BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee releases Obamacare exchange rates

The BlueCross BlueShield logo is visible on the side of their old building.

The day before the a new online insurance marketplace is launched under Affordable Care Act, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee announced that its rates have received the federal stamp of approval.

The company’s rates for the federally-run marketplace, also called the “exchange,” are now available at the company’s website.

Though four companies are offering plans on Tennessee’s online marketplace, only BlueCross and Cigna have chosen to write plans for the greater Chattanooga area, according to the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance.

BlueCross will offer a total of 54 plans in all of Tennessee’s 95 counties, and said today that its rates were lowest among most plan levels across the state -including zero-deductible plans.