New Affordable Care Act insurance choices for 2019 in Southeastern Pa.
Independence, the region's largest health insurer, will remain in the five-county market with 11 plans. The
The statewide average rate increase request was just 0.7 percent. Final rates will be announced in the fall.
"These rate filings overall show that
The average requested increase for 2019 is far below the 30.6 percent average increase approved by regulators for this year's plans. The big increases approved for this year were, however, reduced significantly for many consumers by income-based subsidies. At Independence, for example, more than 75,000 customers have no monthly premium this year because of the way subsidies worked.
"Even though the rate increases on the surface didn't seem that large, the out-of-pocket premium impact to members was really, really large. That's our going-in concern for 2019," he said.
In general, though, Lobley said, Independence welcomed the new competition, "because we think that will lead to a more long-lasting, stable market for consumers."
Notably absent from the ACA exchange market in
"What will be interesting to see is which providers
Geisinger and
"We feel confident that there are some provider organizations and health-care systems in the
A spokesman for
"This is an opportunity for us to introduce ourselves to the people of
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