From Cadillac to Chevy Tax: Anthem seeks 22.9 percent rate increase in Maine

[IndianaGreen]

Under Senate's HCR scheme, health insurance companies will sock it to the working class! And don't forget that LGBT families will get hit at the $8,500 level because they are not recognized as families by Uncle Sam.

Source: Portland Press Herald

Anthem seeks 22.9 percent rate increase in Maine

Submitted by The Associated Press on Thu, 01/07/2010 - 09:49

PORTLAND — Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maine has proposed a 22.9 percent rate increase for two health insurance plans targeting individuals.

The filing comes as Anthem awaits a judge's ruling on an earlier rate case. Maine Insurance Superintendent Mila Koffman last spring denied Anthem's proposed 18 percent rate hike for its individual insurance plans. Instead, she approved a revised request for a 10.9 percent increase, which provided for a zero percent profit margin.

The new filing focuses on the same two products that provide coverage for 11,066 Mainers.

Greg Howard from Maine Changes That Works, which advocates health care reform, says it "boggles the mind" that Anthem would file for another increase before the last one was settled.

Read more: http://updates.pressherald.mainetoday.com/updates/anthem-seeks-229-percent-rate-increase-in-maine

Cross posted from LBN

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[Captain Hilts]

1. Individuals get screwed again. nt

[NavyMom]

2. Oh please Trickie Rickie in TX has allowed the premiums for ALL insurance

to be increased double digits, State Farm has essentially two rate increases this year and Blue Cross has raised our premiums 12.2% this year not to mention the 9.8 increase last year.

[karynnj]

3. These are NOT plans that would be taxes as they are plans individuals buy

not employer plans. I will assume that you missed that the tax does not apply to plans you purchase yourself at any cost.