Insurer Shifting Blame for Rising Premiums

According to a new report from Chad Terhune with Kaiser Health News, insurance giant Anthem is proposing a 35% premium increase for people in California who purchase insurance through the state’s individual marketplace. Their supposed reason for such a significant rate hike? An expected 30% increase in prescription drug costs.
There’s just one problem: Anthem’s own pharmacy benefit manager — Express Scripts — has been telling a different story. According to its tren