A top executive for Blue Cross Blue Shield warned Americans to expect their health insurance premiums to significantly increase in 2019 due to a decision Saturday by the Trump administration to cease supplementing health insurers for covering less healthy members.
The decision takes a big step down the path of reverting to when health insurers could refuse to provide coverage to those with chronic illnesses such as diabetes or with pre-existing conditions such as cancer.
According to Justine Handelman, a vice president for BCBS, the company will be left with no choice but to…
