Sandra Edwards hadn’t received her health insurance renewal letter yet, and so she decided to call her carrier to find out the 2018 rate.
The answer was eye-popping: Her premium is going from $680 to $977 a month next year, a 44 percent increase that’s more than she can afford.
“It’s not a political issue any more, it’s a cost issue,” said Edwards, a 62-year-old Franklin resident.
She falls into one of the categories most likely to be slammed by insurance increases this year: Someone who buys an individual health insurance plan but who doesn’t qualify for tax credits or subsidies through the Affordable Care Act , or what many call Obamacare.
