Healthcare
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It’s 2026 and you’re uninsured. Now what?
Health policy changes in Washington will ripple through the country, resulting in millions of Americans losing their Medicaid or Affordable Care Act coverage and becoming uninsured. But there are still ways to find care.
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Opinion: This New Year, Congress Must Fix Our Country’s Health Care Crisis
I’m a Kinship Navigator and Community Resource Specialist at The River Center Family and Community Resource Center. We’re a small nonprofit serving families and individuals across ten rural New Hampshire towns — about 3% of the state. In my role, I spend thousands of hours each year supporting the communities I love. Every hour I…
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Seacoast-area nursing homes face damaging funding cuts: Williams
It had seemed nursing home care was spared the carnage afflicting many other areas of the two-year state budget that took effect on July 1. Despite tight revenue, New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte and state senators made it a point of rejecting House-passed Medicaid cuts. And the appropriation for nursing home care represented a modest increase from the prior state…
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GOP midterm candidates turn on affordable health care
Republicans running for 2026 would raise out-of-pocket premiums and weaken consumer protections while others want ACA scrapped. A number of Republicans in highly competitive 2026 New Hampshire races are coming out against affordable health care and protections as the shutdown of the federal government drags on over Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies. Republicans like John…
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OPINION: All Granite Staters Deserve Real Access to Preventive Health Care
As Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, we are reminded that awareness alone is not enough – especially for Black women, who experience higher rates of this disease. Despite pink-ribbon promises from state leaders, these words ring hollow this October as many of the same legislators voted to advance massive funding cuts to…
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With health care tax credits set to expire, pain sets in for one New Hampshire business
Last week, W.H. Bagshaw, a metal parts manufacturer based in Hudson, found out that its health insurance policies with Anthem would increase approximately 38% in 2026. Anthem specifically cited the expiration of health care tax credits at the center of the current federal government shutdown.
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A new car vs. health insurance? Average family job-based coverage hits $27K
With the federal shutdown entering its fourth week, spurred by a stalemate over the cost of health insurance for 22 million Americans on Affordable Care Act plans, a new report shows that over 154 million people with coverage through an employer also face steep price hikes — and that the situation is likely to get…
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NH Dems blast ‘reckless’ GOP shutdown, warn of rising health costs for Granite Staters
Speakers warned that a dual-income couple could face a nearly $15,000 increase in costs if Affordable Care Act tax credits expire. Democratic lawmakers and local parents warned at a virtual press conference this week that the ongoing federal government shutdown—which they repeatedly framed as a Republican-driven crisis—is already putting New Hampshire families at risk and…
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We asked, you answered: What do you think about the president’s claims that taking Tylenol while pregnant causes autism?
Acetaminophen (Tylenol) is the only over-the-counter drug approved to treat fevers during pregnancy. We asked readers to weigh in on this issue. Here’s what they said…
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Fighting a health insurance denial? Here are 7 tips to help
To control costs, nearly all health insurers use a system called prior authorization, which requires patients or their providers to seek approval before they can get certain procedures, tests, and prescriptions.
