Meg Whitman

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Whitman also said that part of the problem with obtaining insurance in the state is that "right now, there is truly a limit on the number of insurance companies that are allowed to sell insurance in California." That, she said, has meant that a minimal number of companies exert outsize power over premiums. She cited the case of Anthem, whose requests for rate hikes of up to 39% for individual insurance unleashed anger at the industry.