Sources

¹Smith T. Cost of Anthem Individual Plans will Rise. February, 2010. Available: http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/business/health_med_fit/article/B-ANTH13_20100212-214804/323957/P10/

²M. Lifsher. Anthem to Delay Rate Increases. February, 2010. Available: http://articles.latimes.com/2010/feb/14/business/la-fi-anthem14-2010feb14.

³J. Kaminski. Medical Insurance Rate Increases Requested and Approved in Connecticut. December, 2009. Available: http://www.cga.ct.gov/2009/rpt/2009-R-0442.htm

⁴State of Maine Bureau of Insurance. May, 2009. Available: http://www.state.me.us/pfr/insurance/hearing_decisions/09-1000.htm.

⁵E. Berry. Anthem Requests Rate Hike in Maine. January, 2010. Available http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2010/01/25/bisb0125.htm

⁶ J. Greene. Blue Cross get OK to increase premiums 22% for individual markets. August, 2009. Available: http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20090813/FREE/908139986#.

⁷ B. Graves. Health insurance rates soar as Oregon regulators nod. November, 2009. Available: http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/11/state_approves_every_health_in.html

⁸ C. Koller, Health Insurance Commissioner of Rhode Island. Health Plans Withdraw Rate Fillings. July, 2009. Available: http://www.ohic.ri.gov/documents/Insurers/rate%20filing%20withdrawal%20letters/4_Press%20release%20rate%20factor%20withdrawal.pdf

⁹C. McGann. Senate approves bill giving state power to review insurance rate hikes. January, 2008. Available: http://www.seattlepi.com/local/349344_insurance31.html

¹⁰Smith T. Cost of Anthem Individual Plans will Rise. Available: http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/business/health_med_fit/article/B-ANTH13_20100212-214804/323957/P10/

¹¹Truffer CJ, et al. Health Spending Projections Through 2019: The Recession's Impact Continues. Health Aff (Millwood). 2010 Feb 4. [Epub ahead of print]

¹²Company 10-k filings with the Securities & Exchange Commission, selected financial data tables.

¹³Bureau of Labor Statistics. Consumer Price Index: Historical Data. http://www.bls.gov/cpi/.

¹⁴Company financial reports for 2009 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

¹⁵Bureau of Economic Analysis. National Economic Accounts. http://www.bea.gov/national/xls/gdplev.xls  

¹⁶Company financial reports for 2009 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

¹⁷ Aetna (2009).CEO: Ronald Williams: $24.3m. http://people.forbes.com/profile/ronald-a-williams/1960

¹⁸ M. Doty, S. Collins, J. Nicholson, and S. Rustgi. Failure to Protect: Why the Individual Insurance Market is Not a Viable Option for Most US Families. The Commonwealth Fund, July 2009.

¹⁹American Medical Association. Competition in health insurance: A comprehensive study of U.S. Markets: 2008 update. 2009.

²⁰Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services. National Health Expenditure Data. Historical Tables. http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalHealthExpendData/downloads/tables.pdf.

²¹Truffer CJ, et al. Health Spending Projections Through 2019: The Recession's Impact Continues. Health Aff (Millwood). 2010 Feb 4. [Epub ahead of print]

²²Company 10-k filings with the Security & Exchange Commission.

²³Kaiser Family Foundation. A Holiday Reminder on the Economy and Health Care. December, 2009. http://www.kff.org/pullingittogether/120409_altman.cfm

²⁴Cutler D and Sooj N. New Jobs Through Better Health Care. Center for American Progress, January 2010.

²⁵ Congressional Budget Office. Letter to Senator Bayh. November 30, 2009.

²⁶ D. Helfand. Anthem Blue Cross dramatically raising rates for Californians with individual health policies. February, 2010. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-insure-anthem5-2010feb05,0,3002094.story?track=rss