Saturday, November 28, 2009

Blue Cross in hot water over North Carolina letter campaign

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina is under investigation for possible violations of the law in a letter and robo-call campaign it launched to oppose health care reform.

As Raw Story reported last month, the insurer -- the largest in the North Carolina market -- sent out letters to its customers informing them of an average 11 percent increase in their premiums.

Shortly after, those customers received a mailer from BCBS urging them to write to Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) and ask her to oppose health care reform.

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