Small-group health insurance rates to increase by average of 2.5% : crainsdetroit

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Small-group health insurance rates to increase by average of 2.5%

Small-group health insurance rates to increase by average of 2.5%

Small-group health insurance rates to increase by average of 2.5% State approves smaller hike than requested by insurersLANSING — Rates for small-group health insurance coverage are expected to increase by an average of 2.5 percent next year, the state said Monday.The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services said the rate hike it approved is less than the 2.6 percent increase insurers requested.The state said four insurance carriers are leaving Michigan's individual health insurance exchange — Harbor Health Plan and UnitedHealthcare Community Plan, which are pulling their HMO plans from the marketplace, and Priority Health Insurance Co. and Alliance Health and Life Insurance Co., both of which are pulling their PPOs.


not to mention fox4kc

Blue KC slashes number of health insurance plans it will offer on and off government marketplace

Blue KC slashes number of health insurance plans it will offer on and off government marketplace

Please enable Javascript to watch this videoKANSAS CITY, Mo.-- Some health insurers are getting out of the government marketplace while others are slashing the number of plans they'll offer.Analysts say too few healthy young people are buying coverage to offset costs for covering older, sicker people.


by the same token on wearecentralpa

Some health insurance rates up 32% - Story

Some health insurance rates up 32% - Story

If you get your health coverage through the federal insurance program, you can now get an idea of what you may be paying next year.On Monday, the state insurance commissioner announced 2017 rates for health insurance plans in Pennsylvania under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).Next year, rates for individual plans will go up an average of 32.5 percent, while rates for small group plans will rise an average of 7.1 percent.


as well politifact

Hillary Clinton says a record 90% of Americans have health insurance today

Hillary Clinton says a record 90% of Americans have health insurance today

"Right now we are at 90 percent health insurance covered.That's the highest we've ever been in our country."During the second presidential debate in St. Louis, a member of the audience asked a question about the shortcomings of Obamacare, as the Affordable Care Act -- President Barack Obama's signature health care law -- is sometimes called.