Health Care Reform Causes CT Health Insurance Premium Hikes as High as 47%

[Connecticut] has given Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield the go ahead to raise premiums by as much as 47 percent for some members, and says health care reform is the reason why.”

See “Anthem Approved For Health Insurance Rate Hikes As High As 47 Percent,” which said:

“The state’s largest insurer has been approved to raise health premium rates by 41 percent to 47 percent for some of its policies sold to individual buyers . . . . The reason for the increases is the new federal health reform mandates, according to Anthem and the state Department of Insurance”