CBO Predicts 15 Percent Premium Increases For 2019, Says Markets Stable

The Affordable Care Act marketplaces will remain stable in most areas, even as premiums for benchmark plans are expected to increase by about 15 percent from 2018 to 2019 and by about 7 percent per yer through 2028, according to the Congressional Budget Office's newest report on federal spending and insurance coverage. The CBO attributes 10 percent of the premium increase to the loss of the individual mandate penalty, and says the number of uninsured Americans is expected to rise...