New York health insurance rates will be higher next year

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Premiums will be higher by an average of double-digit percentage points for 2024 coverage. Residents of New York state will be facing an average health insurance rate increase of 12.4 percent for 2024’s individual plans. State records have also shown that small group plans will see a 7.4 percent increase next year. The rate increases for health insurance in New York are still considerably lower than those that were sought by insurers earlier in the year. They had been requesting rate hikes of almost 21 percent for individual plans and…

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Excellus of New York files for rate increases, cites soaring health care costs

Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield of New York has approached state insurance regulators for approval to raise its health insurance rates. The proposal is planned to take effect next year and will impose a 19.5% increase on some of the policies in the state. The company says that the increase is necessary in order to keep up with soaring medical costs. This is the same reasoning that prevails amongst the majority of the nation’s health insurers, but the notion has yet to gain traction amongst lawmakers, who have been tasked…

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