California Insurance Rates

Paul Krugman in the New York Times:

Health insurance premiums are surging — and conservatives fear that the spectacle will reinvigorate the push for reform. On the Fox Business Network, a host chided a vice president of WellPoint, which has told California customers to expect huge rate increases: “You handed the politicians red meat at a time when health care is being discussed. You gave it to them!” . . .

Paul Krugman, "California Death Spiral," New York Times, 19 February 2010.