The most recent Congressional health reform effort failed in late September, but that doesn’t mean that there won’t be changes to 2018 benefit plans based on governmental action. A host of federal policies impacting prices and the calculation of health plan rates will go into effect for the upcoming plan year. They include a return of the national health insurance premium tax, new age rating rules for teenage children, and an increase in the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee.
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