Reported premium increases are irrelevant for most marketplace consumers

Reported premium increases are irrelevant for most marketplace consumers

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Health Care Mergers Will Mean Higher Premiums

http://www.newsweek.com/healthcare-mergers-will-mean-higher-premiums-350638?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Healthcare%20Dive&utm_campaign=Issue%3A%202015-07-07%20Healthcare%20Dive

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Blaming drug costs, CalPERS considers 7% hike in HMO premiums

http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2015/06/17/blaming-drug-costs-calpers-considers-7-hike-in-hmo.html?ana=e_du_pap&s=article_du&ed=2015-06-17&u=FAuoHGaGEPdmk4X6khnaiw045b16af&t=1434641073

The California Public Employees' Retirement System is poised to raise HMO premiums for state employees an average of 7.2 percent in 2016, evidence that rising hospital and drug costs could mean higher premiums in the private sector, too.