Premiums are dropping. Insurers are returning. Congressional Republicans have largely ended their repeal efforts.
Many consumers signing up on the federal exchange, healthcare.gov, will find lower rates and more choices for 2020. The average premium for the benchmark plan will drop 4% -- the second year in a row of lower rates -- while 20 more insurers are offering policies, bringing the total to 175.
"All of the data points very, very clearly about incredibly low levels of awareness about open enrollment, about what's available, about how much it costs, about when it is," said Joshua Peck, the group's co-founder and a former Obama administration official.The Trump administration has slashed funding for advertising and enrollment assistance, while broadening alternatives to the law, such as short-term plans.
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