By Bob Christie | The Associated Press
Arizonans looking to buy health insurance on federally run marketplaces opening Oct. 1 now have an idea what a policy will cost.
Premiums released by the Department of Health and Human Services late Tuesday show the two lowest-cost “silver” plans that pay for 70 percent of medical costs under the Affordable Care Act will cost $248 and $252 per month, on average, before tax credits that will cut the price for lower-income residents. That’s substantially less than the national average of $310 or $328 for those plans.
The cheapest bronze plan, which covers 60 percent of costs, is $214 a month, compared with a national average of $249.
Details about the offerings have been widely anticipated, as Arizona and 35 other states that opted to let the federal government run their insurance marketplaces were left to wait for the federal announcement.
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