Blue Shield Won’t Delay Rate Hikes

From The Sacramento Bee: Blue Shield of California, stung by public outrage over its latest premium hikes, said Friday it won’t back down from its plans to raise rates by as much as 59 percent, setting the stage for a confrontation with the state’s new...

Anthem Blue Cross Given the Go-Ahead to Gouge

Are more Californians finally ready to ditch the private, for-profit health insurance industry? Here comes yet another reason to do so. Last week, The Los Angeles Times reported that California insurance regulators approved Anthem Blue Cross rate hikes averaging...