CNBC said it's because of the Baucus plan- some are looking at it as a gift to the insurance companies.
http://trueslant.com/rickungar/2009/...e-baucus-plan/
That took forever to open, so here's a snippit.
"There is, however, one segment of the population that is quite pleased with bill. They would be the shareholders of the nation’s largest health insurance companies who watched with glee as health insurance company stock prices skyrocketed today. And I do mean skyrocketed.
"Why so happy, insurance companies? After all, Senator Baucus would obligate you to take all comers from now on with no phony baloney rejections because an applicant once had acne.
"Maybe it’s because the Baucus bill, while mandating insurance coverage for nearly everyone, permits the healh insurance companies to charge older customers up to five times more than younger customers."