#open-enrollment

#open-enrollment

I have a knot in my stomach every single day, said Rachel Rosekind, 49, an El Cerrito mother whose monthly premium will go from $0 to $2,500 a month for her family of four. Rosekind, a self-employed freelancer, said she was fortunate during the pandemic to qualify for a $0 premium for a Kaiser high-deductible plan through the state's health insurance exchange.

It's open enrollment season again-that period between October and November when workers must reacquaint themselves with "deductibles," "copays," and "premiums." Many would rather wait at the DMV, sit through a three-hour work meeting, or attempt to explain social media to tech-challeged loved ones than spend their afternoon selecting an insurance plan. That's why some workers are farming out everything on their health insurance to-do list to AI and social media.

Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) told CNN that he had a recent phone call with President Trump who made it clear he doesn't want to hurt people. His concern is, is there something better we can do? Van Drew said, adding that he told the president, I don't think we're going to get it done in a matter of weeks.