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Individual insurance rates soar in 4 states

Consumers in at least four states who buy their own health insurance are getting hit with premium increases of 15 percent or more — and people in other states could see the same thing.

WellPoint's reasons for big health rate hikes

Below are key points health insurer WellPoint Inc. cited in a letter Thursday responding to an inquiry by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius into a steep rate hike planned for some individual insurance policies in California. The insurer has taken criticism for premium increases at its Anthem Blue Cross subsidiary that will approach 40 percent for some customers.

Anthem to delay insurance rate hike amid criticism

Health insurer Anthem Blue Cross will postpone its much-criticized plan to raise rates for some California residents who buy insurance on their own, after reaching a deal Saturday with state regulators.

Insurers' ad claims seniors would lose under health bill

The claims are correct.

16 ways to slash your insurance rates

16 ways to slash your insurance rates To cut your premiums, you've got to know how insurance companies are going to size you up.

Feinstein backs initiative to regulate hikes in health premiums

The senator signs a petition to get a proposal on the ballot that would give California regulators the power to approve increases in health insurance rates for individuals. A high-stakes ballot measure to give state regulators the power to approve health insurance rates in California has landed a heavyweight supporter: U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

Health insurance increased 4 percent in third quarter 2011

The cost of health care increased 4 percent in the third quarter of 2011 from the previous year, at least for people with employer-sponsored health insurance. The news come from the Thomson Reuters Healthcare Spending Index for Private Insurers, and also shows a .9 percent increase over the second quarter of 2011. The index tracks key [...]

Insurance news: Sen. Feinstein supports state review of rate increases; Anthem plans in Colo. and Conn. to pay extra ...

Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced she is supporting a ballot measure to give California regulators the power to approve health insurance rates. In other news, Blue Shield in California says it will cover an autism behavioral therapy and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in Colorado and Connecticut announce plans to pay doctors for coordinating care.

Arizona health-insurance companies targeted

The federal government has stepped up scrutiny of health-insurance companies in Arizona, with regulators calling one company's most recent rate increase "unreasonable" and vowing thorough reviews of 32 other health-insurance plans that are pursuing double-digit rate increases.