Starting March 1, 2011, it is going to cost more to have insurance with Blue Shield, if you live in California. Blue Shield is about to increase the cost of premiums by a whopping 59%. Clearly, this is going to make it very difficult for people who currently have health insurance with this company to be able to afford to continue their health insurance policies. Blue Shield insists that it’s decision to go ahead with this rate hike has “almost nothing to do with the federal health reform law”. Instead, the company is saying that their costs are rising very … Continue reading →