Some of the increase in monthly premiums for Affordable Care Act coverage was attributed to uncertainty over whether Congress would extend or make permanent premium subsidies, which complicated insurers' decision making.
Inflation and higher health spending helped drive monthly premiums for Affordable Care Act coverage up an average of 3.4% between 2022 and 2023, reversing a trend of recent declines, according to a newSome of the increase was also attributed to uncertainty over whether Congress would extend or make permanent premium subsidies, which complicated insurers' decision making. Extending subsidies would incentivize healthy people who choose to buy coverage previously deemed unaffordable.
The average silver plan benchmark premium increased from $438 to $453 in the last year for a 40-year-old nonsmoker. Markets with a single insurer had premiums that were $128 more than in markets with five or more insurers. States like West Virginia and Wyoming had the highest average benchmark premiums in 2023, at over $800.More major commercial insurers, like UnitedHealth and Aetna, entered the marketplace in 2023, and Medicaid insurers were almost always offering the cheapest plans in each market.
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