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Oregon's new Explore Health marketplace opens as individual-plan premiums rise 21.6% on average

If you buy your own health insurance, you're shopping somewhere new this year. Explore Health, Oregon's new state-run marketplace, officially launched Nov. 1 and replaces HealthCare.gov.

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Individual coverage costs more as fewer people sign up

21.6%
average rise in individual premiums for 2027
15.5%
average rise in small-group premiums for 2027
140,000
people in individual coverage in 2026, down from 161,000

Source: Grants Pass Tribune

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  • GrantsJosephine County has opened applications for $30,000 in agricultural education grants.

    Josephine County has opened applications for $30,000 in agricultural education grants. They're due Nov. 30, and commissioners anticipate awarding money to three or four projects but may give the entire amount to a single proposal.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: Grants Pass Tribune

  • 4-HOregon State University Extension Service is rebuilding 4-H in Josephine County.

    Oregon State University Extension Service is rebuilding 4-H in Josephine County. Enrollment is open for the 2026–2027 year for ages 5 through 19, and adult volunteers are invited too.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: Grants Pass Tribune

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From KDRV, KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2 and 2 more newsrooms, gathered by 6AM News, 6AM City’s local news service.

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  1. KDRV7 hours ago

    Prescribed burn escapes control in Merlin

    The fire started outside the Rogue Valley Burn Control Area at 12:44 p.m. A light breeze pushed the flames into nearby leaf-covered grass. Rural Metro firefighters responded to contain and

  2. KDRV7 hours ago

    Merlin burn gets out of control, Rural Metro Fire responds

    A legal open burn west of Merlin spread out of control, burning about a tenth of an acre up a hillside.

  3. KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC27 hours ago

    Wildlife Images sees highest number of patients since 2021

    GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Wildlife Images Rehabilitation and Education Center in Grants Pass is seeing its highest admission number since 2021, a new milestone for the clinic. As of Oct. 28, the clinic says it has admitted 1,030 animals this year, a big jump from last year’s annual total of 750. As the largest wildlife

  4. KDRV11 hours ago

    Air quality advisory for parts of Grants Pass due to prescribed burns

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  5. Jefferson Public Radio12 hours ago

    Oregon continues study of state's higher education future

    Oregon lawmakers ordered a review of public higher education, including institutions’ missions, financial challenges and opportunities to work together.

  6. KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC213 hours ago

    Locals develop dangerous animal reporting and alert app

    GRANTS PASS, Ore. – There’s a new app developed by Grants Pass residents that’s designed to help keep users and their furry friends safe. Nellie Alert is a free, community-based app to stay on top of nearby reports of animal sightings. The developers said the idea is like Watch-Duty. Users can report a coyote or

  7. Grants Pass Tribune18 hours ago

    Oregon Closes Record Wildfire Season After 210 Fires in Jackson and Josephine Counties

    Oregon closed its 2026 wildfire season Wednesday after fires burned more than 2.5 million acres statewide, surpassing the previous record set just two years

  8. Grants Pass Tribune19 hours ago

    Grants Pass Opens Public Review of Federal Community Development Spending Report

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  9. Grants Pass Tribune19 hours ago

    November 12 Deadline Approaches for Grants Pass $60,000 Homeless Services Grant Tied to Legal Settlement

    Nonprofit organizations providing homeless services in Grants Pass have until November 12, 2026, to submit proposals for $60,000 in available capital

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Daily Grants Passto me · Thurs., Nov. 56:00 a.m.

Oregon's new health marketplace is open, and premiums will rise 21.6% in 2027

Plus, Grants Pass boys soccer falls 6-2 at South Eugene in the 6A playoffs.

The TLDR

  1. Oregon's new Explore Health marketplace is open for 2027 plans
  2. Individual premiums rise 21.6% on average next year
  3. Grants Pass boys soccer falls 6-2 at South Eugene
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