Posted on 06/01/2016 10:58:47 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Oklahoma leads the nation in price increases on the federal health insurance exchange, according to a national analysis by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Prices for silver health plans on the federal exchange rose 42 percent from 2015 to 2016.
Blue Cross Blue Shield is the only company that has been on the exchange for Oklahoma for several years. The marketplace is run by the federal government since Gov. Mary Fallin opted not to establish a state-run exchange when the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, sometimes referred to as Obamacare, went into effect. Three others were on for a year, then dropped out. United Health Care joined in 2015.
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Almost 1/4 of their population is on Medicaid or Chip. Someone has to pay for it.
NC BCBS wants an 18% increase to stay in.
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