Competition Among ACA Exchange Plans Likely Will Keep Premiums Down in 2015, Analysis Finds

Competition in the federal and state health insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act likely will be a key factor in preventing insurers from significantly raising premiums in 2015, according to a new analysis from the Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. For the report, researchers examined premium data from eight states and concluded that exchange rates were less costly in each state compared with similar policies sold prior to the launch of the online marketplaces.

• "Insurance Exchange Premiums Shouldn't Spike in 2015: Study" (Demko, Modern Healthcare, 5/19).