One year after steepest premium increase in a decade, RI health insurers seek double-digit hikes

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: June 16, 2026

Words: 1,279

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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One year after commercial health insurers sought the steepest annual commercial premium hikes in over a decade, the companies that insure one third of Rhode Islanders have barely tempered their requested increases.

The 2026 rate requests published by the Rhode Island Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner Monday would, if approved, increase residents’ annual premiums by 7.7% to 30.4%, depending on type of plan and insurer. The weighted averages are slightly less than …

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