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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.
Health insurance exchange final rule: Insurers must justify rates
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services is giving states "substantial flexibility" to operate health insurance exchanges (HIX), including certifying and comparing qualified health plans,
Court: Insurers' profits irrelevant in rate hike approvals
In a case with potential national implications, Maine's highest court unanimously ruled that state regulators were justified to deny Anthem Health Plans of Maine's proposed rate hike for individual
HHS rate review unfairly targets small insurers
Small health insurance companies are worried that the federal government's increased scrutiny over premium increases could run them out of business, reported the Chicago Tribune . The Department of
Mass. insurers see 'no profit margin' with 2.3% rate hike
Massachusetts health insurers can increase premiums by an average of 2.3 percent, the smallest hikes in the state during the past 10 years. As a healthcare reform leader, Massachusetts could be
Wellmark's 9.35% rate hike approved
Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield can move forward with its 9.35 percent increase in individual health insurance premiums for roughly 86,000 Iowans. Iowa Insurance Commissioner Susan Voss approved the
Is HHS bullying insurers into lowering premiums?
Here's the problem with the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) rate review program: It's ineffective and useless. The agency has no actual authority to force an insurer to lower a
Rate hike justifications are 'trade secrets,' insurers say
Health insurers in New York don't want the reasons behind their rate increase requests to be made public, claiming they're "trade secrets." Now that consumers can view health plans' proposals to
Rate reviews to strengthen with $109M HHS grants
Insurers likely will start seeing their premium increase requests get even more scrutiny now that the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has doled out $109 million in additional grants
Can bad publicity lower premiums?
As of Thursday, the spotlight is on insurers that want to raise their rates by 10 percent or more as the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) began its federal oversight of the rate
