Post by Logan on Jun 14, 2016 4:18:03 GMT -6
Health insurance companies that sell coverage to Idahoans say they’re still losing money on their plans, so they want to raise individuals’ premiums an average of 27 percent next year.
That would be the second straight year of double-digit increases for some plans.
Six companies sell plans for individuals in Idaho, five on the state’s insurance exchange, Your Health Idaho. They proposed similar rate increases last year.
Insurers said there are several reasons they need the increases in 2017, including:
▪ The loss of two federal programs that were created by the Affordable Care Act to help insurers weather unexpectedly high medical costs in the early years of the law. Both programs expire this year.
▪ Patients needing more medical treatment.
▪ Higher medical costs, including prescription drug prices.
Read more here: www.idahostatesman.com/news/business/health-care/article83489172.html
That would be the second straight year of double-digit increases for some plans.
Six companies sell plans for individuals in Idaho, five on the state’s insurance exchange, Your Health Idaho. They proposed similar rate increases last year.
Insurers said there are several reasons they need the increases in 2017, including:
▪ The loss of two federal programs that were created by the Affordable Care Act to help insurers weather unexpectedly high medical costs in the early years of the law. Both programs expire this year.
▪ Patients needing more medical treatment.
▪ Higher medical costs, including prescription drug prices.
Read more here: www.idahostatesman.com/news/business/health-care/article83489172.html