Employer Health Rates Rise 3%, Worker Deductibles Top $1,2000

The price of employer health insurance rose a modest 3% this year, a major survey shows, but workers will be paying more when they get sick as deductibles soar.

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Support Plummets For California Health Initiatives

Support for a pair of health-related ballot initiatives is eroding, though a large portion of voters remain undecided eight weeks before the Nov. 4 election, according to the latest Field Poll.

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Income Checks Throw Californians Off Health Plans

Some Californians who purchased individual health coverage through the state's insurance exchange are suddenly being dropped or transferred to Medi-Cal, the state Medicaid program for the poor that fewer doctors and providers accept.

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Open Payments Database: Despite Criticism, Still On Track To Let The Sunshine In

Despite technical glitches, the federal "Open Payments" database – which tracks pharmaceutical company contributions to doctors and teaching hospitals – remains on track for its scheduled Sept. 30 launch, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services confirmed.

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Regulators Struggle With Obamacare’s Narrow Networks Problem

President Obama's healthcare law has provided an economic case study on the tradeoffs between cost and access.

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Early Results: Average 2015 Exchange Premiums Decline Slightly

In preliminary but encouraging news for consumers and taxpayers, insurance filings show that average premiums will decline slightly next year in 16 major cities for a benchmark Obamacare plan.

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Young Adults May Be Less Likely to Use ED When Insured

Having access to health insurance is slowing the rate of young adults who head to the emergency department for care, a new study suggests.

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Anthem Urges Stanford Health Care to Extend Contract for Two Weeks

Anthem Blue Cross of California on Monday asked Stanford Health Care to agree to a two-week extension of its terminated contract at existing rates so both sides can continue negotiations.

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Companies Race to Adjust Health-care Benefits as Affordable Care Act Takes Hold

Large businesses expect to pay between 4 and 5 percent more for health-care benefits for their employees in 2015 after making adjustments to their plans, according to employer surveys conducted this summer.

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Rural Enrollment Presents Continuing Health Law Challenges

Americans living in rural areas will be a key target as states and nonprofit groups strategize how to enroll more people in health law insurance plans this fall.

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