28-06-2017 01:12 via vtdigger.org

Analysis sees 21 percent premium hike with Obamacare repeal

Insurance premiums for customers on Vermont Health Connect would rise 21 percent if the latest health care bill going through Congress becomes law.
That’s according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit think tank on health care issues that has been analyzing the effects of the U.S. Senate’s proposed Better Care Reconciliation Act.
The think tank also projects that a 60-year-old Vermonter would pay $1,510 more in premiums per year under the bill; a 40-year-old would pay $590 m
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