"In my mind, there shouldn't be any fear of rate increases," said Etti Baranoff, associate professor of insurance and finance at Virginia Commonwealth University, discussing Virginia's Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield's conversion. 
- The Press of Atlantic City, August 16, 2008 
 
"Across the U.S., there has not been a displacement of customers or an increase in rates as many had feared," said Dave Knowlton, president and CEO of the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute. 
- The Press of Atlantic City, August 16, 2008 
 
"On a larger scale, however, this opportunity to create a difference in health care for everyone must be taken." 
- The Star-Ledger, Editorial of June 29, 2008