With insurance premiums having risen across the nation since the passage of President Obama’s health care law, his administration recently announced a public relations response to the increases which will highlight rate hikes on a taxpayer-funded website. According to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, insurance companies that raise rates by 10 percent or more will be forced to publicize their reasons for doing so on a government website. “For too long, when it came to health insurance, consumers were left in the dark. In the past, insurance companies could often raise your rates without any transparency or accountability. Many insurers were under no obligation to give you any explanation as to why they felt an increase was necessary,” Sebelius said in a statement. “This year, in every State and for the first time ever, the Affordable Care Act requires insurance companies to publicly justify their actions if they want to raise rates by 10 percent...