OHIC approves commercial health insurance rates for 2017

摘要

CRANSTON – Health Insurance Com- missioner KATHLEEN C. HITTNER, MD , announced on August 11 her final decision on commercial health insur- ance premiums for 2017. She approved lower rates than those requested for most health insurers, resulting in approximately $18 million dollars in savings for individuals and employ- ees. The rising cost of medical care – the prices insurers pay to providers for particular services and the number of services members use – continues to be the main driver of health insurance premium growth.