Oregon Health Insurers Preview 2026 Premium Increases for Individuals, Small Businesses
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Oregon health insurers preview 2026 premium increases for individuals, small businesses
Oregonians who buy their own health insurance or get coverage through a small-business employer could see their premiums go up next year — some by quite a bit. Oregon health insurers are proposing premium hikes for 2026 health plans, with average increases nearing 10% for individuals and more than 11% for small businesses. Companies say their requested rate hikes reflect growing financial pressure across the health care system, driven by inflati…


Health plans seek double-digit rate increases
BOSTON — Business leaders are blasting proposed health plan rate hikes being sought by commercial insurers next year, calling on regulators to reject the higher costs they say will cost jobs and hurt the state’s small employers.
The health insurance companies are threatening to assume the money. A consequence of this are higher additional contributions. For the coming year, the forecast is gloomy.
Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Bad news from the healthcare sector: The GKV umbrella association is warning of further increases in contributions – at many health insurance funds, in a short period of time. For Health Minister Nina Warken, this is a cold start under pressure. Rasmus Buchsteiner had the figures and background explained to him – and analyzed why Warken can hardly hope for any concessions from Finance Minister Lars…
Despite just a record increase in the additional contribution, the statutory health insurance companies continue to write red figures. Now there are further increases, because the costs explode. This contribution 14 funds increase again GKV head: Health insurance contributions have to increase further has been published on JUNGE FREIHEIT.
The Continentale Group increased its premium income by 3.9 percent to EUR 4.8 billion last year. The mutual insurance group increased its premium income by 2.5 percent to EUR 1.9 billion in both health insurance and non-life and casualty insurance as well as life insurance. In the main business segment private health insurance (PKV), premium income increased by 2.5 percent to EUR 1.9 billion. At the beginning of 2024, Continentale had on average…
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