Average ACA Rates to See Modest Hikes, but ‘Seismic Shift’ in Enrollment Is Unlikely

The analysis, produced by Avalere in partnership with the Associated Press, examined rate filings in 47 states and Washington, D.C., and found an average 3.3% increase in proposed or approved premiums for 2019.

Yet Cori Uccello, senior health fellow at the American Academy of Actuaries, says she is skeptical that the less-severe premium increases projected for 2019 will drive many more people to the ACA exchanges.

Source: https://aishealth.com/abstract/aca-rate-saw-modest-hike-but-seismic-shift-in-enrollment-is-unlikely/?utm_campaign=AIS%20Health%20Daily&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=66079271&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8pkMopQSkhXda88MOWulpa0vVQMBu4Kn:VtT3VS1Ch1nux7LX0yb2DoCqoaNVr_eVS-HcOZHhBHzGXUU3t2TrlhWXNA&_hsmi=66079271