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Insurance Meets Economics: How the Expiration of Affordable Care Act Subsidies Is Shaping the U.S. Healthcare Market

A major healthcare affordability policy expired on January 1, 2026, following the government shutdown, fundamentally reshaping how millions of Americans pay for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This change is not merely a consumer affordability issue; it represents a market-wide economic shock that affects insurer pricing strategies, risk pools, hospital revenue streams, employer-sponsored coverage decisions, and local labor markets.

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Benin Passes Law Legalizing Abortion

On October 20th the West African Nation of Benin passed a law that would legalize abortion. Previously abortion was legal in Benin only in cases of rape, incest, or serious health concerns, the new law passed through parliament after heated debate will allow for termination up to three months in cases where the pregnancy was, “likely to aggravate or cause a situation of material, educational, professional or moral distress incompatible with the interests of the woman and/or the unborn child.”

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