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    Health Insurers Ask for Hefty Rate Hikes

    Some of the biggest health insurance companies in the country are proposing hefty bumps in the rates they charge customers. Regulators in some states can reject or downsize rate hikes -- setting the stage for a debate this summer on whether the Affordable Care Act is to blame for rising costs.

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    By Warren Olney • May 22, 2015 • 5m Listen

    Some of the biggest health insurance companies in the country are proposing hefty bumps in the rates they charge customers. Regulators in some states can reject or downsize rate hikes -- setting the stage for a debate this summer on whether the Affordable Care Act is to blame for rising costs. That's according to Louise Radnofsky, health-policy reporter for the Wall Street Journal.

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    3. 43:34US Military Personnel Still Reticent to Report Mental Illness
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Benjamin Gottlieb

      Reporter, Fill-in Host

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      Louise Radnofsky

      Wall Street Journal

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Body-Hacking: The Benefits and Unintended Consequences
    1. 1:17Health Insurers Ask for Hefty Rate HikesYou’re reading this
    2. 8:19Fitness Tracking: The Benefits and Unintended Consequences
    3. 43:34US Military Personnel Still Reticent to Report Mental Illness
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