Political Quotes

“Madam President, I know I have less than 2 minutes, but I wanted to add a couple of things to the Record. One is an article from the Los Angeles Times of February 4 of this year, headlined ``Anthem Blue Cross Dramatically Raising Rates for Californians With Individual Health Policies.'' I ask unanimous consent that article be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: [From the Los Angeles Times, Feb. 4, 2010] Anthem Blue Cross Dramatically Raising Rates for Californians With Individual Health Policies (By Duke Helfand) Anthem Blue Cross is dramatically raising rates for Californians with individual health policies. Policyholders are incensed over rate hikes of as much as 39%, which they say come on top of similar increases last year. State insurance regulators say they'll investigate. California's largest for-profit health insurer is moving to dramatically raise rates for customers with individual policies, setting off a furor among policyholders and prompting state insurance regulators to investigate. Anthem Blue Cross is telling many of its approximately 800,000 customers who buy individual coverage--people not covered by group rates--that its prices will go up March 1 and may be adjusted ``more frequently'' than its typical yearly increases. The insurer declined to say how high it is increasing rates.…”