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Your health care premiums are going to go down any time soon, dont hold your breath. just take a look at this. insurance companies have requested huge premium hikes. blue cross, 56% in michigan. anthem, 39% in california. 24% in connecticut. 23% in maine. and at the height of the health care debate in washington, the president is up in arms. >> just last month anthem blue cross in california tried to jack up rates by nearly 40%. 40%. anybodys paycheck gone up 40%? >> reporter: the numbers are so...

Anthem, 39% in california. 24% in connecticut. 23% in maine. and at the height of the health care debate in washington, the president is up in arms. >> just last month anthem blue cross in california tried to jack up rates by nearly 40%. 40%. anybodys paycheck gone up 40%? >> reporter: the numbers are sobering. health insurance premiums soared 131% in the last 10 years. costing the average family about $13,000 more over a decade. american medical association president dr. james rohack says the j...

Very concrete with the american public and i think that what is not coming out is the fact that its not clear what theyre going to start over over. and the reality is that were not talking about the fact that this bill is about taking a lot of money out of medicare and medicare people dont know what thats going to mean to them. it is about putting a lot of people into medicaid. 15 million people into medicaid at $15,000 a head. we dont know what thats going to happen at the level of the patient ...

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