of lost federal funds, lower coverage costs, and rural aid.<br \/>\nState benchmark caps on annual health cost growth did not show sustained reductions in premiums or hospital prices, largely because enforcement tools stayed limited.<br \/>\nA more promising path may be simplifying insurance administration to trim costs without hurting quality, though less complexity could also mean fewer plan choices.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US uninsured rates had reached record lows, but coverage began slipping after pandemic-era tax credits expired at 2025&#039;s end, reducing 2026 marketplace enrollment by &gt;2.5M. 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