State Mandates: Do They Increase the Cost of Health Insurance?

This article examines what effect mandates have on health insurance costs in a particular state (http://www.aishealth.com/Bnow/hbd110410.html). One health insurance executive believes that mandates add 17% to the cost of coverage in Maryland. mandates vary from 13 in Idaho to 69 in Rhode Island. The most expensive mandate is fertility coverage. Coverage for autism has also increased nationwide.