Blue Cross tells insurance agents- premiums will raise significantly if reform passes

posted November 3, 2009 - 5:15pm

Blue Cross tells insurance agents- premiums will raise significantly if reform passes

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In an effort to prepare Blue Cross health care insurance providers with ample time, the major insurance provider in California announced that premiums will rise significantly for individual and small businesses.

One Blue Cross agent wasn’t surprised by the inter-company memo. “This is the first step to eliminating my job,” said the agent who wished to remain unnamed. “Many of my customers will no longer be able to afford the increase and will opt out of Blue Cross.” Keep reading

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