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Blue Cross Blue Shield Requests 60 Percent Rate Hikes

The state’s largest insurer has proposed rate increases of 57 percent and 59 percent for plans it offers on the healthcare exchanges, saying it has lost money on exchange patients in past years.

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The state’s largest insurer has proposed rate increases of 57 percent and 59 percent for plans it offers on the federal healthcare exchanges, saying it has lost money on exchange patients in past years. (D Healthcare Daily)

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