The Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner released approved 2019 rates for seven of our individual carriers. Four carriers continue to be in review. The most-watched renewal rating has been Kaiser of WA, which asked for the largest increase of all the carriers (30%). Thankfully, this number has been clipped a bit, down to a 19% increase. Overall, at least 2019 increases will be significantly lower than our 2018 increases were.
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2019 Individual rate requests have been published. Since rates are unaffordable for so many in our state, we wanted to see where we rank in the nation. The findings were a bit surprising.
With costs rising and access to health insurance tightening, micro groups are looking to fall in with the big kids. But, not all will qualify.
Here's a glimpse of the proposed 2018 health plan rates as submitted to the Washington OIC.
Risk mitigation was built into the ACA but gutted by Congress. Here's our take on the demise of the ACA.
The new QSEHRA sounds like a boon for small employers, but buyer beware, this isn't a plan for everyone.
News headlines are proclaiming the end of the ACA Individual Mandate. But, what does this really mean for taxpayers?
Washington state experimented with guaranteeing health insurance coverage while removing mandates. It didn't end well, yet here we are again.
There continue to be rumblings that COBRA is no longer needed. There are a few reasons I think COBRA will remain alive and well, even with Healthcare Reform providing individual medical coverage for all those who want to enroll.
So don’t start planning for the demise of COBRA just yet…. While some say COBRA is no longer needed, here are 5 reasons it's not going away soon.
Washington State changes include pulling out of counties, excluding providers and limiting where members can purchase coverage.
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