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When you hear cable news people talking about why the Democrats ought to pass health care reform -- and fast -- it's generally all about political calculations. The president, they say, will suffer the same fate as Bill Clinton in 1994 if he doesn't pass health care. The congressional election will...

Californians who get their individual health insurance from Anthem Blue Cross, the largest insurer for individuals who don't have access to group health insurance in California, got notice of increases in their premiums of as much as 39% on March 1. This is the second year in a row for many who...

It seems like every year around my birthday, my health insurance company, Blue Cross of California, has to send me a "gift" -- a thick letter announcing it's upping the premium on my individual health plan. Last year, I switched to a higher-deductible plan and a month later, I got a letter...