The AFL-CIO wants insurance commissioners in four states to investigate whether rising health care premiums are the result of lobbying efforts by major insurers against widespread reform.

A total of 14 major health insurance companies and their industry association spent 25% more this year to lobby on health care measures before Congress than they did last year, according to a Public Campaign Action Fund analysis.

Allstate Insurance Co. is beefing up its presence in Washington, D.C., hoping to further education for members of Congress on regulatory issues it supports.

A consumer group is accusing WellPoint and UnitedHealthcare of asking workers during business hours to lobby Congress to weaken health reform, actions they say would violate California labor laws.

The leader of a grassroots organization protesting rising health insurance premiums by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield was taken into custody by police at the insurer’s Richmond, Va., headquarters.

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With everything from a government-run insurance plan to taxes on health benefits being proposed in Washington, D.C., five of the industry’s largest agent and broker associations are planning to lobby …  Read →