State regulators urged to aggressively police health insurance rates

The latest stories from www.wqxr.org · Sep 1, 2026

Sept. 1, 2026- Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas, a Queens Democrat, makes the case for state financial regulators to dramatically reduce the health insurance premiums proposed for the state's health insurance marketplace. We discuss concerns about excessive profits and administration costs and consider what the Hochul administration is doing to address health insurance costs.