When the Business Group on Health (BGH) released its 2027 Employer Healthcare Strategy Survey, most headlines focused on the familiar story: costs are rising, volatility is worsening and employers are bracing for another difficult planning cycle. But buried deeper in the report is a quieter signal. And it’s one that may matter more to benefits ...

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is committing $100 million towards artificial intelligence, agentic services and cloud infrastructures for organizations to close healthcare gaps across the globe. The funds are part of the AWS Health Impact Initiative (HII), a five-year program, announced Monday. While “agents and AI are revolutionizing” healthcare services, communities that need them often miss ...

A federal judge has lifted CMS’ freeze on new ACA marketplace broker registrations, clearing the way for approximately 19,000 licensed agents and brokers to assist consumers with 2027 coverage. The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland ruled Nov. 5 in favor of the National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals, which challenged the ...

Jane Kim declared victory in the California insurance commissioner race on Friday, capping off what she called “the first unabashed and unapologetic populist progressive campaign.” The former San Francisco supervisor is ahead of fellow Democrat state Sen. Ben Allen with 65% of ballots counted as of midday Friday, 53% to 47%. “Everything in this campaign ...

In his first news conference since being elected governor, Xavier Becerra remained noncommittal on taxes, energy and healthcare policy — even refusing to commit to reversing cuts to Medi-Cal coverage for undocumented immigrants, a campaign pledge. But he asserted that he was already working with legislative counterparts on how to provide critical services and lower ...

Billionaires spent $378 million to defeat Prop. 40, exposing a rift among California Democrats on taxing the rich.