Missouri Obamacare insurers raise and lower rates for 2019

By Robert King

Published August 1, 2018 9:29pm ET

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Missouri Obamacare insurers raise and lower rates for 2019 — FILE - In this May 18, 2017 file photo, the Healthcare.gov website is seen on a laptop computer, in Washington. Former Obama administration officials say they're launching a private campaign to encourage people to sign up for coverage next year under the Affordable Care Act. With the start of open enrollment just weeks away on Nov. 1, the Trump administration has slashed "Obamacare's" ad budget, as well as grants to outside organizations that are supposed to help consumers sign up. | (Alex Brandon/AP)

Two of the Missouri’s four Obamacare insurers proposed raising prices for 2019, while another is decreasing its rates by nearly 10 percent.

Cigna is proposing an average rate hike of 7.3 percent and Healthy Alliance Life Insurance Company is proposing a 3.67 average hike, the state’s insurance regulator said Wednesday. But Celtic Insurance Company calls for lowering rates by an average 8.6 percent.

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