Several new studies are showing employer health premium increases generally below 5% depending on health plan choices while rate increases for individual coverage offered on the ACA’s public exchanges will be even less on average. Individual Obamacare market premiums are forecast to increase just 3.1% for the 2019 coverage year , consulting and health research firm Avalere Health says in a new report. Avalere said the 2019 Obamacare rate increases are the lowest on average since 2015. “Premiums appear stable heading into the 2019 plan year,” Avalere director Chris Sloan said. The insurer is the only one in North Carolina that will offer ACA coverage in all 100 counties.

Source: Forbes September 16, 2018 13:30 UTC