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Premium increases ahead for State Health Plan members
The State Health Plan Board approved premium hikes for 750K+ members to address deficits projected at $900M in 2027.
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Blue Cross’ N.C. Obamacare plans could see 23 percent price increase
From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 734: North Carolina’s largest health insurer wants to raise rates by 23 percent for policies tied to the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. Katherine Restrepo, the John Locke Foundation’s director of health care policy, analyzes factors contributing to the rate increase. Restrepo also offers ideas about ways the state...
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 734: Blue Cross plans another double-digit Obamacare rate increase
North Carolina’s largest health insurer wants to raise rates by 23 percent for policies tied to the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. Katherine Restrepo, the John Locke Foundation’s director of health care policy, analyzes factors contributing to the rate increase. Restrepo also offers ideas about ways the state and federal government could change policies to...
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Obamacare Expected To Cause 80-Percent Spike In Average Individual Premiums
RALEIGH — Younger, healthy consumers representing one-third of individual Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina policy holders would bear “substantial increases” to offset the costs of insuring older, less healthy populations and the requirements of the Affordable Care Act, BCBSNC officials acknowledged.
