NH insurer seeks 30% rate hike
The increase will fall most heavily upon the 20,000-plus Exchange customers who are not subsidized.
"This is a shadow tax on a very small population, and will likely make individual coverage too expensive for many," reads a statement in a PowerPoint presentation that Minuteman gave last Wednesday in a symposium on
Friday was the deadline for insurers on the Exchange to submit proposed rates for 2018 to the
Four insurers are writing policies on the Exchange this year. While state insurance officials have said the market is stable, they have expressed worries about rate increases; on Friday, they announced guidelines for carriers to follow if they want to withdraw from the market.
In an email,
However, the
Anthem
NH Medicaid Today and Tomorrow: Focusing on Value
Policelli's interview on Monday followed a presentation he gave at a symposium on
Implemented under former Gov.
Minuteman insures about 27,000
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--They are at least twice -- and in one instance 10 times -- more likely to go outside of the Minuteman network for care, where prices are higher.
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--The regular
Policelli stressed that he's not against
He said the
Most of the premium dollars that Minuteman would transfer would go to Ambetter, which only insures
The program is not working, he said. An email to Ambetter was not immediately returned.
"What's going to drive rates higher is not medical costs. What's going to drive rates higher is unintended results of policy decisions," Policelli said.
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