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HHS Reveals Obamacare Coverage Prices for Federal Exchanges
The Obama administration on Wednesday released a long-awaited report on premiums in Obamacare's federal insurance exchanges - the first look at the rates that will apply in the vast majority of states.
The Obama administration on Wednesday released a long-awaited report on premiums in Obamacare’s federal insurance exchanges — the first look at the rates that will apply in the vast majority of states.
There’s just one big catch: The report doesn’t actually reveal very much about what most people will pay.
“For millions of Americans, these new options will make health insurance work within their budgets,” Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a conference call with reporters Tuesday.
But it was a far cry from full disclosure.
Read the full story here: http://politi.co/16YVhTl
Source: Politico
The administration put the best face on the health insurance premiums, emphasizing that the rates have come in lower than expected in the 36 states where the feds will run part or all of the exchanges. That part of the report gives them a snappy answer to the widespread predictions of “rate shock” by critics of Obamacare.
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