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Found a possible explain for you j:
All these cancellations were prompted by a requirement from Covered California, the state's new insurance exchange. The state didn't want to give insurance companies the opportunity to hold on to the healthiest patients for up to a year, keeping them out of the larger risk pool that will influence future rates.
Some health insurance gets pricier as Obamacare rolls out - latimes.com
So, it might be actions by your state. As I said, keeping healthy people on the rolls is what keeps the price down. When the state says they can't hold on to them, they panicked. Good to live in Iowa.
So, because you found a small piece of the article that blamed "some" of the possible excuse for increases on Jerry Brown in CA., I think it interesting that you chose to ignore this on page 1 of your own article....
"Fullerton resident Jennifer Harris thought she had a great deal, paying $98 a month for an individual plan through Health Net Inc. She got a rude surprise this month when the company said it would cancel her policy at the end of this year. Her current plan does not conform with the new federal rules, which require more generous levels of coverage.
Now Harris, a self-employed lawyer, must shop for replacement insurance. The cheapest plan she has found will cost her $238 a month. She and her husband don't qualify for federal premium subsidies because they earn too much money, about $80,000 a year combined.
"It doesn't seem right to make the middle class pay so much more in order to give health insurance to everybody else," said Harris, who is three months pregnant. "This increase is simply not affordable."
On balance, many Americans will benefit from the healthcare expansion. They are guaranteed coverage regardless of their medical history. And lower-income families will gain access to comprehensive coverage at little or no cost.
The federal government picks up much of the tab through an expansion of Medicaid and subsidies to people earning up to four times the federal poverty level. That's up to $46,000 for an individual or $94,000 for a family of four.
But middle-income consumers face an estimated 30% rate increase, on average, in California due to several factors tied to the healthcare law."
On balance the article is talking about things that the Federal law is mandating, NOT California....But keep reaching for excuses. Cali also doesn't explain Florida, NJ, MI, etc.