Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Premiums for the benchmark healthcare plans under the Affordable Care Act are set to drop for a second consecutive year in 2020, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Tuesday.
The average premium for the second-lowest cost silver plan for a 27-year-old will drop by 4 percent for the 2020 coverage year in 38 states, compared to a 1 percent decrease from 2018 to 2019, according to a CMS report.