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Insurers request steep premium hikes for Florida, but Obamacare subsidies may offset the impact

Published on September 26, 2017 in 2017/Top Headlines by Associated Press

Premiums for health care plans sold on the Affordable Care Act’s federal exchange and outside the exchange will rise an average of 45 percent in Florida this year, according to state officials. However that doesn’t mean consumers will end up spending more money. In fact, they could end up seeing slight decreases.

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Chris Hudson: Death, taxes and health care

Published on October 4, 2016 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Guest Author

Though death and taxes have long been thought to be the two certainties in life, it’s now looking like skyrocketing health care costs comes in a close third. Florida state officials recently approved an average health insurance premium increase of 19 percent. And these hikes come after state officials raised rates 9.5 percent last year and 13.2 percent in 2014. But this year, those of us who call the Sunshine State home can help prevent skyrocketing costs from becoming the…

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