Neronha urges state regulators to reject proposed health insurance premium hikes

By: Alexander Castro

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: August 27, 2026

Words: 1,386

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha is urging state regulators to reject two insurers’ proposed increases to premiums for individual health plans in 2027.

After a July administrative hearing by the state’s Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner (OHIC), Neronha’s office formally submitted a brief objecting to Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island’s (NHP) request for a rate increase of 22.4%.

Premium increase requests are submitted annually by insurers, …

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