HHS: Consumers Will Still Have Affordable Options Even As Premiums Rise

HHS on Wednesday (Aug. 24) issued a report arguing that even if rates increased by 25 percent nationwide, around three-fourths of exchange customers could still find plans for less than $75 a month, since advanced premium tax credits are designed to increase along with premium costs. The report from HHS' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation arrived amid wide-ranging reports of large price increases and as several issuers plan to leave the exchange market, causing coverage options...