Academy Senior Health Fellow Testifies at Congressional Hearing on Health Insurance Premiums Under ACA

Academy Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello tells the U.S. House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations that the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance issue and rating rules that apply to the individual and small group markets, which take effect Jan. 1, 2014, “will affect not only overall average premiums, but also the specific premiums that people will face. Premium changes due to the ACA health insurance market reform rules will vary across states and among individuals and will reflect many factors…”