@TXEAHC

Mobilizing employers, families and other stakeholders across the state of Texas to rein in excessive health care expenses. #txlege

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“People tell us in polls that their health care costs are their top cost-of-living concern, tied with gas prices. The fact that workers’ share of premiums went up almost three times faster than inflation in 2026 helps explain why." @DrewAltman #txlege nytimes.com/2026/10/22/busin…

Employers Shift Rising Health Care Costs Onto Millions of Workers

New surveys show that increases in premiums and deductibles are forcing people to forgo treatments or doctor’s visits while budgets are strained by higher food and gas prices.

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“Employers are paying the equivalent of buying an economy car for each employee who has family health insurance coverage, and in 2026 they offloaded more of that cost to workers.” nytimes.com/2026/10/22/busin… #txlege #Healthcare

Employers Shift Rising Health Care Costs Onto Millions of Workers

New surveys show that increases in premiums and deductibles are forcing people to forgo treatments or doctor’s visits while budgets are strained by higher food and gas prices.

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More Texas teachers are getting squeezed by healthcare prices. The state Legislature will have an opportunity to do something about it when they reconvene in January. #txlege #healthcare txeahc.org/more-texas-teache…

More Texas Teachers Getting Squeezed By Healthcare Prices - TXEAHC

Like their colleagues in Harris County, teachers in South Texas are seeing healthcare bills going up...and up...and up...

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What's driving skyrocketing healthcare bills? IT'S THE PRICES. 💰💰💰 New research finds PRICES NOT USAGE are driving higher healthcare expenses. inc.com/bruce-crumley/worker…

Workers Aren’t Driving Employer Health Costs. 90 Percent of the Increase Came From Prices

Workers used just 2 percent more medical care, but employers paid nearly 19 percent more. New data reveals where the money went.

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Rising healthcare expenses are squeezing Texas cities, counties and school districts. #txlege kgns.tv/2026/10/15/extended-…

EXTENDED VERSION: Rising health insurance costs squeeze public employees and employers

A Webb County employee who has carried health insurance for years is considering dropping his coverage, saying he worries he can no longer afford it.

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When these Texas teachers found out how much the price of their health insurance was going up, they were SHOCKED. #txlege #healthcare txeahc.org/texas-teachers-sh…

Texas Teachers Shocked By Proposed Healthcare Price Increase - TXEAHC

Texas teachers are facing a massive financial hit from the rising price of healthcare, but the Texas Legislature can help.

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Basic transparency is necessary but not sufficient: FTC warns health systems that incomplete, inaccurate or untimely price disclosures could violate federal law. #txlege #healthcare beckershospitalreview.com/fi…

FTC warns hospitals against ‘deceptive’ pricing practices

FTC warns hospitals against deceptive pricing practices, urging 24 health systems to correct incomplete or inaccurate price disclosures under federal law.

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Texas @RepJamesFrank delivers a perfect explanation for why antitrust action is PRO-free markets during a discussion about the lack of competitive markets in healthcare during yesterday's symposium @TPPF. #txlege
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"The loser is the employer, the taxpayer, and the patient." Texas State Senator @LoisKolkhorst had some real talk about healthcare prices at yesterday's @TPPF #healthcare symposium. #txlege
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“Healthcare costs are going up faster than they have in years, and open enrollment is when the healthcare affordability crisis is really going to hit home for people. That’s true for whatever kind of insurance you have.”#txlege nbcnews.com/health/health-ne…

Your health insurance bills are about to go up

The premium increases stem in part from rising healthcare costs, including higher prices for medical care and expensive prescription drugs.

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Large and small employers are bracing for what looks to be the sharpest increase in healthcare expenses IN MORE THAN TWO DECADES. #txlege This is unsustainable. nytimes.com/2026/09/02/busin…
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Texas Employers for Affordable Health Care retweeted
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Your doctor, hospital and health insurer could all be owned by the same corporation. So, what could that mean for your choices and the prices you pay? #txhealth #txlege Texas 2036's @meaganfalcon breaks it down, including our latest poll results on #healthcare affordability.
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Large health systems expanding across state lines, absorbing independent hospitals and reshaping regional care markets. #txlege #healthcare beckershospitalreview.com/ru…

11 large health systems growing bigger

Large health systems growing across states with strategic mergers and acquisitions, reshaping regional care markets in 2025 and beyond.

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🚨 NEW TEXAS POLLING DATA 🚨 Supermajorities of Texas voters favor the right to know who owns a healthcare provider, price transparency in medical care and government regulation of healthcare mergers. #txlege texas2036.org/news-analysis/…
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Nearly 90% of Texas employers say rising healthcare expenses affect their ability to hire and retain employees. #txlege bizjournals.com/houston/news…

Texas employers say rising healthcare costs affect competitiveness

Nearly 90% of Texas employers say rising healthcare costs affect hiring and retention as 2027 rates climb nationwide.

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“Employers are facing, I would say, a growing existential reckoning about their role in healthcare." Healthcare expenses are not only skyrocketing, they're getting harder to predict. #txlege healthcaredive.com/news/empl…

Employers face ‘existential reckoning’ as health costs surge

Employers are expecting a median 9.2% increase in medical spending next year, according to a new survey. But they’ve underestimated actual cost growth for the past three years, so even that figure...

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62% of employers in a recent @BizGrpHlth survey said hospital price increases are driving costs to a great or very great extent. “Provider consolidation has reduced competition in many markets, increasing the pricing leverage that hospitals and health systems have over commercial plans." #txlege chiefhealthcareexecutive.com…

Businesses project 9% rise in healthcare costs in 2027, and that may be optimistic | Chief Health...

The Business Group on Health says employers are seeing higher costs in hospital care and drug expenses. Some are cutting back on GLP-1 coverage and examining vendor contracts.

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For 2027, employers may be facing the biggest health-insurance increase in at least two decades. #txlege #healthcare wsj.com/health/healthcare/u-…
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Employers are eager to take up strategies to control healthcare expenses—the data proves it. But they can only explore and adopt these strategies if they have access to the data necessary to evaluate and adjust their plans accordingly. #txlege txeahc.org/when-it-comes-to-…

When It Comes to Transparency, Employers Need Data, Not Lip Service - TXEAHC

If compliance with transparency laws is lacking, employers can’t help bring about the market corrections needed to reduce prices.

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Texas Employers for Affordable Health Care retweeted
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U.S. employer healthcare costs are expected to rise 9.5% in 2027, pushing the average cost above $19,000 per employee, driven by increased medical use and spending on high-priced drugs, insurance broker Aon said on Thursday. reuters.com/legal/litigation…

US employer healthcare costs set to rise 9.5% in 2027, Aon says

U.S. employer healthcare costs are expected to rise 9.5% in 2027, pushing the average cost above $19,000 per employee, ​driven by increased medical use and spending on high-priced ‌drugs, insurance...

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