Health insurance rates for individual coverage to decrease in the coming year

Maine Public Radio

Health insurance rates for Mainers who buy individual coverage will be down an average of just over 13% in the coming year. That is according to new numbers from the Maine Bureau of Insurance. The change applies only to people who buy their own insurance, not to group plans. “This is the third year in a row rates have gone down... this is the first time in my recollection we've had a double-digit rate decrease,” says Maine Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa.

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