Anthem Blue Cross extends delay on premium increase
Saturday, April 24, 2010 - 14:30
in Health & Medicine
The insurer had postponed its planned hike for two months amid public outcry, and a spokeswoman says there won’t be an increase in May. Thousands of Anthem Blue Cross policyholders who faced steep rate hikes on May 1 will get at least a temporary reprieve after California's largest for-profit health insurer extended a two-month postponement prompted by public outrage over the proposed increases.