{"id":53700,"date":"2025-10-30T08:02:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T08:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T08:02:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T08:02:04","slug":"expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums\/","title":{"rendered":"Expert explains surging health insurance premiums"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>                <span class=\"now-playing__dek\">As the government shutdown extends into its 29th day, Americans who depend on coverage through the Affordable Care Act are getting their first look at the health care sticker shock, with the average cost of premiums jumping 26%, according to KFF. Larry Levitt, KFF&#8217;s executive vice president for health policy, joins to discuss.<\/span>\n                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the government shutdown extends into its 29th day, Americans who depend on coverage through the Affordable Care Act are<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53701,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[994],"class_list":["post-53700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-us","tag-health-care"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Expert explains surging health insurance premiums - World News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"As the government shutdown extends into its 29th day, Americans who depend on coverage through the Affordable Care Act are getting their first look at the health care sticker shock, with the average cost of premiums jumping 26%, according to KFF. Larry Levitt, KFF&amp;#039;s executive vice president for health policy, joins to discuss.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Expert explains surging health insurance premiums - World News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As the government shutdown extends into its 29th day, Americans who depend on coverage through the Affordable Care Act are getting their first look at the health care sticker shock, with the average cost of premiums jumping 26%, according to KFF. Larry Levitt, KFF&amp;#039;s executive vice president for health policy, joins to discuss.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"World News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-10-30T08:02:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg\" \/><meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"998\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"News\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"News\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"News\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#\/schema\/person\/1d8ae7348e048cb7984f26b4dd818ff2\"},\"headline\":\"Expert explains surging health insurance premiums\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-30T08:02:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-30T08:02:04+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums\/\"},\"wordCount\":62,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg?w=1200&resize=1200,630&ssl=1\",\"keywords\":[\"Health Care\"],\"articleSection\":[\"U.S.\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums\/\",\"name\":\"Expert explains surging health insurance premiums - World News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg?w=1200&resize=1200,630&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-30T08:02:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-30T08:02:04+00:00\",\"description\":\"As the government shutdown extends into its 29th day, Americans who depend on coverage through the Affordable Care Act are getting their first look at the health care sticker shock, with the average cost of premiums jumping 26%, according to KFF. Larry Levitt, KFF&amp;#039;s executive vice president for health policy, joins to discuss.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg?w=1200&resize=1200,630&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg?w=1200&resize=1200,630&ssl=1\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":630},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Expert explains surging health insurance premiums\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/\",\"name\":\"World News\",\"description\":\"World News\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#organization\",\"name\":\"World News\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/01\/cropped-download.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/01\/cropped-download.png\",\"width\":581,\"height\":581,\"caption\":\"World News\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#\/schema\/person\/1d8ae7348e048cb7984f26b4dd818ff2\",\"name\":\"News\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Expert explains surging health insurance premiums - World News","description":"As the government shutdown extends into its 29th day, Americans who depend on coverage through the Affordable Care Act are getting their first look at the health care sticker shock, with the average cost of premiums jumping 26%, according to KFF. Larry Levitt, KFF&amp;#039;s executive vice president for health policy, joins to discuss.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Expert explains surging health insurance premiums - World News","og_description":"As the government shutdown extends into its 29th day, Americans who depend on coverage through the Affordable Care Act are getting their first look at the health care sticker shock, with the average cost of premiums jumping 26%, according to KFF. Larry Levitt, KFF&amp;#039;s executive vice president for health policy, joins to discuss.","og_url":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums\/","og_site_name":"World News","article_published_time":"2025-10-30T08:02:04+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""},{"url":"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg","width":1920,"height":998,"type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"News","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_image":"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"News"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums\/"},"author":{"name":"News","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#\/schema\/person\/1d8ae7348e048cb7984f26b4dd818ff2"},"headline":"Expert explains surging health insurance premiums","datePublished":"2025-10-30T08:02:04+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-30T08:02:04+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums\/"},"wordCount":62,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg?w=1200&resize=1200,630&ssl=1","keywords":["Health Care"],"articleSection":["U.S."],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums\/","url":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums\/","name":"Expert explains surging health insurance premiums - World News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg?w=1200&resize=1200,630&ssl=1","datePublished":"2025-10-30T08:02:04+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-30T08:02:04+00:00","description":"As the government shutdown extends into its 29th day, Americans who depend on coverage through the Affordable Care Act are getting their first look at the health care sticker shock, with the average cost of premiums jumping 26%, according to KFF. Larry Levitt, KFF&amp;#039;s executive vice president for health policy, joins to discuss.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg?w=1200&resize=1200,630&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg?w=1200&resize=1200,630&ssl=1","width":1200,"height":630},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Expert explains surging health insurance premiums"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#website","url":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/","name":"World News","description":"World News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#organization","name":"World News","url":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/01\/cropped-download.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/01\/cropped-download.png","width":581,"height":581,"caption":"World News"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#\/schema\/person\/1d8ae7348e048cb7984f26b4dd818ff2","name":"News","url":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg?w=150&resize=150,150&ssl=1","medium":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg?w=300&resize=300,300&ssl=1","medium_large":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg?w=768&resize=768,0&ssl=1","large":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg?w=1024&resize=1024,1024&ssl=1","1536x1536":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg?w=1536&resize=1536,1536&ssl=1","2048x2048":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg?w=2048&resize=2048,2048&ssl=1","colormag-highlighted-post":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg?w=392&resize=392,272&ssl=1","colormag-featured-post-medium":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg?w=390&resize=390,205&ssl=1","colormag-featured-post-small":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg?w=130&resize=130,90&ssl=1","colormag-featured-image":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg?w=800&resize=800,445&ssl=1","colormag-default-news":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg?w=150&resize=150,150&ssl=1","colormag-featured-image-large":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg?w=1400&resize=1400,600&ssl=1","colormag-elementor-block-extra-large-thumbnail":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg?w=1155&resize=1155,480&ssl=1","colormag-elementor-grid-large-thumbnail":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg?w=600&resize=600,417&ssl=1","colormag-elementor-grid-small-thumbnail":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg?w=285&resize=285,450&ssl=1","colormag-elementor-grid-medium-large-thumbnail":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg?w=575&resize=575,198&ssl=1"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"News","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e85cf08852547781a5f631f3713dbb5197ed4b54e32ae19c7d5769b8c8504897?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":false,"magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"As the government shutdown extends into its 29th day, Americans who depend on coverage through the Affordable Care Act are","magazineBlocksPostCategories":["U.S."],"magazineBlocksPostViewCount":15,"magazineBlocksPostReadTime":1,"magazine_blocks_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg?w=1200&resize=1200,630&ssl=1",1200,630,false],"medium":["https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg?w=300&resize=300,300&ssl=1",300,300,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/29\/e6417458-38e7-4e36-9304-7cb061678a62\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/c8250df2cb5e9884756525ed427dd506\/cbsn-fusion-expert-explains-surging-health-insurance-premiums-thumbnail.jpg?w=150&resize=150,150&ssl=1",150,150,false]},"magazine_blocks_author":{"display_name":"News","author_link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/author\/admin\/"},"magazine_blocks_comment":0,"magazine_blocks_author_image":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e85cf08852547781a5f631f3713dbb5197ed4b54e32ae19c7d5769b8c8504897?s=96&d=mm&r=g","magazine_blocks_category":"<a href=\"#\" class=\"category-link category-link-33\">U.S.<\/a>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53700"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53700\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}