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Aetna ignores regulator to implement 8% rate hike
The California insurance commissioner ruled that aetna Life Insurance's 8 percent premium rate increase was "unreasonable" but was unable to prevent the insurer from implementing the hike April 1.
HHS: Insurers in 9 states have 'excessive' rate hikes
Health insurance companies in nine states have proposed rate hikes--some as high as 24 percent--that are "excessive" and should be blocked, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human
MLR final rule: Insurers must disclose healthcare spending
Even if insurers meet the medical-loss ratio (MLR) threshold, they will still have to explain to consumers how their premium dollars are spent under the final MLR rule released Dec. 2 by the
HHS finds first unreasonable rate hike
An insurer in Philadelphia is in the line of fire after the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) found its proposed rate increase "unreasonable." Everence Insurance's plan to raise rates
Report: Health insurance tax will hike premiums
A new report commissioned by America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) predicts that payers will pass the cost of a new insurance tax onto their customers by increasing premiums. The tax, which will be
UnitedHealth leads insurers to publicize rate hike filings
After a battle over making health insurance rate filings public, UnitedHealth and five other insurers have agreed to stop fighting that their rate increase requests are trade secretes. UnitedHealth
Experts at odds over 9% spike in employer insurance premiums
Premiums for employer-based insurance just keep rising, but they particularly spiked this year with a 9 percent increase from 2010, according to a new study from the Kaiser Family Foundation. That's
Anthem settles lawsuit, stops 'death spiral' policies
Anthem Blue Cross in California has settled a class-action lawsuit , agreeing to stop dramatically rising premiums for about 122,000 of its members. The WellPoint ( NYSE: WLP ) subsidiary also will
BCBS of Michigan slashes rate hike in settlement with AG
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan agreed to restrict how high it raises rates on individuals after months of negotiations with the state's insurance department and attorney general. The rate
More state insurers need permission to raise rates
New York-based insurers must now ask for permission to raise rates on small group and direct pay plans. State accountants then will determine whether the hike is really needed and reasonable,
