Health insurance rates in Florida will rise by 5 to 20 percent in the
small-group market, and 30 to 40 percent in the individual market, as
the Affordable Care Act’s guaranteed coverage rule takes effect next
year, Florida’s insurance commissioner said Monday.
It’s a measure
of how tough Florida’s insurance market has been for adults with
pre-existing conditions that the state’s rates will rise so much for
individuals, Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty said in an interview
with The Palm Beach Post. McCarty said the impact on people with
large-group insurance will be negligible.
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