Associated Press September 27, 2018
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health
secretary Alex Azar says premiums for a popular type of health plan
under the Affordable Care Act will edge downward next year.
Speaking in Nashville on Thursday, Azar said
premiums for a popular type of "silver" plan will drop by 2 percent
in the 39 states served by the federal HealthCare.gov website. The number of
marketplace insurers will grow for the first time since 2015.
Azar's comments track with a broader independent analysis
earlier this month.
The analysis by the consulting firm Avalere
Health and The Associated Press found that average premiums across all
plans under the Obama health law will rise 3.3 percent.
The Trump administration is taking credit for market
stability, but experts say premiums would be even lower but for administration
attempts to undermine "Obamacare."
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