In 2014, consumers who bought health insurance through the public exchanges showed a strong preference for silver plans.
But a study of plan cost increases for 2015 suggests consumers might want to give the bronze, gold and platinum plans a second look before going back to silver.
Two-thirds of those who bought exchange insurance last year selected a silver plan. Avalere Health examined the upcoming increases in various plan costs, and offered the observation that choosing based upon premium alone can lead to costlier-than-expected coverage.
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
