National Nurses United Blasts Anthem Blue Cross 39 Percent Premium Hike

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Submitted by Doug Cunningham on February 9, 2010 - 3:50pm
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By Doug Cunningham

The nation’s largest nurses union is blasting Anthem Blue Cross for raising its insurance premiums by 39 percent for individual policies in California. Eight hundred thousand people are affected, with premiums for some of them rising to nearly $1000 a month. National Nurses United says it’s disgraceful, abusive behavior in an industry that systematically price gouges while denying care. National Nurses United says the best way to end this health insurance abuse is by creating a Medicare for all universal single payer system that guarantees health care for all.