Sour Notes at Anthem Hearing
Los Angeles Democrat Henry Waxman confronted executives from Anthem Blue Cross and its parent WellPoint yesterday at a Congressional hearing in Washington, D.C. Anthem has proposed hiking premiums for individual policy holders in California by as much as 39 percent, landing the firm at the center of debate about the state of health care coverage in America.
Is There a Future for NUMMI?
California is shopping for another automaker to take over the New United Motor Manufacturing plant in the Bay Area suburb of Fremont after it closes on April 1st. Most observers say the shutdown has nothing to do with the quality of the plant, or the work done there.