Insure Montana faces big rate boost

October 20, 2007

Montana Blue Cross/Blue Shield http://www.bcbsmt.com/ , the company that sells and underwrites the policies, has said it needs to increase premiums by an average of nearly 32 percent.

Health insurance purchased by nearly 800 small businesses through the state-subsidized Insure Montana http://www.insuremontana.org/ program will see double-digit rate increases next year, state officials confirmed Friday.

By MIKE DENNISON Gazette State Bureau

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