California Health Insurance Marketplace Releases Lowest Premium Rates For 13 Health Plans

On May 23, 2013, Covered California, the state’s health insurance marketplace, announced the health insurance plans that will be offered by 13 private insurance companies through Covered California once the marketplace goes online in the fall. These plans will be available to the 5.3 million Californians who can purchase insurance through Covered California. Across the three lowest cost silver plans serving the state’s 19 rating regions the average monthly premium was $321; for a silver plan, the enrollee pays 30% of the cost of health care services and the plan covers 70% of health care costs. Premium . . .