New Hampshire residents who get health insurance through Obamacare could see a modest decrease in monthly premiums next year under the latest proposed rates.
The New Hampshire Insurance Department says the proposed average premium for a benchmark individual plan in 2020 would be $440, or 2.5 percent lower than this year's average.
This year's median premium for such a plan was 15 percent lower than 2018, but that cost had jumped more than 75 percent the previous year.
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Commissioner John Elias says rates are still high, particularly for those who do not qualify for assistance.
Three companies plan to offer insurance through the exchange in New Hampshire: Ambetter, Anthem, and Harvard Pilgrim.
