Premera Blue Cross.

• Position: Inside Alaska Business - Medical costs rate increase - Brief article

Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska filed a rate increase of 9.8 percent for 2017 individual metallic plans. The rate increase is significantly lower than past rate increases for 2015 and 2016. This is due to recent action by the Alaska State Legislature to create a state-based reinsurance program that stabilizes rates by spreading high medical costs across a broader base. Had the Legislature not passed the reinsurance legislation, Premera's...