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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
HHS may extend rate reviews to large group market
After issuing the proposed rule for reviewing insurance rate increases, the Department of Health and Human Services still has some big decisions to make. Federal regulators will consider applying the
'Medical mill' billing scams on the rise
Excessive billing and treatment by fraudulent 'medical mills' has jumped a whopping 42 percent in New York, resulting in increased insurance rates, according to the New York Alliance Against
Consumer Watchdog targets 10 'loopholes' in health reform law
President Obama and Congress should take action on 10 "loopholes" in the federal health reform law, or insurers and drug companies will exploit them to raise prices, says the Washington, D.C.-based
Limited competition puts insurers in the driver seat
Competition is all but a fading memory in many U.S. health insurance markets, allowing many insurers both to employ aggressive pricing strategies and to cut existing customers to boost profit
Health insurer financial records subpoenaed in rate hike probe
The seven largest health insurance companies in California have until March 8 to deliver subpoenaed financial records and other documents to the state Attorney General Jerry Brown. The records will
SPOTLIGHT: WellPoint's Braly calls raised premiums 'prudent'
WellPoint president Angela Braly told a Congressional committee yesterday that the recent rise in premium hikes by Anthem Blue Cross, a WellPoint subsidiary, was not something she or the company
Anthem Blue Cross takes a grilling in Calif., plans to push forward with rate hikes
After undergoing a tough grilling by California lawmakers this week, Wellpoint's Anthem Blue Cross says it California-based premium increases of up to 39 percent are fair and legal, and plans to make
SPOTLIGHT: Anthem Blue Cross in hot water for more than 700 state violations
The fun continues for California health insurer Anthem Blue Cross. After being highly scrutinized for announcing plans to hike premium rates for some members by as much as 39 percent , the insurer now
Feds seek oversight of insurers' rate increases
Zeroing in on public outrage about planned double-digit rate hikes by Anthem Blue Cross and other health insurers, the Obama administration wants the federal government to have the power to conduct
