Washington Healthcare News Survey Results
March 2010 Survey: Are northwest health insurance companies making too much money?
Results: No = 2 responses, Yes = 3 responses (responses updated every 24 hours)
| Response |
Response Date |
Why? |
| Yes |
March 7, 2010 |
They should reduce their capital through occasional rate reductions. |
| Yes |
March 10, 2010 |
It is not so much as that they are making to much, it is what are they doing to control the cost and improve access? |
| Yes |
March 10, 2010 |
They continue to raise premiums in the double digit catagory stating it is necessary to remain profitable. The increased revenues tell another story. Time to stop the double digit rate increases. |
| No |
March 10, 2010 |
Free enterprise encourages competition and reduces cost "exaggeration" that is mainly the result of providers trying to get around government regulations. (If I can't charge Care Oregon, I'll pass the charge to Blue Cross.) Let capitalism prevail. The cheaters will drop out. |
| No |
March 11, 2010 |
Margins are too thin. Tooo many losing money. |
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