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Insurers to notify members of rate hike requests
In an unusually concessionary move between insurance companies and the officials who regulate them, insurers in Connecticut have agreed to notify members with individual and small group policies when
Insurers urge state to enhance rate review program
Since the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) began reviewing health insurers' rate increases to determine whether they're unreasonable, insurers in Arizona have been urging the state
HHS: Trustmark's 13% rate hike is 'unreasonable'
Trustmark Life Insurance Company's proposed health insurance premium increases are "unreasonable," a Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) rate review concluded Thursday. HHS said the
Rate hikes would prompt public hearings in Connecticut
If insurers operating in Connecticut want to increase their premium rates, they might first have to submit to public hearings if Gov. Dannel Malloy signs legislation into law. A bill , which has
Record profits haven't stopped premium hikes
Although insurance companies have seen three straight years of record profits, they continue pushing for higher premiums that they say will protect against any sudden increase in demand or cost of
Anthem hikes premiums by half of requested amount
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maine is increasing premiums on its individual policies by an average of 5.3 percent--rather than the 9.7 percent increase requested by the company earlier this
Anthem cuts, delays premium rate hikes
Anthem Blue Cross, the WellPoint subsidiary in California, announced it will raise individual premium rates by less than originally planned and will also delay increases to co-payments and
Premera BlueCross stonewalls rate transaparency bill
Premera BlueCross is being accused of "stonewalling" a Washington state bill that would allow the public to scrutinize an insurer's rate request package, including actuarial formulas and reasons
States' rate review programs receive $200M boost from HHS
Health plans beware--states can soon improve their premium rate review programs by applying for $200 million in healthcare grants now offered by HHS. About $150 million will help states create and
Wellmark's rate hike lowered to 8.5 percent by regulators
The Iowa Insurance Department won't allow Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield to increase its premium rates by 11 percent as it proposed, but has approved an 8.5 percent increase instead.
