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Becker’s Hospital Review: California Blue Shield’s Rate Hike Turns Out to be Much Higher Than Expected

March 14, 2011–The maximum cumulative premium increases of 59 percent that Blue Shield of California announced in January turn out to be much higher — as high as 86.5 percent, according to a report by the Los Angeles Times.

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