the date on which the governor approved the ratification, or the date on which the secretary. of state of a given State certified the ratification, or the date on which the Secretary of State. of the United States received a copy of said certificate, or the date on which he proclaimed that. the amendment had been ratified are not controlling. Hence, the ratification date given in the.
Since the Affordable Care Actâs (ACA) health insurance marketplaces first took effect in 2014, news story after story has focused on premium increases for certain plans, in certain cities, or for certain individuals. Based on preliminary reports, premiums now appear set to rise by a substantial amount in 2017.
In fact, rates would have to rise by âmore than 44 percent in 2017 to approach where individual market premiums would have likely been in the absence of the ACA, even under conservative assumptions,â the researchers write. And, theyâre reasonably optimistic that future years will see a return to more modest increases.