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April 2, 2023

Why does my Individual Health Insurance Premium go Up Every Year?

Why does my Individual Health Insurance Premium go Up Every Year?

by Eric Smith / Wednesday, 14 March 2012 / Published in Individual Health Insurance, Premiums

Well, to start off, you are a year older each birthday and thus statistically more expensive to cover. Now, the increase for a 25 year old that turns 26 is relatively small. But, for a 55 year old, with growing health care needs that turns 56, the increase can be significantly higher.

So, the older you are, the greater your increase will be each year.

Additionally, there is something called “medical inflation” that is different from your run-of-the mill cost of living increases. Medical inflation takes into account all the expensive new tests, prescriptions, procedures, etc. that come along each year. Your present plan will cover these, but there is a cost involved.

Then of course there are the new federal and state mandates larded on as requirements to health insurance plans. In the past few years the Affordable Care Act has added no co-pays for wellness visits, a provision that no child under 19 can be denied coverage for a pre-existing condition and eliminated any annual and life-time dollar limits to coverage as just a few of the new, expensive add-ons. In Colorado, the recent requirement that all new policies must cover maternity has also significantly increased costs.

These are the basics, but if you need a more detailed explanation go here.

Or you can just call me at 303-541-9533 and we can talk about some ways to trim your premium costs.

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