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Jan. 27, 2016

Mergers threaten health care delivery

As consumers suffer from escalating premiums and reduced services from their health insurers, they face a simple truth — a lack of health insurance competition threatens the delivery of health care. And this will get much worse unless California regulators act. By David Balto

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By David Balto

As consumers suffer from escalating premiums and reduced services from their health insurers, they face a simple truth - a lack of health insurance competition threatens the delivery of health care. Health insurance competition in California is fragile at best. According to the California HealthCare Foundation, insurance markets are highly concentrated with three insurers controlling 83 percent of the small market and 75 percent of ...

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