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Enrollment up for individual, public plans in 2010
Enrollment in group health plans decreased last year while individual policies rose, according to the latest national health expenditure account from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Report: Scarce competition among insurers
Most insurance companies face little to no competition, as many states have insurance markets that are dominated by just one or two health companies, according to a new report from the Kaiser Family
Regence defends rate hike against angry public
Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oregon execs were grilled by state officials at a contentious public hearing about its request to increase individual rates by 22 percent. Those offering public
Insurers in Nevada, New Hampshire get MLR waivers
Insurers operating in Nevada and New Hampshire get a reprieve from the medical-loss ratio requirement after HHS granted the two states waivers from the health reform law's provision. The decision
Anthem rate hike 'unreasonable,' California regulators say
The California Department of Managed Health Care is calling Anthem Blue Cross's 16 percent rate increase affecting 120,000 individual customers "unreasonable," but said it can't stop the insurer from
Wellmark faces criticism, opposition to rate hike at public hearing
The general consensus during a public hearing regarding Wellmark's proposed 11 percent premium rate increase for individual policies is that it's too high. Two actuaries said the rate increase is
No new policies for California insurers that abandon child-only coverage
A new California law prohibits insurers that abandon child-only coverage from selling new policies in the broader individual insurance market for five years. Since the law was issued, Aetna, Anthem
Consumers who buy their own insurance face steep hikes
Individuals who buy their own health insurance face steep rate increases, and the only alternatives may be higher deductibles or poorer benefits. Those increases averaged 20 percent, according to a
