For Newnan-based insurance agent Kandice Bell, rising Affordable Care Act monthly premiums meant more difficult conversations with returning clients during open enrollment for this year.
“I had so many phone calls,” Bell said. “Even now, I still get phone calls about the premium hikes.”
ACA premiums are up for most people with a marketplace plan since the end of last year, when Congress didn’t extend the enhanced premium tax credits that had subsidized premiums. Now, 80% of returning enrollees are paying more out of pocket for coverage, according to KFF Health News.
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