3 % increase in prices for the Blue advantage policies.

The Associated Press / BusinessWeek: ‘Individual policyholders back the equivalent of one and a half months of premiums The average refund will be about $ 700 and should be paid before the end of the year the company also said the state Insurance Department approved a 5.3 % increase in prices for the Blue advantage policies, asking less than the 7 % Blue Cross ‘had .

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