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The woman who ran Obamacare says BIG health insurance prices hikes are coming
Tavenner's warning of sharp hikes in insurance prices comes as insurers prepare to propose their 2017 Obamacare plan rates, and as the major insurer UnitedHealth (UNH) has revealed it is exiting most Obamacare marketplaces where it has sold plans.
HealthCare.gov was a disaster when it launched in the fall of 2013, and was essentially unable to sign up meaningful numbers of customers in the initial month or so of open enrollment due to widespread technological problems.
Since then, HeathCare.gov and the state-run Obamacare marketplaces have signed up millions of customers. In 2016, about 12.7 million people signed up for coverage.
Tavenner suggested her in MorningConsult.com interview that those customers, and new ones, could be hit with sticker shock when it comes to enrolling in 2017 plans, which go on sale next fall.
HHS pointed to similar fears that had been raised last year, when critics suggested Obamacare customers would be hit with double-digit premium increases.
Tavenner's warning of sharp hikes in insurance prices comes as insurers prepare to propose their 2017 Obamacare plan rates, and as the major insurer UnitedHealth (UNH) has revealed it is exiting most Obamacare marketplaces where it has sold plans.
HealthCare.gov was a disaster when it launched in the fall of 2013, and was essentially unable to sign up meaningful numbers of customers in the initial month or so of open enrollment due to widespread technological problems.
Since then, HeathCare.gov and the state-run Obamacare marketplaces have signed up millions of customers. In 2016, about 12.7 million people signed up for coverage.
Tavenner suggested her in MorningConsult.com interview that those customers, and new ones, could be hit with sticker shock when it comes to enrolling in 2017 plans, which go on sale next fall.
HHS pointed to similar fears that had been raised last year, when critics suggested Obamacare customers would be hit with double-digit premium increases.
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