States try ‘public option’ Obamacare plans to reduce coverage costs

Multiple states have added public option health plans to their state insurance marketplaces, with mixed results. Experts say ...
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It took just five years for the State Health Plan’s billion-dollar surplus to become a deficit. What happened?

When new state treasurer Brad Briner walked into his new office at the beginning of 2025, he had a problem. After almost a decade of no premium increases for 750,000 state employees and their ...