Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Oct 2018
Premiums for most popular type of Obamacare plan will drop next year
11 October 2018 - Affordable Care Act navigators helping people sign up for health insurance in 2016. This year’s open enrolment period begins next month.
Prices for the most popular type of health insurance under the Affordable Care Act will drop slightly next year in the federal marketplace, after several years of rapid increases, the Trump administration said on Thursday.
Specifically, it said, the average premium for the second-lowest-cost plans offering midlevel coverage will decline next year by 1.5 percent, the first time this benchmark has declined since the federal insurance exchange made its debut in 2014.
