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Bill passes that would require identification of rate increases tied to Obamacare

By Misty Williams
March 29, 2013

The Senate gave final passage late Thursday night to a bill that would require health insurance companies to include on consumers’ premium statements the amount of a rate increase, if any, that is a result of the federal Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.

Senate Bill 236, sponsored by Sen. Burt Jones, R-Jackson, also would require workers on the state’s health benefit program to receive the same information.

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