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The Daily Money

ALL THE MONEY NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

Fri Jul 18 2025

 

Betty Lin-Fisher Consumer reporter

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Good morning and Happy Friday! This is Betty Lin-Fisher with Friday's consumer-focused edition of The Daily Money.

Health insurance costs are about to spike again.

Consumers who buy health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace will likely face double-digit rate hikes next year, reports my colleague Ken Alltucker.

And many working-age consumers who get their health insurance through the workplace won't be spared, either.

Ken explains what to expect in 2026 and why health insurance prices will go up.

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Chase Peterson, a Mosley senior, stands next to a stethoscope during a cardiopulmonary resuscitation exercise at Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital in Panama City, Fla., March 28, 2025. Health insurance premiums nationwide are expected to spike in 2026.

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The so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill," which is now law, is nearly 900 pages. It's doubtful that most Americans are going to take the time to read through it.

Here is a really easy-to-follow story and graphic by my USA TODAY colleagues, including personal finance reporter Medora Lee. It outlines many of the tax and spending highlights that most Americans will want to know about.

Medora also has another story highlighting some more tax benefits that may not have gotten as much attention.

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Each weekday, The Daily Money delivers the best consumer and financial news from USA TODAY, breaking down complex events, providing the TLDR version, and explaining how everything from Fed rate changes to bankruptcies impacts you.

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Consumers who buy health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace will likely face double-digit rate hikes next year.

U.S. President Donald Trump presents the sweeping spending and tax legislation, known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," after he signed it, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis  TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
 

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FILE PHOTO: A customer uses an ATM at a Bank of America branch in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., October 11, 2017.
 

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PepsiCo revealed plans to expedite the elimination of synthetic dyes from its U.S. food offerings on April 24, 2025. Starting with Lay's and Tostitos brands, the goal to is to phase out dyes across all products, including Doritos and Cheetos, by the end of 2026. As of April 2025, more than 60% of PepsiCo's U.S. food items were already free of artificial dyes.
 

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Miriam Sabir, 65, moved back in with her mother in early 2023 after her mom, 86, got COVID-19. Her mother, Connie, grew weak from being sick and fell in February 2025. Since then, she's been living in a care center. Miriam and her siblings are trying to figure out if their mom will be able to come back home.
 

She planned to care for her mom for two weeks. It's been two years.

Miriam Sabir's mother was independent before she got COVID-19 and pneumonia in late 2022. After, Sabir became her caregiver.

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