1. Double-digit increases on the way for Delaware individual health premiums
The Delaware Department of Insurance approved premium rate increases for two insurers offering on exchange individual plans for 2017.
2. Oklahoma anticipates average 76% premium increase on ACA marketplace
The Oklahoma Insurance Department is preparing for an average 76 percent increase on individual health plans offered through the Affordable Care Act marketplace.
3. Individual premiums to rise between 50% and 67% in Minnesota
Minnesota’s commerce commissioner released 2017 health insurance premium rate approvals for individual and small group plans, calling the changes “unsustainable.”
4. Individual health premiums to rise 30% in Utah
The Utah Department of Insurance said premium rates for health plans on the state’s individual marketplace will jump an average of 30 percent for 2017.
5. Federal employees face 6.2% health premium hike
The share of health plan premiums government employees and retirees pay will increase an average of 6.2 percent next year.
6. Individual health plan premiums may rise up to 20% in Virginia next year
Virginia legislators were told at the state’s Health Insurance Reform Commission meeting that individual health plans sold through Virginia’s Affordable Care Act marketplace will rise by up to 20 percent next year.
7. Individual health plan premiums rise an average 24% in Idaho
The Idaho Department of Insurance released premium rate increases for 2017 for individual and small group health plans, with individual plans offered through the state’s Affordable Care Act exchange increasing an average of 24 percent.
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