AHIP Head Says Industry Is Troubled By Rising Health Care Costs

America's Health Insurance Plans CEO Karen Ignagni insisted during testimony before a Senate hearing Tuesday that the rising cost of premiums is a result of the increase in the underlying costs of health care.

“That is what our advocacy in health care reform had been all about. We were very, very concerned [when] we saw costs exploding,” said Ignagni.
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Insurance Premiums A Symptom Of Rising Health Care Costs, Says AHIP CEO

President and CEO of America's Health Insurance Plan Karen Ignagni claims that the high cost of insurance premiums are simply symptoms of rising health care costs. (0:11)
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