By Michael Moline | Editor in Chief
“We have grown into a culture that really understands and values the needs for access to healthcare, and I think people are willing and wanting to make a way because they simply require this.” — Xonjenese Jacobs, Affordable Care Act navigator
Open enrollment for Affordable Care Act insurance plans began Sunday and will run through Dec. 15 for coverage that takes effect at the start of next year. For policies that take effect Feb. 1, 2027, open enrollment is available through Jan. 15. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Twelve companies in Florida will offer so-called Obamacare plans on the healthcare.gov marketplace, where subsidies are available to lower the costs of monthly premiums, the state Office of Insurance Regulation website shows. Another three are offering Obamacare-compliant plans outside of healthcare.gov. The OIR data show the average 2027 monthly health insurance premiums will increase by 10.4%, a percentage that doesn’t take into consideration the potential effect of premium subsidies.
A2E, an AI software that generates images, has responded to Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier’s claim that it’s generating sexually explicit pictures of kids, a violation of state law. “We have learned about this news, and we are consulting with the legal team,” A2E told the Phoenix in an email. “We have always been treating CSAM [child sexual abuse material] very seriously since the very beginning. We have been cooperating with law enforcement to detect and prevent all kinds of CSAM.”
Senators are due to return to Washington from a lengthy recess on Nov. 9, and a push for year-round daylight-saving time is expected. But it faces strong opposition from senators in rural areas and those who represent states where children could be walking to school in darkness for most of the winter. “No one likes changing the clock, me included, but Congress has enacted permanent Daylight Saving Time multiple times before and repealed it each time once Americans experienced absurdly late sunrises in the winter,” Sen. Tom Cotton said in a tweet.
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