BOISE, Idaho — Idaho became the first state in the nation to open its health care enrollment window Wednesday, allowing residents to begin shopping for 2026 coverage through Your Health Idaho, the state’s Affordable Care Act marketplace.

For many Idahoans, this year’s enrollment comes with news of higher costs. The Idaho Department of Insurance says average health insurance premiums will increase about 10 percent – among the smaller average increases reported nationally.

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“On average, [rates] will go up by 10%. That’s really probably one of the lowest in the country as far as increases,” said Dean Cameron, director of the Idah

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