Hogan Announces Lower Health Insurance Rates

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Larry Hogan has announced lower health insurance premiums for individual plans on Maryland’s health care exchange.
Hogan and the state’s health insurance commissioner announced approval of the new rates on Friday.
They say next year’s rates are down an average of 13.2 percent.
The lower rates are the result of the state’s reinsurance program. The initiative was the result of bipartisan support from the Republican governor and the Democrat-