Health Insurance Costs to Rise 7-12% for Many in Mass., Regulators Block Steeper Increases

Insurance regulators OK steep increases, reject two as too large - CommonWealth Beacon

TWO OF THE LARGEST health insurance carriers must either appeal or go back to the drawing board after state regulators on Monday rejected their proposed rate hikes as excessive, while hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts residents on other plans will see their premiums increase by 7 percent to 12 percent next year. The Division of Insurance approved 2026 rates for six insurers in the merged market, which provides a subset of Bay Staters with h…

Mass. insurance regulators OK steep increases, reject 2 as too large

Hundreds of thousands of Mass. residents will see their premiums increase by 7% to 12% next year, but two insurance carriers' rate hikes were rejected as excessive.

Health insurance costs to rise 7-12% for many in Mass., regulators block steeper increases

Health plans forced to scale back rate increases

BOSTON — State health regulators have pared back proposed health care plan rate hikes sought by commercial insurers next year, rejecting two proposals that called for double digit increases.

Countdown Clock Begins for Giant Health Insurance Premium Increases

In around 90 days, millions of Americans will learn about out-of-pocket cost hikes of more than 75 percent on average.

Massachusetts Health Insurance Cost To increase 7-12% in 2026

Two of the largest health insurance carriers must either appeal or go back to the drawing board after state regulators on Monday rejected their proposed rate hikes as excessive, while hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts residents on other plans will see their premiums increase by 7% to 12% next y