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With the threat of having to rebate customers if they make too much profit, Anthem Blue Cross withdrew its request for premium increases as high as 39%. That's great news for an estimated 800,000 Californians who buy individual health insurance policies from Anthem Blue Cross, a subsidiary of...

Federal legislators have found a major hole in the regulation of health insurance premiums before the new health care reform takes effect. This hole could lead to even more dramatic increase in premiums than the 39% increase announced by Anthem in California in February as the health care law was...

Consumers Union's The Consumerist, whose calling card is highlighting questionable practices by companies, is in the midst of its annual Worst Company in America Contest. Using an NCAA tournament-style bracket, 32 companies are pit against each other for the dubious honor of being named the Worst...

Advocates for lower cost health care have for some time argued that arming consumers with data about the costs of medical procedures would help drive down prices. Insurers, however, have kept a tight lid on what they pay doctors and other health care providers, arguing that such information is...