Health-premium changes varied, early stats show

Preliminary health-insurance premiums for 2015 show mixed changes in monthly cost, according to a release Monday from the Colorado Division of Insurance.

Changes in the monthly cost for most of the premiums varies from 10 percent decreases to 10 percent increases, the release states, but more examination will have to take place before firm numbers are known.

“The spread is due in part to such items as provider networks, medical inflation, experience and different plan designs,” said Tom Abel, director of the Division of Insurance’s Rate and Forms section for life, accident and health insurance, in a statement.

“Still, this information is very…