There’s a new threat that could force Americans to scrap their early-retirement plans: skyrocketing health care costs. The ...

If you retire earlier than most or were forced to quit due to layoffs, you face a potentially longer gap. For someone in ...

Enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies expired at the end of 2025, leaving 24 million Americans facing a rise in health ...

With pandemic-era subsidies for Obamacare set to end in 2026, people in the FIRE community are adjusting their plans to account for bigger health-insurance premiums The amount that subsidized ...

For people pursuing financial independence and early retirement, commonly referred to as “FIRE,” health-insurance premiums are often among the top budgeting priorities. This is especially the case now ...

We are in the middle of what is termed open enrollment period for government health insurance plans. This program called the Affordable Care Act, or ACA, often referred to as Obamacare, is now 12 ...

Spending too much, missing structure, or draining savings too fast? These red flags could mean you retired before you were ...

KSHB 41 reporter Elyse Schoenig covers the cities of Shawnee and Mission. She also focuses on issues surrounding the cost of health care, saving for retirement and personal debt. Share your story idea ...