The Daily Caller : declared in Health Insurance Premiums Are Going As High As 30 Percent

The Obama administration said in November 2016 that insurance premiums would rise by double-digit percentages in 2017. Proposals for North Carolina, Oregon and Maine are around 20 percent or higher for major Obamacare insurance providers. A handful of health insurance companies, from Blue Cross Blue Shield to smaller state-specific Obamacare insurance providers, like ConnectiCare, are asking for premium increases of 20 percent or higher for the fiscal year 2018. Premium increases could addammunition to their cause, as low- to middle-income consumers get hit with higher costs to simply obtain a health insurance plan. (RELATED: White House Says Obamacare Premiums Will Rise By Double-Digits Next Year)The largest Obamacare insurance providers in Maryland, Virgina and Delaware are requesting premium increases of 30 percent for 2018, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Aetna, Oscar Health Create Provider-Based Health Insurance Plans

June 16, 2017 - Two new provider-based health insurance plans will be available in 2018, as Aetna and Oscar Health align with Sutter Health and the Cleveland Clinic, respectively, to offer new coverage options for patients. Beginning in fall 2018, Oscar Health and the Cleveland Clinic will begin selling plans on and off the state health insurance exchange. Sutter Health and Aetna plan to begin offering new commercial plans by mid-2018 in the Sacramento, Central Valley and Bay Area markets. READ MORE: Provider-Owned Health Plans Adopt Interoperability Standards"By equally sharing ownership and accountability, Sutter Health and Aetna aim to integrate the continuum of care delivery, from wellness to disease management, care coordination, and access. "We are excited to partner with Sutter Health on this joint venture," said Mike Bahr, Aetna's senior vice president of local markets and territories.


It would keep the Affordable Care Act's provision allowing people 26 and under to stay on their parents' insurance plans, but parents could also lose their insurance (the same study estimates that 8.2 million people between the ages of 30 and 49 and 5.1 million people aged 50 to 64 would lose coverage). Although the AHCA would lower premiums for millennials without preexisting conditions, they would get less coverage and it would be harder for millions to get an insurance plan.


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