Cartons of eggs on display at a supermarket in Chicago in 2023. (Teresa Crawford/AP) By Elisabeth Rosenthal

Elisabeth Rosenthal is senior contributing editor at KFF Health News and author of “An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back.”

Wary of inflation, Americans have been watching the prices of everyday items such as eggs and gasoline. A less-noticed expense should cause greater alarm: rising premiums for health insurance. They have been trending upward for years and are now rising faster than ever. PAID PROMOTED STORIES

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