500 March on Regence BlueShield

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"You cut corners wherever you can," said LaCasse, 61, of Ballard, who needs bimonthly drug treatments for rheumatoid arthritis that cost thousands of dollars each.

LaCasse was one of several people insured by Regence BlueShield who spoke at a protest Saturday, when about 500 activists marched from Seattle University to Regence's downtown Seattle headquarters to demand universal health care and condemn Regence's recent rate increases.

Regence raised premiums for 137,000 individual-plan customers by an average of 19 percent in July, though some policyholders saw increases of more than 40 percent. LaCasse is paying $555 a month now, up from $390.

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