LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Filings with the Arkansas Insurance Department show health insurance rates will see a big increase for some Natural State residents in 2026.
The average proposed health insurance rate increase for individuals for 2026 is 26.2%, significantly higher than in previous years. In comparison, for 2025, the rate increase was 6.2% and in 2024, it was 4.1%.
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Neil Sealy, an advocate for low-income Arkansans, calls the new proposed rate increase a disaster.
“Insurance companies, we don’t want you to raise your rates,” Sealy said. “And you shouldn’t for this particular population.”…