The anticipated health plan premiums may not be as expensive as some feared. The rate changes won't take affect until 2015. The changes will not impact most policy holders. Health insurance companies are still unsure of the individual tax credits. Learn more about the premium changes in the article below.
Sticker shock: it's what some local residents had when they opened letters from their health insurance plans saying premiums may increase by as much as 21 percent. For those who obtained health insurance coverage for the first time by utilizing New York State of Health, insurance navigators and community advocates are now working with them to educate them about misconceptions of rate increases.