Health Insurance Hikes in Excesss of 75% Stun Small Business

While Anthem Blue Cross has been taking the heat for proposing rate increases of up to 39 percent on individual consumers, other health insurers have stunned some small businesses with hikes that in some cases exceed 75 percent.

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Anthem a boon to Obama's healthcare efforts - latimes.com

On a warm Friday in early November, California's largest for-profit health insurer submitted a plan to regulators in Sacramento. Anthem Blue Cross was seeking double-digit rate increases for many of its 800,000 individual policyholders.

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Health insurance rate hikes are par for the course

The announcement that Anthem Blue Cross will raise premiums by 39% for some Californians has made headlines, but many see it as business as usual.

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The History Behind Blue Cross Blue Shield

Blue Cross Blue Shield has been around for about eighty years. It is a national company, made up of thirty-nine locally operated Blue Cross Blue Shield companies. Blue Cross Blue Shield’s focus is providing families with top quality, affordable health insurance.

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