according to boiseweekly
Idaho Reveals 2017 Health Insurance Rates: 24 Percent Higher for Individuals
Idaho Reveals 2017 Health Insurance Rates: 24 Percent Higher for Individuals
Ryan JohnsonSaying that "the rate increases are definitely greater than we would like," Idaho Department of Insurance officials this morning revealed the 2017 approved health insurance rates for all individual and small group health plans.Next year, officials said five carriers will offer 186 different medical plans in Idaho, with at least four companies offering coverage in each of Idaho's counties.In Ada County, rate increases for individuals run as high as 53 percent (a PacificSource Health "Silver" plan with a $3,000 deductible).Statewide, the average rate for individual plans to be offered on the state health exchange will run about 24 percent higher in 2017.The Idaho Department of Insurance granted Mountain Health CO-OP and SelectHealth the highest statewide average rate increases for individual plans (29 percent), followed by Regence BlueShield of Idaho (25 percent), BridgeSpan Health (23 percent), Blue Cross of Idaho (19 percent) and PacificSource Health (15 percent).
moreover from arkansasonline
In Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace plan, exchange insurers pay more
In Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace plan, exchange insurers pay more
The fee a state agency collects from insurance companies that offer plans on the state's health insurance exchange would go up in 2018 under a recommendation by the agency's board on Wednesday.During a daylong retreat in west Little Rock, the Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace board of directors unanimously recommended that the Health Insurance Marketplace receive a fee in 2018 equal to 2 percent of the premiums for the plans sold on the exchange, up from the 1.5 percent the board recommended for next year.The total fee collected by the Health Insurance Marketplace also would include money to pay the federal government for use of its enrollment system for individual consumers.
by the same token on healthday
Health Insurance Hikes Ease But Workers Pay a Price, Survey Finds
Health Insurance Hikes Ease But Workers Pay a Price, Survey Finds
THURSDAY, Sept. 22, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose modestly in 2016, but more workers must meet higher deductibles before their coverage kicks in, a new nationwide survey shows.The Kaiser Family Foundation/Health Research & Educational Trust surveyed more than 1,900 employers to find out about trends in health insurance costs and coverage.Both large and small employers took part.
let alone prnewswire
Global Health Insurance Market CAGR Growth of 11.14% by 2020
Global Health Insurance Market CAGR Growth of 11.14% by 2020
The global health insurance market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 11.14% during the period 2016-2020.Commenting on the report, an analyst from the research team said: Innovations in healthcare products and solutions will be a key trend for market growth.It is important for healthcare providers to formulate different business models that will help them understand the customer value proposition.
additionally webmd
23 Plans Earn Top Mark in Health Insurance Ratings
23 Plans Earn Top Mark in Health Insurance Ratings
Sept. 22, 2016 -- Twenty-three insurance plans out of more than 1,000 have received the highest score of 5.0, according to new ratings released Thursday from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).Eighty-two plans received a 4.5, which is considered very good, says Andy Reynolds, an assistant vice president at the NCQA.The nonprofit looks at private, Medicaid, and Medicare plans for its ratings, which it has done annually since 2005.
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