She's a solo traveler and nurse. Healthcare in Thailand and Bali saves her thousands.

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Jordynn Ison, 27, lives in Ohio and gets most of her healthcare abroad.

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Nose jobs in Korea and dentistry in Bangkok: Medical tourism is luring Americans abroad

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Jordynn Ison, 27, lives in Ohio but gets most of her healthcare while traveling abroad.

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She works in healthcare and pays $787 a month for insurance. She still can't afford her daughter's care.

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Cassenda Nelson is a mother of four in southwest Georgia.

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An American family spent $1,330 on a full day of luxury medical care in Turkey. Now they want to leave the US for good.

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Cara West and her family saved money through medical tourism.

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I'm 76 and drive for Uber after losing my savings to my wife's cancer bills. I'm not sure how long I can keep driving.

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Jeff Mason, 76, drives for Uber a few times a week.

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A single mom's ACA premium jumped from $3 to $164. Now she's skipping her medications.

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Natalie Richards, 37, is struggling to afford health insurance without ACA subsidies.

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The fundraiser for James Van Der Beek's family highlights a harsh truth about young cancer

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James Van Der Beek and his wife Kimberly.

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Luigi Mangione shouts 'double jeopardy' in court as 1st trial is set for June 8 at contentious hearing

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Luigi Mangione speaks with attorney Jacob Kaplan (L) on December 1, during a New York state court evidentiary hearing in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

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She's 60 and just lost ACA subsidies. Now her health insurance costs $903 a month — and she's avoiding the doctor.

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Monthly premiums spiked in 2026 for Americans with Affordable Care Act insurance plans.

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ACA health insurance enrollment dropped by 1.4 million. See which states had the biggest swings.

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Millions are at risk of losing health insurance without Affordable Care Act subsidies.

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