Town hall on Affordable Care health plans set
Southwestern Pennsylvania residents who buy insurance through Affordable Care Act Marketplace plans will have the opportunity to speak out about how they are affected by the rising costs of health care at a town hall set for 6:30 p.m. Sept. 6 at Western Allegheny Community Library, 181 Bateman Road, Oakdale. This is one of nine town halls being held across the state in response to appeals from people and organizations across the state by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department.
Community action group Put People First! PA has mobilized for the past two years to ensure those impacted are taken into account as the PID regulates insurance company requests for premium increases on individual and small group (small employer) plans.
In 2017, Marketplace rates, which impact over half a million people in Pennsylvania, went up by an average of 32.5 percent statewide. This year, the average requested increase is 8 percent.