A Simple Solution

Seems the folks in California are fed up with high health insurance premiums. The San Francisco Gate published this rant about rising premiums.

Another day, another health insurance rate increase.

This time, the culprit is Anthem Blue Cross. The Woodland Hills-based insurer recently notified many of its individual policyholders that there will be a new rate increase as of May 1. This comes nearly a year after Anthem proposed rate increases of up to 39 percent on its California policyholders.

Anthem's news comes right after Blue Shield announced rate hikes of up to 59 percent on its individual policyholders.

Californians deserve to have reasonable prices for health care. These increases are not.

Here is a clue.

Health insurance premiums are driven by health care claims. If you want premiums to subside, stop using your plan.