Another case for single payer health care

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http://www.wsj.com/article_email/health-insurers-seek-hefty-rate-boosts-1432244042-lMyQjAxMTA1NTI5MjcyMzI0Wj

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1. Wasn't the ACA supposed to take care of that?

Or was that just for up front to make it look as if the customers were getting a fairer shake?

In New Mexico, market leader Health Care Service Corp. is asking for an average jump of 51.6% in premiums for 2016. The biggest insurer in Tennessee, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, has requested an average 36.3% increase. In Maryland, market leader CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield wants to raise rates 30.4% across its products. Moda Health, the largest insurer on the Oregon health exchange, seeks an average boost of around 25%.

All of them cite high medical costs incurred by people newly enrolled under the Affordable Care Act.

An average jump of 51.6%? Average?