Affordable Care Act Premiums See Slight Decline as Marketplaces Stabilize

The cost of the lowest-priced silver plan in the Affordable Care Act exchanges fell by an average of 3.5% from 2019 to 2020, according to a new analysis from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The report also examined premiums in major urban and rural areas in select states, finding that rural premiums were higher than urban premiums in Arizona, California, North Carolina, Ohio and Oregon. However, Alabama, Georgia and Indiana showed a different picture.

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Jinghong Chen

Jinghong Chen Reporter

Jinghong has been producing infographics and data stories on employer-sponsored insurance, public health insurance programs and prescription drug coverage for AIS Health’s Health Plan Weekly and Radar on Drug Benefits since 2018. She also manages AIS Health’s annual executive compensation database for top insurers and Blue Cross and Blue Shield affiliates. Before joining AIS Health, she interned at WBEZ, Al Jazeera English and The New York Times Chinese. She graduated from Missouri School of Journalism with a focus on data journalism and international reporting.

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