Arkansans’ 2026 insurance premium hikes will be lower than initially proposed, governor says

From the Arkansas Advocate:

Insurance premiums for Arkansans on private health care plans in the state marketplace are expected to increase by an average of 22.2% in 2026, according to a Friday news release from Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

Most of the 308,662 Arkansans covered by the six health plans will not see the full rate increase thanks to subsidies offered by the federal Affordable Care Act, the release states. But those subsidies are set to expire at the end of the year if Congress doesn’t act to extend them…

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