Pretty stupid of them to not postpone those hikes until after the elections. It is has a HUGE talking point for Obama.
Unless you buy the conspiracy theory that their actuaries have told them that profit returns on health insurance have peaked, and it is all downhill from here. Then you are looking to shove your risk off onto the Gubbermint and cash out. I which case you would conspire with the Kooky Kansan to help Obama.
Unless those hikes are SPECIFICALLY to give Obama his talking points.