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2016 Health Insurance Premiums: The Reverse Bait-and-Switch
HealthLeaders InterStudy Link to more items from this source
[Opinion]
June 11, 2015

"[It's] important to look between the lines and see which plans are not requesting double-digit hikes for 2016.... The classic 'bait-and-switch' entices consumers to the store with the lure of bargains, but when they arrive they find those items sold out, or are pressured to buy up to a more expensive product.... The insurers requesting big rate increases for 2016 may be doing just the opposite: jacking up the costs of existing products so that narrow-network products, typically featuring care integration, look more attractive."  MORE >>

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