Behind the scenes of New York's battle over proposed 13 percent health insurance increases

There are major differences between proposed health insurance premium increases in New York for 2015, and state regulators are considering whether to even the playing field a bit. The average increase requested by insurers is about 13 percent, though some spikes could reach as high as 36 percent. State regulators will set the final rates before November, when open health insurance enrollment starts for next fiscal year. Bob Hinckley, chief strategy officer for CDPHP, an Albany-based insurer, says… Reported by bizjournals 10 hours ago.