Health insurance rates through Affordable Care Act drop for first time in Delaware

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware will decrease its Obamacare marketplace rates by 19% — the first time in the state's history that Affordable Care Act rates will drop. Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro credits the double-digit drop to the state's reinsurance program, which will cover some of the most expensive medical claims of Obamacare enrollees starting in 2020. It is designed to stop insurers from increasing premiums for everyone else.