the insurance market is organized and regulated by the state,but

state cannot control the price, at least in CA. Last year, blue cross was going to increase 50% for small business in CA, the state said it would investigate the hike, but also said it had no power to control. I didn't know what happened finally(I don't use blue cross). It has a trend large insurers are buying small ones, my insurer changed name 3 times in past 8 years. ultimately it has no competitation. Unfortunately OB's plan still buys from these insures while no price control   

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• Wouldn't it be a socialism if you control the price? -老忽叔叔- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/15/2012 postreply 13:38:40

• of course it is not, even worse ... -用户名被占用了- ♂ (281 bytes) () 10/15/2012 postreply 13:42:50

• Haha, now I understand why GOP wants to have state control. -老忽叔叔- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/15/2012 postreply 13:47:25

• But, it's a easy fix, I suppose, have a federal exchange. -老忽叔叔- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/15/2012 postreply 13:48:43

• NO, it is not going to work! -用户名被占用了- ♂ (148 bytes) () 10/15/2012 postreply 13:49:56

• So, more mergers of insurance companies? That will drive down th -老忽叔叔- ♂ (78 bytes) () 10/15/2012 postreply 13:51:54

• Use anti-monoply law to break it -用户名被占用了- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/15/2012 postreply 13:53:53

• then，break it！ -老忽叔叔- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/15/2012 postreply 13:54:21

• break who? they exist only in small market -用户名被占用了- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/15/2012 postreply 14:02:50

• small states or small market? -老忽叔叔- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/15/2012 postreply 14:08:25