Merging Rural And Urban ACA Rating Areas Improved Choice, Premiums In Rural Texas

Simon F. Haeder, Elena Andreyeva, Daniel Marthey, Benjamin D. Ukert

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Abstract

Rural consumers often face a limited choice of carriers and plans and high premiums. To mitigate this issue, Texas recently adjusted its Affordable Care Act Marketplace rating areas to integrate rural areas into nearby urban markets for rating purposes. We found that rural consumers subsequently saw increases in carrier and plan choices, as well as decreases in overall plan premiums.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1527-1531
Number of pages5
JournalHealth Affairs
Volume42
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2023

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Health Policy

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