Smart Benefits: 2019 Commercial Health Insurance Rates Approved
Monday, September 03, 2018
Average rate changes for all commercial markets range from a decrease of 5.0% to an increase of 10.3%.
The main drivers of premiums continue to be increases in prescription drug costs and hospital outpatient costs as well as federal policy changes.
The approved rate changes are as follows:
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