Bearing one another’s health insurance burden, Part II stat : rbj

New taxes were established and old taxes increased to pay for health insurance subsidies that hadn't existed before. Thus single adults earning $12,060 in Texas or North Carolina or Florida, etc., can get health insurance for 2 percent of income—about $242. No politician wants to risk taking health insurance away from someone who just got it. This week we'll look at how the ACA and the new plan change access to health insurance for people with low income. Coverage for preventive services may save lives and, perhaps, moderate the increase in health insurance cost.




SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The insurance industry says New York is leaving consumers in the dark by not releasing details of proposed 2018 health insurance rate increases health plans submitted to the state two weeks ago. The state Department of Financial Services initially said it would publish insurers' rate applications on its website last week, but still hasn't done so. Macielak said the continuing delay in posting the rate applications is impeding consumers' rights. The New York Health Plan Association said consumers are getting letters from insurers about proposed double-digit rate increases and being directed to visit the department's website to review the applications and submit their comments. Under New York law, consumers have 30 days to make comments on the requests.

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