President Obama last Monday made an effort to bolster his case for a far-reaching overhaul of the health care system by latching on to the news that a California insurer, Anthem Blue Cross, was seeking double-digit rate increases for many of its 800,000 individual policyholders.
According to news reports, major insurers are seeking premium hikes for such individual policies €“ those people not covered through work.
If you’re paying your own premiums or you’re a…