http://kplu.org en http://kplu.org/post/learning-why-health-insurance-rates-go <p>http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-962634.mp3</p><p>Health insurance rates are going up and policies are changing for many people who have an individual plan or work at a small business. Those increases can be maddening and mystifying.</p> Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:03:02 +0000 Keith Seinfeld 1166 at http://kplu.org http://kplu.org/post/did-triple-damages-law-result-higher-premiums <p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; font-size: 12px; ">Three years ago Washington voters upheld the Insurance Fair Conduct Act. It allows triple damages when insurance companies are found to have unfairly denied a claim. At the time, the insurance industry warned premiums would skyrocket and lawyers would get rich. Has that happened?&nbsp;</span></p><p> Mon, 29 Nov 2010 06:10:24 +0000 Austin Jenkins 225 at http://kplu.org