Effect of regulating Wisconsin health insurance rates uncertain

Last year, when WellPoint’s subsidiary in California proposed raising health insurance rates by as much as 39%, a natural question was whether its Wisconsin subsidiary had proposed a similar increase. The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance, while taking pains not to admit it, didn’t know the answer. Wisconsin is among the states that have not regulated – or even tracked – health insurance rates…As of last month, however, rate increases will be getting more scrutiny. (JOURNAL SENTINEL, 10/11)