Unusual But Welcome: 2 Health Insurers Opt To Cut Ga. Exchange Rates

The new Georgia rates come after sharp increases a year ago of more than 50 percent for all four insurers on the state exchange.

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Two of the four health insurers in the 2019 Georgia insurance exchange, in a surprising move, are set to make reductions in monthly premiums from the rates they offer this year.

Such decreases in insurance rates rarely occur in health care.

The overall premiums announced Thursday, as approved by the state insurance commissioner, show the relative stability of the state’s exchange, created under the Affordable Care Act for people without job-based or government insurance.