Anthem Blue Cross raising rates

Well, for those of you with Anthem Blue Cross, you probably already know this, but this criminally greedy company has decided to raise monthly premiums again. My premium is going up 11%. My female friends’ rates are going up over 20%.

A while ago I posted about how I was going to switch to Kaiser, but Kaiser’s application system thwarted me (which is a whole other topic). Looks like I may have to begin the Kafke-esque process once more. In just under two years of having Anthem Blue Cross insurance, I’ve had my rates raised 3 times and my benefits cut to the point where I’m considering getting the barest of bare bare bare bones plans to just help in case I land in an E.R. and stashing away money to become a health care tourist in southeast Asia should I end up with anything particularly nasty and slow.