High-deductible plans increase amid insurance debate
Enrollment in high-deductible health plans climbed again last year, now accounting for 43 percent of all policies in
Nearly 44 percent of high-deductible plans last year included health savings accounts through which policyholders socked away extra money to help pay for deductibles or other fees and costs,
The
"If there's a battle, it's probably on that 40 percent that the company is paying," Ciulla said.
'No better than a security blanket'
Heading into the fall elections, ample uncertainty is seen over the future of the Affordable Care Act, with the President
Two weeks ago, the
The same study found that enrollment in state exchanges increased in the first quarter of 2018 compared to a year earlier, however, with the
Trump is now exploiting an ACA loophole to encourage insurers to create one-year health plans with limited coverage and an allowance for up to two renewals, with the
Designed initially as gap insurance coverage for individuals between jobs, short-term plans are allowed to dispense with some of the main tenets of Obamacare such as guaranteed availability, coverage of essential health benefits and prohibiting exclusions for preexisting conditions.
The measure prompted Blumenthal, D-
"They are no better than a security blanket -- providing a false sense of safety while offering little real protection," Blumenthal wrote in a letter to the insurance department. "One (
Premium hikes trend down
As of this week, the
"Our team has done an excellent job of identifying the markets where it makes sense, where we think that we've got a stable presence and offering," Boudreaux said. "It is all about stability and more certainty around that marketplace -- but again, this year was solid."
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