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Health Insurers' Hoped-For Hikes Highlight Tensions With State Law

The rates requested are nearly double the 3.4% annual cost growth cap that state law envisions for insurers and hospitals.
May 26, 2022
 
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An employee of the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services helps a consumer pick a health care plan on the federal online health insurance marketplace. | DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES

Inflation and trends in medical care are driving some Oregon commercial health insurers to seek hefty premium increases for 2023, even as the state