Pennsylvania. Premiums for the state’s adultBasic health insurance plan will double in March from $330 per month to $600 per month. In addition, more than 40,000 participants will face new higher out-of-pocket costs, with higher copayments for doctor and emergency room visits and more expensive coinsurance requirements for services including chemotherapy, dialysis, and outpatient surgery. The Pennsylvania Insurance Department cited higher medical service use and escalating health care costs, combined with limited state funding, as the reason for the coverage changes. For more information, visit http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/health_insurance/9189/adultbasic_benefit_chanages/646477.

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