From the "free health-insurance" scammers!-----𝐈𝐂𝐘𝐌𝐈: 𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐋𝐎𝐁𝐁𝐘-𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐃 𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐏 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐒 $𝟐.𝟓 𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐎 𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐀𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐒 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐂𝐔𝐓 𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐒

Michigan regulators just approved the 2027 premium hikes: a statewide average of 𝟏𝟒.𝟐 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟗.𝟔 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥-𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬... - M.A. Rothman

• That follows a 20.2 percent jump for individual policies in 2025.

The approvals came from the Department of Insurance and Financial Services under Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer...

• Meanwhile, House Republicans, who hold a slim majority, introduced a four-bill package to 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝, 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 and restrict hospital consolidation. 
• It would also require nonprofit hospitals to cut prices by 10 percent, according to the Midwesterner.

The response came fast. Michigan Citizens for Better Health, a group tied to the Michigan Health & Hospital Association that favors many Democrat lawmakers, is 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 $𝟐.𝟓 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐆𝐎𝐏 𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬...