Covered California Ramps Up Enrollment Efforts Ahead of Today’s Deadlines

Covered California is ramping up efforts to enroll consumers ahead of the deadline for coverage that starts Jan. 1, 2016, KPCC's "KPCC News" reports.

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Affordable Care Act Plans Get 1 Million New Subscribers

A million new customers have signed up for health insurance during the Affordable Care Act’s third open-enrollment season, Obama administration officials said on Wednesday, and call centers have been deluged with requests from others eager to enroll.

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Uninsured People Eligible For Obamacare Face Average $969 Penalty In 2016

The penalty for failing to have health insurance is going up, perhaps even higher than you expected.

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Nevadans Slow To Embrace State’s Health Insurance Exchange, Data Show

New numbers show Nevadans have been slow to jump into the state's health insurance exchange.

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Health-Law Avoiders Won’t Get Reprieve This Time Around

Federal officials said Monday that if uninsured people don’t obtain coverage within the health law’s official enrollment period, which ends Jan. 31, they won’t get an extension to avoid the law’s penalty for going without insurance this time around.

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How an $84,000 Drug Got Its Price: ‘Let’s Hold Our Position … Whatever the Headlines’

Gilead Sciences executives were acutely aware in 2013 that their plan to charge an exorbitantly high price for a powerful new hepatitis C drug would spark public outrage, but they pursued the profit-driven strategy anyway, according to a Senate Finance Committee investigation report released Tuesday.

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Kaiser Permanente to Buy Major Insurer in Washington State

Kaiser Permanente has agreed to acquire a major health insurer in Washington state, signaling a more aggressive expansion strategy for the big California-based managed-care operator at a time when its integrated model is increasingly fashionable.

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California Attorney General Grants Conditional Approval for Daughters of Charity Hospital Deal

Ending months of uncertainty, California Attorney General Kamala Harris late Thursday gave her conditional approval for the largest nonprofit hospital transaction in state history -- and the first to involve a hedge fund.

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California Split on Health Coverage for Those in the U.S. Illegally

A new statewide poll found a noticeable split among Californians when it comes to offering government subsidized healthcare regardless of immigration status. The split is between Californians who vote and those who don’t. The poll from the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California finds 54% of adults surveyed support broadening the state’s Medi-Cal program to those ...

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Anthem, Cigna Shareholders Approve $48 B Tie-Up

A $48-billion deal that would create the nation's largest health insurer inched closer to completion after shareholders of both Anthem and Cigna voted in favor of a buyout.

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