Minnesota State Rep. Zerwas Issues Statement on Preliminary Individual Insurance Market Rates
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On Friday, the
All five of the carriers on the individual market are projected to decrease premiums for 2019, with average preliminary rates dropping between 3% and 12.4%. The individual market serves Minnesotans who buy health insurance on their own, not through an employer or the government.
"The preliminary rate releases are a good sign that
"Something had to be done to correct the skyrocketing costs from Obamacare, and all indications point to our reforms being one way to help
From 2014-2017, average rates increased by double digits every year, including nearly 60 percent for 2017. Thanks to Republican reforms enacted in 2017, individual market rates for 2018 remained flat or were reduced for most Minnesotans on the individual market. The
The nationally recognized, Republican-led reforms were supported by just one Democrat in the
Final rates for the 2019 individual market are expected to be released in
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