PREMIUM CHANGES AND INSURER PARTICIPATION IN ACA MARKETPLACES

A brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) indicates that many initial reports of premium increases for 2017 have been based on anecdotal examples or averages across insurers. This brief takes a different approach, presenting an early analysis of changes in insurer participation and premiums for the lowest-cost and second-lowest silver marketplace plans in major cities in 16 states plus the District of Columbia where complete data on rates are publicly available for all insurers. 

The brief can be accessed at http://kff.org/health-reform/issue-brief/analysis-of-2017-premium-changes-and-insurer-participation-in-the-affordable-care-acts-health-insurance-marketplaces/.