WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation has held two full committee hearings on Deceptive Health Insurance Industry Practices – Are Consumers Getting What They Paid For?  Rockefeller sent letters late yesterday to 18 different health insurance companies asking them what data they use to determine reimbursement rates as part of a continuing investigation into health insurance premiums.
 
The following health insurance companies were sent letters of inquiry:
 
Kaiser Foundation Group
Humana Group
HCSC Group
American Family Corp Group
Highmark GRP
Independence Blue Cross
BCBS of MI GRP
BCBS of California
Coventry Corp Group
Health Net of California, Inc.
BCBS of FL Group
BCBS of NJ Group
BCBS of MA Group
American International Group, Inc
Regence Group
CareFirst, Inc
UnumProvident
Metropolitan Group
 
*** ATTACHED IS ONE OF THE LETTERS SENT – ALL LETTERS USE SAME LANGUAGE ***